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Better youth and mental health supports coming to West Kootenays

The BC government hopes that the addition of 10 new Foundry centers in the province will improve accessibility to mental health and substance abuse disorders for young people and their families. The provincial announcement on Monday revealed that one of the 10 new centers will be in the West Kootenay...

Tree well incident claims the life of a 76-year old Rossland resident at Red Mountain Ski Resort

A 76-year-old man has tragically lost his life after falling into a tree well at Rossland's Red Mountain Resort on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement released by Trail RCMP, officials said another skier discovered the man at around 3:30 p.m. He was reportedly in bounds, unconscious and buried under the...

Retirement complex on Vernon Street forced to delay opening

Nelson's newest retirement resort has been forced to push back its opening date to the fall. The Waterview Retirement Resort project at 611 Vernon Street was initially slated to be ready by spring. However, Cindy Shaw, marketing director with Waterview Retirement Resort, said the project faced delays during construction, but...

High-speed internet coming to over 300 homes on Kootenay Lake

More than 300 homes on the northern side of Kootenay Lake will soon have access to high-speed internet, thanks to a $1 million investment from the provincial and federal government. This investment, officially announced yesterday, is part of a broader $830 million initiative from both the provincial and federal governments...

Street racers apprehended in downtown Trail

Trail RCMP reportedly removed two street racers from the roads last week. On Thursday, around 9:30 p.m., two vehicles were allegedly caught street racing eastbound on Victoria Street. The two drivers, a 24-year-old female from Nelson in a 2006 Subaru Outback, and a 29-year-old male from Castlegar in a 2016 Audi,...

Appeal court upholds pause on provincial law banning public drug use

A provincial law explicitly banning illicit drug use in some public places was slapped down again this week by the BC Court of Appeal. The decision came on Friday from Justice Ronald Skolrood, who ruled that it was not in the public interest for the province to appeal an earlier...
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