After receiving no response from the provincial government, citizens opposed to closing the Balfour ferry terminal have gone public with the release of their own analysis of the government’s feasibility study. The Queens Bay Residents Association said the 12-page document finds the SNC-Lavalin study inadequate, biased and...

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died after a motorcycle incident near Elkford on Aug. 3. He was Sean Dale Buday, aged 47, of Castlegar. Buday was the operator of a northbound motorcycle that went out of control and tumbled into the ditch on Highway 43 about 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 3. Buday was...

The British Columbia government is committed to making changes to the modified collector vehicle program to allow specialty cars and trucks, up to and including 1974, into the program. ICBC currently has a modified collector vehicle program that allows individuals with vehicles registered as a 1958 model year or older to apply...

A four-day enforcement effort about eight kilometres out of Castlegar on Highway 3B (the route to Grand Forks) has left police deeply concerned about dangerous driving along that stretch of highway, according to RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. Phil Mager. Mager said that, in just four days, police impounded more than...

In order to support the growth of food production in the West Kootenay a new council has been created by the regional district. A joint project to create a regional Food Policy Council for Central Kootenay is being undertaken by the regional district with the goal of enhancing the abundance of food production and agricultural...

As the Shambhala Music Festival kicks off its 18th event this week, organizations like the Aids Network Outreach & Support Society (ANKORS) are doing their best to educate attendees about the dangers of drugs like fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is often falsely sold under brand name narcotics labels like ...

Twenty-three communities throughout B.C., including Castlegar and Rossland, will receive more than $6.5 million in funding for 25 projects to expand and build cycling lanes, trails and paths for cyclists and pedestrians. Castlegar will be receiving $79,679 for its Bridge to Bridge Multi-Use Pathway, while Rossland will receive...

While there were no major fires to report in the Southeast Fire Centre, officials are sending out a warning to the public after the BC Wildfire Service responded to 32 abandoned campfires over the B.C. Day long weekend in region. "The public is being urged to be more careful with fire use to help reduce the risk of human-caused...

West Kootenay Traffic Services reported a busy weekend of traffic this BC Day Holiday Weekend but no serious accidents in the region. Cpl. Chad Badry of the RCMP West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit said police saw an increase in the volume of traffic while officers targeted aggressive drivers and impaired drivers....

Justice is back on the menu for those awaiting an outcome in the Lemon Creek fuel spill. Federal government lawyers have agreed to bring a total of eight charges to court in the aftermath of a Slocan Valley tanker spill three years ago. Last Tuesday in Nelson Provincial Court Last week, the federal government laid eight charges...