The Gold Fever Follies – in the newly air conditioned Miners Union Hall! — are here again to entertain and delight. This year’s story, Casino Rossland, is built around real events and real people in Rossland’s history – beginning with the City’s long-ago financial problems in the years around 1900, and a dubious scheme to […]

On July 5, at approximately 5:50 p.m., the Slocan Lake RCMP responded to a report of a collision on Hwy 6, just north of Hills, BC, and south of Crown Road in Hills, according to RCMP Cpl. James Grandy. He said the collision involved a passenger truck and a semi-trailer. According to initial reports, the […]

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for multiple areas in the Interior Health region. The Province has not declared an extreme heat emergency for this region. With elevated temperatures, the risk of heat-related illness increases. The BC Centre for Disease Control provides a broad range of heat-related guidance on its website, including information on the […]

On July 2,  Creston RCMP identified a 37-year-old man believed to be responsible for several recent property crimes, and who was also wanted on an outstanding warrant. While trying to locate the man, officers attempted to stop a truck being driven by the suspect. The suspect failed to stop for police and continued at a […]

By Anna Dulisse As a logger and third-generation caretaker for his acreage near Castlegar, Quintin Sperling has carried on the legacy of working hard, by spending his life in the forests both on and off his family’s land. “I’m a certified faller and in B.C. I’ve done practically everything related to timber harvesting, logging, road […]

On Tuesday, July 2, at approximately 7 p.m., Columbia Valley RCMP were notified of a helicopter crash south of Invermere near Brewer Creek. A ranch owner piloted the privately-owned helicopter, and had two passengers on board. “Search and Rescue crews were deployed to the area and located the helicopter, and sadly the pilot who was […]

RCMP said a young boy drown Sunday on Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook. Police said Kimberley RCMP were called to Wasa Lake, a popular summer recreation spot, on June 23, 2024 after a an inflated tube with three children on board flipped over due to high winds and rough waters. RCMP said that one of […]

The Nikkei Memorial Internment Centre, the only site in Canada located in New Denver that tells the story of how Japanese Canadians were stripped of their rights and sent to the BC Interior during World War II, celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday. “Today, New Denver is too beautiful to imagine that it was ever a […]

A female operator of an ATV was airlifted to a nearby hospital following an accident west of Castlegar Sunday RCMP said in a media release. Police said that just after 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024, Castlegar RCMP were alerted to an SOS activation on a satellite GPS tracking device. Castlegar RCMP said the […]

The observation “five dollar head, five dollar helmet” was how one of my supervisors referred to motorcycle riders who wore beanie style helmets that would provide little or no protection in a crash. Today, that observation could be extended to those who choose to ride a bicycle or an electric kick scooter with inadequate protection. […]