Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, and Linda Worley, RDKB Area B Director, witnessed firsthand area residents’ dissatisfaction with CP’s response to their ongoing concerns with the recent addition of night trains on the local Castlegar to Trail run. In September, CP Rail implemented the decision to redeploy locomotives...

Throughout the Columbia Basin, many educators, volunteers, community groups and organizations dedicate themselves to enhancing environmental well-being through education. As a supporter of these efforts, Columbia Basin Trust has earned an award from the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication. It received...

Summer is the season when property owners notice bats in their buildings. They may find guano on the deck, hear bats in the walls, or smell a build-up of guano. The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP), funded by the Columbia Basin Trust and the Columbia Valley Local Conservation Fund, has received hundreds of calls over the...

For five seniors Saturday’s bronze medal victory in Kelowna culminated hours of work in the gym, time riding on the bus to attend tournaments and months of late nights completing homework after practice during the senior girl’s volleyball season. The Wildcats made their last game a memorable one after scoring a three set victory over […]

RCMP in Creston is on the hunt for a jewellery thief near the East Kootenay City. Investigators are seeking public assistance in identifying suspects after $1,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from a Wynndel-area home. The theft was reported to Creston RCMP (Sunday) July 27 of this year from a residence in Wynndel. The heist...

Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson is reporting that a missing Warfield woman has been located safe and sound, and returned to her family. Previous story: Police are seeking help in finding a missing Warfield woman, according to RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson. "59-year-old Holly Radanar went missing this afternoon from her home in Warfield,"...

Netminder Adam Maida stopped all but one shot to backstop the Nelson Leafs to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over rival Castlegar Rebels Saturday night at the NDCC Arena. The victory powered the Leafs into a tie for top spot in Murdoch Division standings and allowed Nelson to grab three of a […]

Creston RCMP are asking for public assistance in solving a cold case of a missing 40-year-old man from the East Kootenay City. It was July 29, 2004 since George Davis went missing but the police continue to search for answers in his disappearance. In late July 2004 at approximately 1:30 p.m., Creston RCMP received a report ...

It was a no-brainer for Anne Pigeon.  After 24 years  in the ski biz, taking care of  indoor operations, marketing and sales  for Whitewater Ski Resort, running a few provincial parks with her husband Rick is right up her alley. BC Parks awarded  the Pigeons a 10 year contract to operate six West Kootenay provincial parks...

Organizers of the popular BC Family Day Fishing Derby that happens during the February holiday weekend on Kootenay Lake are voicing concerns about a decline in fish stocks in the main lake. Robert Di Pietro of the 2015 Kootenay Lake Family Day Fishing Derby said the event has now been cancelled due to “an extreme decline in...