On Feb. 14, Air Canada gave Penticton fliers a Valentine’s Day present—they announced that this spring they would be switching out the old Dash 8 aircraft they use now for newer, larger and quieter Q400 planes. That would provide more seats in and out of Penticton on a daily basis, good news for travellers and tourism operators...

Two local men are home safe after being stranded in the backcountry yesterday, according to Castlegar top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke. “At 7:11 p.m. on Feb. 20, the Castlegar Detachment received a report of two men who were overdue from a day trip on their snowmobiles,” Oelke said in a press release today. “Fortunately the pair had...

Year-over-year crime stats were on the agenda at city council’s regular meeting Tuesday night. In a report to council, Castlegar top cop RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke compared crime statistics between 2017 and 2018 for his detachment. In an interview Wednesday, Oelke highlighted what he felt were some of the significant changes. He...

One man has been sent to hospital after an MVI in Downtown Castlegar this afternoon, according to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. Lattanzio said they got the call at 2:10 p.m., advising that a vehicle had hit a lamp standard and the occupant had collapsed. “When we arrived on scene, the occupant was in care of BCAS and was transported...

For the month of December, 2018,  Tourism Rossland, The Josie, RED Mountain Resort, Stephanie Gauvin and Instinct Skis teamed up to create a contest that will send one lucky winner down the slopes in style: the Artfully Rossland contest.  The grand prize?  -- a pair of Stephanie Gauvin Artist Series Instinct Skis, 3 nights ...

Air Canada’s announcement today that it will be cancelling flights from Cranbrook to Calgary may not be the bad news it seems at first blush. For starters, councillor Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff pointed out that Air Canada’s decision was based on economic feasibility, but it appears West Jet will continue providing the...

The Kootenay Gallery of Art exhibition season opens with two exhibitions. Both exhibitions feature installation art that allows the viewer to be immersed in the art as well as featuring art on the walls. “Fata Morgana” is a major solo exhibition for Nelson artist Hildur Jonasson. It is her artistic response to a residency in...

Three people were stabbed in the village stroll are of Whistler, according to RCMP S/Sgt. P.K. Hayes. “On Feb. 11 at approximately 2:30 a.m., Whistler RCMP responded to a report of a fight and stabbing in the 4200-block of Village Square,” Haynes said in a press release Monday.. “Upon arrival, officers learned that several ...

The City of Grand Forks, through the Boundary Flood Recovery Team, applied to Infrastructure Canada on January 11, 2019 for $49.9 million in funding for flood infrastructure.  The intent is to protect both residential neighbourhoods and vulnerable areas in the downtown core, and to recreate wetland areas. The Federal Disaster...

I am so monumentally, over-the-top thrilled to introduce to you our new page, Good News Sunday. (I thought about giving it a jaunty abbreviation, then GNS made my twisted little brain think GNuS, which made me think about a cartoon I'd seen about Fake Gnus ... hence the cartoon at the top of this page). And while you can...