RCMP said 57-year-old woman from Grand Forks has died in a car accident Thursday afternoon near the intersection of North Fork Road and Coalchute Road in Grand Forks. RCMP said police were initially notified of the single-vehicle accident at 2:16 p.m. in the Boundary City and attended to find paramedics with the BC Ambulance Service […]

BC United recently announced the candidacy of Ron Hovanes for Boundary-Similkameen in preparation for the upcoming provincial election, scheduled for October 2024. Hovanes, a long-time advocate for his community and former Mayor of Oliver, shared his enthusiasm to be running under the BC United banner. “I am excited to stand as the BC United candidate […]

Grand Forks Fire and Rescue Chief, James (Jim) Runciman is scheduled to make an appearance in Rossland court January 11, 2024, for a default hearing in a civil lawsuit over unfinished contracted and paid-for work by Trail couple. The Grand Forks Chief, and owner his company, Kokanee Peaks Interior Inc. in Nelson, recently turned himself […]

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at 12:43 a.m. frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officers responded to a single motor vehicle incident in the 1700 block of Columbia Avenue in Trail, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. The two occupants in the vehicle had allegedly fled the scene after the crash. Officers tracked down the […]

BC Highway Patrol said that a Grand Forks woman was killed in an accident Sunday evening east of Greenwood. BC Highway Patrol said in a media release that Nelson and Midway RCMP responded to the collision involving a Chevrolet Tracker and a Subaru Outback on Highway 3. BC Highway Patrol said the initial investigation has […]

The atmospheric river that slammed the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island is making its way to the Boundary/West Kootenay region. Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning for Highway 3,Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass as a prolonged period of heavy rain continues. “Now through Thursday morning . . . total rainfall (between) 75 to 100 […]

Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Boundary, West Kootenay and Kootenay Lake regions beginning late Saturday night, and into Sunday morning. Environment Canada said local freezing rain and ice pellets are expected, which will impact Highway 3  — Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass, Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass and Coquihalla Highway  […]

Climate change shouldn’t be political. The evidence is there for all to see, and people everywhere are feeling the effects. Government leaders from every nation and ideology have signed agreements to address the crisis, and reputable organizations from the International Energy Agency to the World Bank have analyzed the necessity and benefits of acting quickly. […]

RCMP said that after further investigation by Grand Forks RCMP, Crown Counsel has added additional charges of Assault with a Weapon and two counts of Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to Public Peace following a knife at Gyro park. RCMP said in a media release that Crown has also elected to proceed by Indictment, meaning […]

By Susan Srigley, Professor, Nipissing University.  This article first appeared in The Conversation. As a death doula and professor who teaches about dying, I see a need for more conversations about death. A growing number of folks may have heard of the death-positive movement, death cafés or death-friendly communities — each of which are animated by […]