Interior Health is reporting that there's an outbreak of whooping cough in Nelson, with approximately 40 people diagnosed in the past four months. Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a bacterial lung infection that poses a serious risk to babies.  Adults can show much milder symptoms, which can help the spread. IH medical...

The sister of the man shot by police (Monday) October 13 near Slocan told a news conference Monday in Vancouver that her brother was "executed". Danna de Groot read the emotional statement detailing her many efforts to convince police to allow her to help locate brother Peter de Groot. Peter de Groot, 45, was shot by killed...

Community Futures Boundary, the Boundary Regional Chamber of Commerce and City of Grand Forks held the annual Small Business Awards Thursday, Oct. 16 at the Grand Forks Curling Rink.  The room was packed with organizers, nominees and onlookers who enjoyed an hour of drinks, hor d'oeuvres and socializiing before the program ...

Please consider the following facts when you are voting on the whitetail deer cull referendum in the upcoming Grand Forks City civic election. The recent deer count in the city is another reminder of the disconnect between the deer population in the city and adjacent Area D and the deer population on their historic range....

Grand Forks Border Bruins had a difficult weekend on the road, losing two games to Division rivals Castlegar and Spokane by the same 9-3 score.   In Castlegar on Saturday the Bruins came back from a 2-0 deficit to tie the game with goals by Stephen Shikaze and defenceman Reid Robertson before the first frame ended. These were...

Phoenix Mountain is ready for the 2014 AGM and our 2014-15 winter season to begin. Phoenix Mountain Alpine Ski Society (PMASS) encourages pass holders and Boundary residents to attend our Annual General Meeting on Monday, October 27 at 7pm, in Room 8 (downstairs) of Selkirk College in Grand Forks. Season pass and membership...

The sign welcoming visitors to Salmo reads, “Welcome to Salmo, Home of the Stone Murals.” Regional District of Central Kootenay director Hans Cunningham certainly doesn’t want to see the sign changed to read, “Salmo, Home of Nuclear Waste Dump” anytime soon. The RDCK Area D director was responding to a question during a recent...

As students in the Selkirk College Resort & Hotel Management (RHOT), Hospitality and Professional Cooking programs dove into their second month of studies, a visit by the head of Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise helped provide additional incentive to make good use of their time learning about the industry. Nestled in one of...

VIDEO: Official opening of new, multi-use trails....

Get your costumes ready for a ghoulishly fun time at the annual Freaker’s Ball! This local tradition is a fund raising dance renowned as the best Halloween party in town. Part of the fun at the Freaker’s is the chance to win great prizes for creative costumes, enjoy snacks throughout the night, and, of course, dancing the...