Join us this Remembrance Day for our annual Remembrance Day mini-film fest. This year, our curated selection of National Film Board of Canada films explores the themes of duty and doubt. The stories told move us beyond the traditional battlefield depictions and explore the human cost, moral dilemmas, and political tensions that affected Canada through […]

Foster Creek is a stand of rare, old and ancient rainforest on the Kinbasket Reservoir the Province’s own Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) had previously recommended for immediate deferral. Now, big trees are falling in Foster Creek and mountain caribou are losing even more connectivity in their endangered habitat. Wildsight conservation specialist Eddie Petryshen […]

Who you gonna call to keep highway maintenance workers safer? BC Highway Patrol may not have proton packs, but as Halloween approaches, we’re using ghost cars to full effect. Ghost cars, also known as ghost cruisers, are unmarked police vehicles with less obvious emergency lights and markings that are otherwise fully functional police vehicles. Two […]

The Trail & District Arts Council is excited to see the return of Red Sky Dance with their visually stunning “Miigis: Underwater Panther” on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at The Bailey Theatre. “Miigis: Underwater Panther” is a powerful, contemporary, Indigenous dance work inspired by the Great Migration of the Anishinaabe along ancient water routes from the […]

Stop by the Rossland Museum & Discovery Saturday, Oct. 31 from 12–4 p.m. for some monster-levels of family-friendly fun at this year’s Halloween bash! Flex your detective skills with a spooky scavenger hunt around the exhibits Get crafty with Halloween-themed activities Dress to impress in your costume for a shot at winning our Best-Dressed Contest […]

On Oct. 19, at approximately 4:36 p.m., Castlegar RCMP received a report of an aggressive bear near a school playground in Castlegar, B.C. The caller reported that the collared bear had charged two young children and an adult male. Frontline officers attended the area and located the bear. Upon police arrival, the bear initially ran toward […]

Castlegar RCMP is updating the public that the female reported missing on September 1, 2026, has been located deceased. The death is deemed non-criminal and the investigation has been turned over to the BC Coroners Service. Castlegar RCMP extends its condolences to the female’s family and friends during this difficult time, and no further information will be released

Columbia Basin Trust and JA British Columbia (JABC) are offering Basin youth opportunities to take part in after-school programming that provides hands-on business-development experience. “These programs enable youth to explore entrepreneurship and the business world and consider if they might wish to pursue it as a career path,” said Angie Elsmore, Manager, Special Initiatives, Columbia […]

Editorial Note:  Readers may notice that this is the first statement we have published from any BC political party or candidate; that is because it’s the first one we’ve received. We have not published any of the press releases from other parties so far because we refuse to publish material based on attacks on others, […]

The Castlegar RCMP is investigating a break and enter at a local business in the 1500-block of Columbia Avenue that resulted in the theft of multiple sets of tires and rims valued at more than $10,000. On October 7, 2026, Castlegar RCMP received a report of a break and enter that occurred just after midnight. Surveillance footage captured multiple […]