As information and applied research continue to play an increasingly important role in West Kootenay society, it was imperative that Selkirk College replace George Penfold when he retired as  Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development. Terri MacDonald (PhD) has been selected as the new B.C. Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development (RIC) and […]

One of Nelson’s own is coming back, at least for one night. Kevin Armstrong will make his much-anticipated return to Nelson at BogustownTown Pub on Friday, July 22.  Armstrong is on tour across Canada to prepare his show Opera forHeathens for its premiere at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. A versatile and unorthodox performer, Armstrong has […]

An additional 134 B.C. wildfire management personnel are heading to Ontario to assist with firefighting efforts. Five 20-person unit crews, one Type 1 incident management team, five division supervisors and two agency representatives will depart for Thunder Bay and Dryden tomorrow, bringing the total deployment up to 361 people since Tuesday. Crews will be in […]

 Community demand remains high for a public meeting regarding the LG (Little Girl) culture among some local youth, brought to public attention by a how-to manual penned by two local men called Deflowered in Seconds, which described in minute detail how to sexually abuse little girls (see http://castlegarsource.com/news/general/youth-worker-says-facebook-abuse-manual-just-tip-terrifying-castlegar-iceberg-11649) City councilor Deb McIntosh said she’s getting […]

 Mark your calendars and work up an appetite in preparation for the second annual “Need to Feed” spaghetti dinner and ice cream social, a fundraiser for Castlegar’s Community Harvest Food Bank. The event, slated for July 30 from 5 to 10 p.m. outside the Station Museum downtown, drew hundreds last year and is expected to […]

Landowners at Christina Lake concerned with the protection of the area’s greatest asset – the lake itself – are encouraging the implementation of proposed riparian area guidelines for development.   “Rather than simply sitting back and waiting for the riparian area regulations (RAR) to be forced upon us, we took the initiative to tailor some […]

People will no longer have to travel to Cranbrook or Kelowna for eye care. A new eye clinic has been set up at Kootenay Lake Hospital for people who have the wet form of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The services will be provided by visiting retinal specialists through the Provincial AMD Treatment Program. Wet AMD […]

In one fell swoop, Olympic-sized opportunities were cracked open for Rossland last week (and indeed for young skiers and snowboarders the world over) as the International Olympic Committee announced the inclusion of three new ski and snowboard disciplines beginning in Sochi, Russia for 2014. With the addition of slopestyle skiing and boarding as well as […]

Earlier this week, BC NDP leader Adrian Dix spent a couple of days in the Kootenays. On his agenda was a tour of the Waneta expansion project, a nomination meeting to confirm our MLA, Katrine Conroy, as our NDP nominee for a possible upcoming election, and visiting small businesses in the area as part of […]

The West Kootenay EcoSociety wasn’t the only community group in the West Kootenay to benefit from a recent payout from the Community Legacy Fund. Last week the city’s premiere environmental group was awarded $19,000 for upgrades and informational displays in the Kokanee Creek Provincial Park visitor centre. This week it was learned the Canadian Avalanche […]