The Boundary region is not out of the woods yet in regards to flooding in the region. Which is why the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is urging citizens to be aware when dealing with flood water. The RDCK on its Twitter account is advising the public not to ever try to walk or drive through flood water. "Six inches ...

With the threat of more flooding in parts of B.C. this week, ICBC is urging drivers to be cautious in and around flooded areas. ICBC recommends finding a safe location on high ground for the temporary storage of vehicles and seasonal vehicles such as motor homes, trailers or snowmobiles located in low-lying areas that may be...

Environment Canada ended its Severe Thunderstorm Watch as of Thursday afternoon for most of the Southern Interior. However, regions can still expect the risk of thunderstorms and snow at higher elevations as an unsettled weather pattern continues to grip the region. As for people travelling highways in the province, spring ...

On a night when Christy Clark and the BC Liberals were able to hold on to power, albeit, a minority government, not much changed in the BC Interior as most of the incumbents won return trips to represent their respective ridings in the BC Legislature. Michelle Mungall and Katrine Conroy of the BC NDP Party easily won their ...

Have you ever gotten tired of having to bring your books back to the library? Well, the Grand Forks Public Library has solution with a permanent, ongoing book sale at the library. Due to the volume of donations received along with the need to take older books out of the collection to make way for new ones, we have put hundreds...

If students voted in Tuesday’s BC Election, the NDP would be looking for space for all its members after the party garnered 60 seats in the Student Vote program. The NDP won 60 seats to 14 for the Green Party and 12 for the BC Liberals. There was one Independent candidate elected. "More than 170,000 elementary and high school...

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is urging residents of the Boundary region to expect rivers to rise beginning Thursday. This comes as Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement for the Boundary region for Thursday. Environment Canada is forecasting rain and possible thunderstorms beginning late Thursday...

RCMP have identified the man who is missing and presumed dead after a landslide at Tappen, near Salmon Arm Saturday as 76-year-old Roy Frederick Sharp. Police said Sharp was last seen inside his home along Sunnybrae Canoe Point Road. That area was hit by a mudslide early Saturday. According to RCMP, search crews have been on...

By Ben Parfitt.  This article is from DeSmog  Canada. A subsidiary of Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned petro giant courted by the B.C. government, has built at least 16 unauthorized dams in northern B.C. to trap hundreds of millions of gallons of water used in its controversial fracking operations. The 16 dams are among ...

Dear Editor: As we head to the polls on May 9, a question we should be considering is what type of world we want to leave for our children and grandchildren. Are we are doomed to go over the climate cliff – facing a world with ever increasing extreme weather, mudslides, catastrophic wildfires, and sea level rise? Or should ...