Fortunately for the bats of BC, it has been a quiet winter. The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP), in collaboration with the Province of BC, is on the lookout for signs of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS). WNS is a fungal disease harmless to humans but responsible for the deaths of millions of insect-eating bats in eastern North...

Castlegar’s Columbia Avenue Complete Streets program got a major boost over the weekend, when two higher levels of government announced more than $3 million in grant funding toward the project. The federal and provincial governments have committed $1, 607,421 each to the project, with the City of Castlegar paying the remaining...

Teck Trail Operations has completed construction of the Groundwater Treatment Plant, a $46-million investment to address groundwater affected by the site’s historical activities. Commissioning of the plant is currently under way, and the plant is expected to be fully operational by summer 2017. “The Groundwater Treatment Plant...

This winter, over 3,000 elementary students throughout the Columbia Basin stepped out of their classrooms and into the magical world of Winter Wonder. In the Castlegar area, Winter Wonder educators Alyssa Belanger, Genna Lazier and Mary Searchfield took twenty Kindergarten to Grade 3 classes from Kinnaird Elementary, Fruitvale...

The purchase and sale agreement on the land that was to have been an Esso and Tim Hortons on Highway 3 has fallen through. The City of Grand Forks noted on Tuesday that, after two extensions, the purchase and sale agreement (PSA) on the parcel of land expected to be an Esso and Tim Hortons has expired. “Despite significant ...

Avalanche Canada is asking the public to be extremely careful when venturing into the backcountry over the next few days as recent high elevation rain has created very dangerous avalanche conditions. "Very large natural avalanches are expected on Wednesday," said the Avalanche Canada website warning. "Now is an appropriate ...

After five months of learning and working on their photos, participants of the Canada Caught on Camera project are ready to show their talents. A small exhibit of 18 photos exploring the concept of inclusion and exclusion will open at Gallery 2 in Grand Forks on Saturday March 18 at 11 a.m. Expect both literal and artistic ...

A Nelson family is praising the staff at Kootenay Lake Hospital and Interior Health for saving the life of their premature baby, who had to be medevaced to Kelowna in the middle of February’s biggest snowstorm. Officials with Interior Health say it was one of the most complicated medical transfers they’ve ever had to do- one...

During a recent weekend in February, Air Cadets from Grand Forks and Castlegar travelled to the Roger’s Pass to visit the Canadian Forces Personnel who are part of Operation PALACI. Every year, from November to April, the artillery task force is deployed in Rogers Pass with 105-mm howitzers modified for precision firing from...

Daylight Savings Time and micro cell phone towers drew the attention and ire of city council as it considered resolutions to bring to the provincial table for approval. Each year the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) allows its member municipalities the opportunity to put forward resolutions that...