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Lost Kootenays: A portal into our past
What started off as a Facebook group, Lost Kootenays has now evolved into an upcoming book that will be released this fall.Co-authored by Greg Nesteoff and Eric Brighton, the...
Central Mountain Air offering daily flights between Castlegar and Vancouver beginning June 28th
Starting June 28th, Central Mountain Air will be offering flights to and from Vancouver via the West Kootenay Regional Airport.Running seven days a week, prices vary each way from...
Work on new Kaslo Bridge beginning mid-May
Kaslo's 55-year-old timber bridge is nearing the end of its service life and is ready to be replaced.In its place will be a new two-lane steel and concrete bridge...
B.C. invests $2.3 million in Kootenay tourism initiatives
Kootenay Rockies Tourism development projects are getting a helping hand as summer approaches.The $2.3 million in provincial funds are a part of a larger StrongerBC investment of roughly $13.6...
B.C. launches $500-million investment fund
The Provincial Government has announced the launch of a $500-million strategic investment fund to help position the province for a stronger post-pandemic economy.B.C. said the government has introduced legislation...
Supreme Court of Canada decision validates the existence of “extinct” Sinixt peoples
In a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case, a majority agreed that moving to live in the American part of their ancestral territory did not prevent the Lakes Tribe...
West Kootenay windstorm continues to impact communities
4:20 p.m. UPDATE: Fortis BC has provided estimates on when power will be restored to Kootenay Lake households, and it looks like it may be another 24 hours before...
Downed power lines: single lane alternating along East Shore
Downed hydro lines and a tree on the road between Kuskanook and Kootenay Bay forced crews to close the entire area off.As of 9:30 p.m., access has been restored...
Selkirk College provides assistance to learners thanks to $175,000 in B.C. funds
Selkirk College has received $175,000 in funding from the Province.This is in addition to the $159,500 of emergency assistance...
SD#8 Superintendent Dr. Christine Perkins stepping down
Superintendent of Schools/CEO, Dr. Christine Perkins, is moving on from School District #8 Kootenay Lake. She has decided to...
April 7th Snowfall Warning in effect – Hwy 3
Heavy snow is expected to blanket areas along Highway 3 from the Paulson Summit to the Kootenay Pass overnight.According...
Province commits $822,695 toward West Kootenay wildfire risk reduction projects
Communities in the Southeast Fire Centre are getting grants to help combat and mitigate wildfires.“Across the Kootenays, one of...
Kootenay Airport and Bus services receive Covid-19 relief grants
Transportation hubs and services throughout the region are getting plenty of grants in the wake of losses as a...
Interior Health coordinating special vaccine rollout for remote communities
Rural and remote communities in Interior Health will have a different vaccine rollout system compared to larger towns and...
RDCK Fire Departments offering smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in March
Free smoke and carbon monoxide alarms will be available to the Regional District of Central Kootenay residents who cannot...
Suspect in off-duty police officer death in Nelson faces manslaughter charge
The Nelson Police Department confirmed in a media release that a charge of manslaughter has been approved in regards...
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Former Nelson public works director, councillor Bob Adams dies at 82
After 26 years looking after the city's infrastructure, Adams served four terms on city council.
Infrastructure, housing, UNDRIP will top agenda as local governments meet in Victoria next week
Members of local governments and First Nations are gathering in Victoria next week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention.
B.C. Conservatives support federal bill to classify intimate partner killings as first-degree murder
B.C. politicians are voicing support for a federal Conservative bill that would classify the killing of an intimate partner as first-degree murder.Â
Whitewater eyes funding to pave access road
Whitewater Ski Resort is asking the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) to back its bid to pave a six-kilometre stretch of the Whitewater Access Road.
“Please stop”: Eby says Alberta’s pipeline dream jeopardizes B.C. projects
Premier David Eby said Alberta’s push for a new pipeline is a threat to existing major projects in B.C.Â
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