By way of a press release, Conservative Party candidate Helena Konanz issued a challenge to all the other candidates in our riding to participate in a comprehensive set of debates that span the entire riding in the lead up to the election this fall. Green Party candidate Tara Howse was quick to accept the challenge, as were ...

Who Owns Your Grocery Store? A new book about consumer-owned grocery stores pulls back the curtain on the grocery giants.  Author Jon Steinman will be reading at the Rossland Public Library on September 3 at 6:30 pm. For many of us fortunate enough to be able to purchase our food from a grocery store, rarely do we give...

The city slammed the door on another non-medical cannabis retail licence application for Grand Forks, denying a development variance deemed for Donaldson Drive in the old Greyhound Bus depot. City council narrowly voted against approving the development variance permit application recently to reduce — from 100 metres to 36 ...

The BC SPCA’s North Cariboo Branch in Prince George is hoping to find loving homes for the two kittens and seven adult cats found abandoned inside storage bins on a vacant property on Milburn Avenue earlier this month. “These poor cats were trapped inside the plastic bins for days without food or water, breathing through air...

FortisBC experienced storm-related damage to its electricity system overnight and this morning and we’re working to restore service to about 1,500 FortisBC customers in the Christina Lake and communities between Nelson, Crawford Bay and Kaslo. Our crews are committed to restoring power quickly and safely 24 hours a day in all...

A BC Hydro report finds the increased use of A/C in B.C. workplaces is leading to worker discomfort and conflict between employees and employers. The report entitled ‘Cold War: How many B.C. employees are losing the battle over office air conditioning’ finds A/C use in commercial buildings has increased by almost a third since...

On July 19, after 12 a.m., the Castlegar RCMP responded to a break and enter after a Castlegar home owner disrupted a break and enter to their residence. The Castlegar resident was home at the time of the incident when an unknown male attempted to gain entry through an unlocked door. After a brief struggle the suspect departed...

During its June regularly scheduled board meeting, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary board members endorsed the new Responsible Conduct Guiding Principles Policy/Code of Conduct for RDKB elected officials. The document sets out clearly articulated expectations and minimum requirements related to integrity, accountability,...

Mark your calendars.  On Aug. 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., the Columbia Basin Culture Tour allows you to explore artists' studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites during this free, self-guided event. Travel to studios and archives that aren't normally open, see demonstrations, new exhibitions and collections ...

Renowned sculptor Christina Nick has gifted a beautiful welded steel and mixed media piece for permanent display on the Selkirk College Castlegar Campus. Called Salmon, the piece was first featured in Castlegar Sculpturewalk 2012 and then moved to the Castlegar Campus where a lease agreement sponsored by Teck Trail Operations...