The annual Christmas tree is lit for the holiday season at the Waneta Expansion Project site. This is the last Christmas that will see construction on the project which is slated for completion in 2015. The $900 million Waneta Expansion Project, located next to the Waneta Dam south of Trail, will see the addition of a second...

Slocan Valley resident Marilyn Burgoon is pleased with a ruling by Judge Mayland McKimm that allows the BC Government and Executive Flight Centre Fuel Services Ltd. to face charges in relation to the Lemon Creek fuel spill.  In a media release, Burgoon said, “This is a very important victory for democracy.” Burgoon took up ...

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man and woman who died after a snowmobile incident near Nakusp on Sunday (December 14) as Calvin Leo White, aged 27, from Slocan Park, and Elise Lindberg Hansen, aged 29, from Winlaw. White and Hansen were riding a long-track snowmobile on an unplowed forestry road near...

Studies have shown that crime rates tend to increase at Christmas, as “the season of giving” can be difficult for those living under the poverty line and sometimes results in impulsive, desperate acts.  Fortunately, the Grand Forks and Midway RCMP have had a fairly uneventful month so far, with only two thefts and zero...

Once again a visit to a school board meeting on Dec. 9… The new board is in place with only two newly elected trustees and five in by acclamation. In other words five with experience. It is a beautiful remodelled conference room where the board meets. Quite a change from the old days, and a good change. I might go to more...

On Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. until noon, over 25 men, women and children gathered in Grand Forks for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, informally known as White Ribbon Day. The Boundary Women’s Resource Centre Program Manager Teresa Taylor organized the event, with help from transition house staff...

The family of a 55-year-old Nelson man has taken to a fundraising website to raise money to help in the fight against chronic Lyme disease. For the past five years, Ross Steed has endured a level of pain and discomfort on a day-to-day basis that is beyond what most people could ever imagine. However, chronic Lyme disease is...

Despite the cancellation of Winterfest, the Christmas season is alive and well in Castlegar - for example, today, the Castlegar Fire Department picked up toys from the Grade 2 classes at Kinnaird Elementary School. The children raised money via bake sales, etc.and then purchased toys and donated them to for the Castlegar...

There's a happy ending in the searcg for missing backcountry skier Edward Perello. RCMP Staff Sgt. Leanne Tuchscherer has confirmed that, as of 11:15 a.m. Search and Rescue have located the 47-yer-old Ymir resident.  "Perello is being extracted from his location and willl be taken to a waiting ambulance," Sgt. Tuchscherer in...

We know you love your cookbooks – and I’m happy to say we’ve got a whole batch of new ones coming in. Drop by the library to find something to inspire some exciting cooking for your family and friends this holiday season. New titles this month include: “Dirty Apron Cookbook”, “Family Meals”, “Flavor Flours”, “Fresh From the...