This notice is to inform the public that City crews are working to repair a water main break on Victoria Street (adjacent to the Medical Building at 1101 Dewdney Avenue).  In order for crews to access the area, an east-bound lane closure will occur on Victoria Street (from Bay Avenue to the Victoria Street Bridge).  We ask ...

Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling has made history. She is the first woman chair to preside over the 20 member Regional District of Central Kootenays board of directors in the board’s 49 year history. “I’m very proud to be the first woman,” she said at the Dec. 11 board meeting. “But I ran because  I felt […]

In the six months since Rossland's Tom Feeney was found murdered in his home, RCMP investigators have been following a number of tips but are still looking for more help in identifying the person or persons responsible for his death. On Thursday, June 5, 2014 at approximately 11 am, the Trail & Greater District RCMP...

Fruitvale families are asked too be on the lookout for suspicious behaviour, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson. "On Dec. 10, between 12 and 2:30 p.m., unknown person(s) broke into a family's home on Mollar Road in Fruitvale.  The person(s) stole the family's belongings, their Christmas presents, and maliciously damaged the...

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who died in Bamfield on Dec. 9. He was River Timothy Sidley, aged 22, of Rossland. Mr. Sidley was storm-watching with friends in the early morning hours of Dec. 9 when he was witnessed to collapse. He was taken to the Bamfield health centre, but could not be...

Despite the cancellation of Winterfest, the Christmas season is alive and well in Castlegar - for example, today, the Castlegar Fire Department picked up toys from the Grade 2 classes at Kinnaird Elementary School. The children raised money via bake sales, etc.and then purchased toys and donated them to for the Castlegar...

There's a happy ending in the searcg for missing backcountry skier Edward Perello. RCMP Staff Sgt. Leanne Tuchscherer has confirmed that, as of 11:15 a.m. Search and Rescue have located the 47-yer-old Ymir resident.  "Perello is being extracted from his location and willl be taken to a waiting ambulance," Sgt. Tuchscherer in...

The Nelson RCMP with the assistance of bthree Search and Rescue teams are searching for a missing skier believed to be in the vicinity of the Whitewater ski hill, Nelson, BC. The missing skier has been identified as Edward Perello, 47 years old. He went skiing alone at approximately 8 a.m. on Dec. 8 and […]

On Dec. 7, Quesnel RCMP requested the public to be vigilant in locking their doors and securing their homes after an unknown male broke into a residence in the 4000 block of Hixon Road and assaulted a female occupant early that morning.  On Dec. 8 at 9:51 a.m., the Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a sudden death of a...

Saints Learn Plenty on Trip to Lethbridge The Selkirk College Saints men’s hockey team took their game to the next level on a roadtrip east this past weekend and discovered they can hold their own against Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) competition. In a special pre-Christmas journey, the Saints traveled to Lethbridge, Alberta to take on […]