West Kootenay public school students may be gearing up for a new year of classes, but the support staff who work within those schools are bracing themselves for a potential strike, according to Castlegar's Cherryl MacLeod. MacLeod works as an education assistant as well as serving as president of CUPE Local 1285, representing...

A black bear was killed on Hwy. 3 between Christina Lake and Grand Forks, Thursday morning around 7 a.m. The bear collided with a truck and was tossed to the shoulder, according to Emcon division officer Ken Lawson. The driver of the truck was uninjured. Witnesses reported seeing a cub at the scene. It disappeared […]

Just over $107,000 is available to fund projects that make a positive difference for Basin youth aged 12 to 29 in the upcoming Youth Grants Program (YGP) intake. Organizations, school districts, First Nations organizations and local governments—plus youth aged 15 to 29 with a sponsoring organization—can apply for up to $15,000...

Any signs of optimism expressed with news that FortisBC and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 started mediation bargaining to end an already eight-week long lockout Wednesday short-circuited not long thereafter. FortisBC and IBEW Local 213 negotiators returned to the bargaining table in Vancouver...

This is for everyone who feels a need to share this photo (the one attached to this story). As someone on assistance, this is very hurtful. I do not choose to be disabled. But it most certainly does not define me as a human being, nor does it diminish my worth. I have done thousands of hours of volunteer work and have saton...

Nelson Police and Fire Departments were kept busy early Tuesday morning, safely talking down an emotionally distraught woman from on top of the Big Orange Bridge structure. The call, coming in at 1:25 a.m., was one of 75 NPD officers dealt with during the past week. Police received the call when a passing motorist reported […]

We all spend time as kids imagining how our lives might be when we grow up.  And then we grow up and we find ourselves imagining what might happen if… In business, those daydreams can often turn into guessing games, red herrings and assumptive goose chases.   But with some imagination and calculation, business owners can […]

Police have barricaded off Riverside Drive around the 75 to 77th Street crossroads after they discovered someone was moving dynamite through the area. According to Cpl. Kevin Christensen, the individual transporting the dynamite had “good intentions” and wanted to dispose of it with the help of the local fire department or RCMP RCMP received a […]

A recent increase in whooping cough and measles in our province has a regional Medical Health Officer concerned, and he is reminding parents to make sure their children are immunized so they are not at risk. “The West Kootenays have had a surge of whooping cough cases in children over the last few weeks, following […]

As the lockout of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 by FortisBC drags into its eighth week, Slocan Valley Co-op General Manager Chris Sapriken will be happy to hear that rumours of the two sides using mediation to settle this agreement are true. FortisBC negotiators and members of the IBEW Local 213 ...