Why biodiversity hotspots are still being left behind By Mark Hall Op-Ed Commentary In 2004, Dr. Geoff Scudder of UBC completed one of B.C.’s most…

By Stan Chung Op-Ed Commentary  Every summer we become better at staying inside. Lightning flashes across the Rockies. Satellites watch from space. Cameras scan mountain…

Thousands of BC Hydro customers from Skookumchuck north all the way to Golden are still without power. BC Hydro says last night’s storm and wildfire…

The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) August 1 issued an EVACUATION ORDER in the Tata Creek, Wasa Lake, and Lazy Lake areas in relation…

Members of the Fairmont and Windermere fire departments responded to a wildfire south of Fairmont Saturday. “We had a total of 12 firefighters on scene…