The chair of the local board of education is going to be suggesting, at the SD 20 board’s next meeting, that school-related trips to the US be disallowed due to the trump administration’s travel bans. Teri Ferworn, chair of the SD 20 board, said such a policy may not even be the purview of individual school districts. “There...

Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) ensures that communities have access to the literacy programs and support services they need. Their unique regional approach will continue to have Columbia Basin Trust’s support with another two-year funding commitment. “This is a unique arrangement in the province; it’s a regional...

The next chapter in the growing relationship between Selkirk College and Rwanda’s Nyundo School for Music has been written. Earlier this month, Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program instructor Gilles Parenteau traveled to the African nation to spend seven days in the classroom with Nyundo students. It’s...

Almost 100 drivers in the West Kootenay still are not getting the message that cellphone distraction has a similar effect on driving as alcohol. Sergeant Chad Badry of the RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services said in a media release Monday that during March West Kootenay Traffic and West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit ...

The entire Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is morning the loss of a former player following a freak accident Friday in Kelowna. Former Columbia Valley Rockies forward Brendan Burge has been identified on social media as the man who died tragically after falling from the fifth-floor balcony of a downtown Kelowna ...

DriveBC is now reporting a mudslide on Highway 6 south of New Denver Sunday afternoon. Traffic has been reduced to single alternating with information that motorists can expect delays. Mudslides slow traffic on Highways 3, 31 DriveBC reporting that Highway 3, 10 kilometers west of Creston, is now open to single lane alternating...

Columbia Power is a sponsor of the 18th annual West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium taking place Saturday and Sunday (March 25-26), at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The event is free to the public and includes a variety of activities for young and old including casting demos, kids’ fly tying, a speaker series and displays...

The pending provincial election in BC has college students taking a firm interest in who will form the next government. Selkirk College students are part of the movement, joining the Students Are Voting provincial campaign. This initiative, being implemented on campuses, including Selkirk College, across the province, aims ...

This, from Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Brett Turner, in response to recent complaints: Every year, thousands of Canadians fall victim to fraud, losing millions of dollars. Most don't think it could happen to them, but fraudsters use sophisticated ways to target people of all ages. The impact of fraud on individuals, families and...

Anyone planning to travel highway passes in the Kootenay/Boundary region has better be prepared for winter driving. Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Alert for Highway 3 from Christina Lake to Creston, including the Paulson and Kootenay Pass highways. Environment Canada said a long period of snowfall, with total amounts...