George Dore's ethical, innovative and insightful woodlot management style has earned him the top provincial Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management for the second time. "It's humbling to get it a second time," said Dore, who also took home the prestigious award in 2003. The Rock Creek resident, now 65, manages...

It’s simple, really. Read the books; mark your ballot. Tell the world—or at least the Kootenays—which book from the One Book, One Kootenay 2012 shortlist you think should get the nod. The deadline for voting for the book all Kootenay book-lovers should read is Friday, Aug. 10. Ballot boxes are in libraries throughout the...

Taking place Aug. 11-12 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., the Columbia Basin Culture Tour allows you to explore artists' studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites during this free, self-guided event. Travel to studios and archives that aren't normally open, see demonstrations, new exhibitions and collections or meet people...

Along with being located across the road from each other, the slag pile and the landfill were also the key topics of interest at Grand Forks city council’s last meeting. Tim Dueck, solid waste management co-ordinator with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB), was on hand at the meeting talking to the success of...

Memorial for Ron and Jackie Legare said goodbye to a well loved, generous couple at their memorial service onThursday. Ron and Jackie Legare, who drowned in a rafting trip on the Kettle River last Saturday, were honoured by friends and family Thursday, Aug. 2 at the Christina Lake Hall. Friends fondly remember the couple as...

A teepee has been chosen to be the focus of a children`s cultural program in Christina Lake this summer. Earlier this month the Boundary Museum, community volunteers and local aboriginal elder Teresa Rickman, erected the canvas-sided structure in the forest along the backside of the Christina Lake Welcome Centre. The teepee,...

If sand, sun and beach aren’t enough to bring you from Castlegar to Christina Lake then add on the chance to learn some hot summer salsa moves this weekend. Dance instructors from Kootenaygroove.com are heading to Christina lake to share some summer dance sizzle Aug. 4 from 4 - 8 p.m. Instructors Ory Jimenez and Amber Hayes...

A 50 year-old Grand Forks woman has been charged with failure to yield to right of way after she struck a vehicle at the intersection of Highway 3 and Granby Road. Police were called out to the accident scene, located east of the bridge, on Tuesday, July 24 at 10:06 a.m. The woman, who was driving a 2004 gray Honda Accord, ...

Rod Gustafson's dream to open his assisted living and respite care facility has finally come to fruition. The Broadacres Care Facility, located on Carson Road in Grand Forks, will be officially opening with two patients on Wednesday, Aug. 1. While he won`t be housing long-term heavier care clients as he had originally hoped...

A 71-year-old Christina Lake woman’s body was recovered by helicopter this morning from the Cascade Falls gorge after dying from injuries sustained when her raft was dragged over the falls by the current on Saturday afternoon. The woman’s body was trapped in an eddy just below the first steps of the falls along the Kettle...