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West Kootenay wildfire update

Local smoke is from U.S. fires

Aug 29, 2017 2:00 PM Read more >

Andrew Scheer talks cabinet shuffle, NAFTA at Naramata event

The federal leader of the opposition spoke at an event at a Naramata winery Monday evening

Aug 29, 2017 9:07 AM Read more >

Grizzly bear activists cautiously optimistic about ban

Jim Lawrence and Miriam Needoba played a part in the NDP’s new trophy hunting ban

Aug 25, 2017 10:00 AM Read more >

Court imposes peace bond in Sinixt property dispute

Sinixt elder Marilyn James was charged with mischief and being unlawfully in a dwelling place

Aug 25, 2017 7:00 AM Read more >

West Kootenay wildfires calm down

Cooler temperatures have allowed crews to gain control

Aug 24, 2017 2:00 PM Read more >

McCormick Creek fire evacuees going home

McCormick Creek fire evacuees will be able to return home as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Aug 21, 2017 2:33 PM Read more >

Protect eyesight during solar eclipse, warns eye doctor

Dr. Danielle Campbell warns that regular sunglasses, even dark ones, do not provide protection.

Aug 20, 2017 6:30 PM Read more >

BC Ferries reports record-breaking traffic for first quarter

Vehicle traffic was the highest it’s ever been, and passenger traffic is the highest it’s been in over 20 years for the months of April, May and June.

Aug 18, 2017 12:05 PM Read more >

Nelson’s Hall St. project completion delayed to 2018

The upgraded storm sewer system will prevent flooding at the intersection of Hall and Front Streets

Aug 18, 2017 1:30 AM Read more >

Three new judges appointed in B.C., two senior judges reappointed

Senior judges will serve B.C.-wide, new judges head to Penticton, Kelowna and Kamloops

Aug 17, 2017 11:29 AM Read more >