Honourable Marc Garneau Minister of Foreign Affairs Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Sent by email to: marc.garneau@parl.gc.ca   Honourable Katrine Conroy Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations And Rural Development #2 – 1006 3rd Street Castlegar, B.C. V1N 3X6 Sent by email to: Katrine.Conroy.MLA@leg.bc.ca...

Helping reduce the crushing mental and physical toll the COVID-19 pandemic is having on seniors in the Castlegar area, a pair of Selkirk College Nursing Program students are shining a light on what is required moving forward for older adults in British Columbia. Christina Champlin and Anjela Szabo completed a practicum this...

Christmas may be over, but the Big White Fire Department is still celebrating. The January arrival of their one-of-a-kind, 78-foot long Rosenbauer Viper Aerial ladder truck marks the end of a five-year project that started in April 2016. Crews have now ceremonially pushed Ladder 311 into its own bay in the Big White Fire...

 Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Brocklehurst Gemstone Care Centre, a long-term care home. Four residents have tested positive for COVID-19. Everyone in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Gemstone is privately operated by Trellis Seniors Services Ltc. It has 125...

Interior Health (IH) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.   There is no evidence of patient exposure related to this outbreak, however, four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.   Interior Health would like to assure the community that it is safe to come to the hospital for medical care...

A man now faces a number of potential impaired driving and drug related charges after police stopped a vehicle being driven in a dangerous manner Tuesday afternoon, according to Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Monty Taylor. "On Jan. 5, 2021 at approximately 1:30 p.m., a front line Castlegar RCMP officer conducted a traffic stop...

 Interior Health has identified increased COVID-19 activity throughout the 100 Mile House region and has declared a COVID-19 outbreak due to rapid spread in the community of Canim Lake. Located approximately 40 km from100 Mile House, Interior Health has identified 32 cases of COVID-19 who reside in the region and are linked...

Sicamous RCMP and the BC Coroners Service continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the unexpected death of a woman early on New Year’s Day. The victim, who was previously reported to be 65 years of age, has been positively identified as a 64-year-old woman. She was found at approximately 2:30 a.m., suffering from...

RCMP in Merritt BC is now investigating after a man allegedly discharged a firearm during an apparent neighbour dispute Saturday evening in Kane Valley south of the Nicola Valley city. On Jan. 9, just before 8 p.m., Merritt RCMP responded to a 9-1-1 emergency call after a Sun Valley resident allegedly fired a non-restricted...

Interior Health has declared an outbreak at Sunnybank Retirement Home long-term care in Oliver. Four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. Sunnybank Retirement Home is operated by Interior Health and has 51 ...