A bizarre incident in Richmond Monday appears to be a case of road rage taken to the absolute extreme, according to RCMP Cpl. Dennis Hwang. "Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 17 ... Richmond RCMP responded to reports of shots fired in the area of Westminster Highway and Garden City Road," Hwang said in a press release issued ...

By Brendan Quinn, The Nelson Daily A large and passionate crowd gathered in front of city hall on Monday to protest the Harper government’s plan to implement community mailboxes and eliminate door-to-door delivery by postal workers. The rally was hosted by the President of CUPW Local 790, Brenda Muscoby-Yanke, and featured ...

After a diligent search and interview process, the board of the Boundary Country Regional Chamber of Commerce (BCRCC) is pleased to announce that a new executive director has been appointed.  Kathy Wright is moving from Athabasca, Alberta, to assume the executive director position.  She is leaving her position with Community...

 Julie-Claire Hamilton fully understands the challenges faced when delving into what has traditionally been known as a man’s world. Though she has been plying her trade for more than a decade, it hasn’t always been easy on the jobsite frontlines for the journeyperson electrician. “As a woman in trades, I still encounter the...

Amidst the fire, smoke and disruption of two major interface fires and hundreds of overnight evacuations, one thing has become very clear - the people of Oliver and Midway are some of the most resilient, generous and compassionate in British Columbia. Premier Christy Clark; Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource...

Edited to add: The BC Wildfire Service plans on -- and may have started -- doing controlled burning called "burning operations" to help control the blaze if it does cross into Canada. Some smoke in that area may be due to the controlled burn. Original: A fire burning south of the Boundary region in the United States is causing...

BC Wildfire Service has been able to do more accurate mapping of the Rock Creek fire, which started Thursday, and has determined that 29 homes have been lost as well as an additional 11 structures. Rock Creek Riverside Campground confirmed via their Facebook page that their home was one of the structures lost. The campground...

Observation Mountain is a classic hike in Grand Forks. It takes you to the "star" at the top where locals have formed chairs and a fire pit out of rocks. As is apparent from the name, the view is fantastic. From here, you can see the Grand Forks Valley and Northern Washington State.  For the easier hike, turn North off of...

Observation Mountain is a classic hike in Grand Forks. It takes you to the "star" at the top where locals have formed chairs and a fire pit out of rocks. As is apparent from the name, the view is fantastic. From here, you can see the Grand Forks Valley and Northern Washington State.  For the easier hike, turn North off of...

The Southeast Fire Centre is reporting 46 new fires in the region since Thursday, all but two of which were lightning caused (the Rock Creek fire is believed to be human caused, but that is under investigation right now). There was also significant lightning last night and the night before, and fire centre information officer...