School opening:  Parents of school children have been kept well-informed by their local school districts and schools, but many others have been wondering about the safety of our community’s children and all those who interact with them.  Many parents are concerned, as well, that the increase in potential exposure by way of ...

Rossland, BC.  Teck is reminding all users of the Deerpark Hill area, located on Teck lands, that unauthorized trail-building and unauthorized off-road vehicle use is strictly prohibited in the area.  Rossland is a popular spot for recreationalists using authorized trails. Unfortunately, there has been unauthorized...

Kalesnikoff announced today new mass timber projects at three Canadian educational institutions: Bayview Elementary in Vancouver, B.C., Humber College in Toronto, Ont. and the University of Victoria in British Columbia. “These are among the first major cross laminated timber (CLT) projects that will be built with our local,...

At the January 20, 2020, meeting of Rossland City Council, a generous and caring Rossland resident asked the City for permission to keep a 24-foot-long by 10-foot-wide trailer that was parked on his property (and partly on the city boulevard) in place for  the remainder of the winter season, to give otherwise homeless Rosslander...

Miche and Dan Warwick of Happy Hills Farm have just become a bit happier, thanks to a $5,000 grant from the FedEx #SupportSmall grant initiative.  The program has awarded $5,000 to each of 30 small businesses across Canada that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in a wide variety of sectors.  Here in...

 The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) based on recommendation from the BC Wildfire Service has issued an Evacuation Alert for 305 homes in the communities of Lebahdo, Little Slocan, Passmore and Vallican. All residents must be prepared to leave their homes at a moment’s notice in...

Penticton – On Aug.8, two RCMP Reserve Constables, were working as part of the RCMP Southeast District boat patrol on Skaha Lake checking water vessels for safety equipment and proper licensing when they encountered a boater in distress. During the mid-afternoon patrol, the winds picked up and the water on the lake became...

A couple of mountain bikers on the Seven Summits trail made it nearly to the end of their ride, but had suffered four flat tires and needed help getting back to their vehicle.  RCMP received the call at 8:23 pm on August 15, and found a pair of exhausted but otherwise uninjured bikers with their injured bikes, and transported...

Divers with the BC RCMP Underwater Recovery Team (URT) were deployed to Logan Lake in the southern interior to assist investigators with the search and recovery of evidence related to an ongoing criminal investigation. On Aug. 17, 2020, Logan Lake RCMP received a report of a mischief resulting in cumulative loss and damages...

Thanks to a coordinated, cooperative fire response, what could have been a catastrophic fire Tuesday ended up destroying only one vehicle, according to an Ootischenia Fire Department Facebook post. The post described an incident yesterday at noon, in whiich Ootischenia Fire responded to a vehicle fire that was reported to be...