Washington State Fire Information updated the state of the Goosmus Fire, along the USA/Canada border south of Grand Forks Thursday. The Fire Information media release, posted on BC Wildfire Service ...

Environment Canada has issued thunderstorm warning for parts of the southern interior, including the Kootenay region. Environment Canada said a late season thunderstorm potential Wednesday with very ...

Interior Health said that pregnant women in their third trimester and infants under one year of age are at greatest risk. “Pertussis is especially serious for infants and may lead to hospitalization ...

Mallards Source for sports would like to salute the Nelson U17 Selects with Team of the Week honours. The Selects include, coaches Mike Gerun and Tad Lake and players Nina Usher, Fiona ...

New Ministry of Wildlife, Land and Resource Management is cannibalizing fish, wildlife and habitat funds, regional operations are in crisis said B.C. Wildlife Federation. Government cuts travel ...

Local athletes from the West Kootenay— Boundary zone shined bright at the recent 2024 BC Senior 55-plus Games in Salmon Arm. Some of the medal winners included Roma Crispin of Balfour capturing gold ...

Premier Eby said this announcement is the beginning of a new phase of our response to the addiction crisis. The Province is taking action to make sure people with long-term concurrent mental-health ...

The bill for temporary shelters that were set up in front of City Hall is going to be sent to the Province. The City has a $145,000 hole in its budget. Temporary shelters that were set up in front of ...

To help reduce the risk of wildfires, the BC Wildfire Service is supporting BC Timber Sales in conducting a prescribed burn in the Kokanee Creek area.

Submitted by Wildsight Elk Root Conservation Society in the West Kootenay’s Slocan Valley is creating a pollinator highway. Pollinator highways are tracts of land dedicated to supporting pollinators ...

What are you doing for our community? What have you accomplished while in office? These are questions I frequently get. Although it seems like a simple question, the answer is complex. In politics, we ...

Through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF), the Government of B.C. is contributing as much as $1.2 million toward two capital projects in the Kootenays that will create more than 80 jobs in South ...