By Sgt. Darren Kakuno This past week, March 30 through April 5, Columbia Valley RCMP responded to 47 calls for service. The following is a…
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MLA presses minister about gas price fluctuations
Columbia River – Revelstoke MLA Doug Clovechok has written to B.C.’s Minister of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources Bruce Ralston, seeking answers about recent price…
Wings says welcome and farewell
Wings Over the Rockies Nature Festival announces a face change. Outgoing festival planner Jami Scheffer is handing over the torch to Barbara Thrasher. After a…
Mainroad issues weather event alert for region
A weather event is anticipated to impact the East Kootenay over the next 24 hours, advised Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting Ltd. in a stakeholder’s advisory…
Service BC centres remain open
To align with recommendations from the provincial health officer, Service BC is taking action to limit the risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus for…
Gas pricing culprit may be closer than we thought
Letter to the Editor I have been one of those conspiracy theorists that always felt the oil companies were gouging at the pump, and they…
First known local COVID-19 patient shares story
By Stephanie Stevens For many of us, COVID-19 has seemed a bit surreal, as though it was an issue elsewhere, but not “in our little…
A chance for local youth to paddle and learn
This July, 16 Columbia Basin youth will paddle the mighty Columbia River for 15 days through Wildsight’s Columbia River Field School—for high school credit. An…
Nitros head to Invermere up by two
The Kimberley Dynamiters took care of business against the Columbia Valley Rockies at the Civic Centre March 2 and 3 and head to Invermere up…
Challenge your brain during Brain Awareness Week
Alzheimer Society of B.C. says adopting lifestyle changes helps reduce the risk of dementia Have the winter doldrums slowed down your desire to eat well…