The B.C. economy is closely tied in with various trade agreements such as NAFTA, the Agreement on International Trade and the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWTA) between BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan which replaces the Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA). There is concern by those who represent workers that these agreements interfere with […]

The news keeps coming in terms of bus service in Nelson as the provincial deliverer of the service announced more route changes in the city. BC Transit said service changes to Nelson include a new 10 North Shore run to Balfour. The last trip will now leave downtown Nelson at 8:40 p.m. and arrive at […]

Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much. – Helen Keller Proving the Polish proverb that two heads are better than one, a unique example of teamwork has provided the City of Nelson with a community health education centre. More than a dozen organizations came together to create the Community Health […]

When the Kootenay Ice plays to the top of its game the team can compete with any team in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League. But if the Ice decides to take a game off, then don’t look now but the scored may hit double figures. The Ice experienced a little of both as the […]

School District 20 parents will be receiving blank report cards today, with no marks entered, just attendance records. This, because the district is obligated to send home report cards but teachers are not, within the current job action, required to fill them out. Accompanying the emailed blank report cards is a letter from school district […]

The High River Times got a smack-down of the first order last week, from a Castlegar city councillor who read an editorial casually slurring Castlegar. The editorial was referring to towns that smell bad (see http://www.highrivertimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3350520) and apparently councillor Kevin Chernoff thought the reference to Castlegar in that regard really stunk. “People who have never […]

The Selkirk College Saints experienced its best weekend in school history as the Castlegar-based club swept a two-game weekend series against the Eastern Washington Eagles — and B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League rookie-of-the-month, Jordan Wood was right in the middle of the scoring. Wood had three points during the weekend to lead the Saints to a […]

The sawmill in Grand Forks will be getting an overhaul over the next year-and-a-half as International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) pumps $24 million into the region.  The company’s announcement came last Wednesday, Nov. 2 when general manager Andrew Horahan unveiled their decision to invest $19 million in Grand Forks and $5 million in the Castlegar […]

Kimberley Newell and Aimee DiBella left a lasting impression on the 2011 National Women’s Under-18 Championships in Saguenay, Que. Newell, the goalie for the Kootenay Ice of the B.C. Major Midget League, turned aside all 40 shots and Nelson native DiBella scored on the power play powering Team B.C. to a 5-0 shutout of Ontario […]

An ecotourism business expected to create jobs in Slocan is hoping Village council will approve a rezone for a relatively unused portion of municipal land, moving its zoning from residential to commercial. Winlaw’s Christine and Valentino Berger are planning to build an adventure tourism business on their property in the village at 611 Slocan St. […]