UPDATE: On April 16, after receiving a tip from the public, the missing person Barbara Currier was located alive in the South Country area near…
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UTV rollover claims life near Newgate
Elk Valley RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating a rollover Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) incident that claimed a man’s life late last night. Around 11:50…
SAR crews deliver evacuation notices
Members of the Cranbrook Search and Rescue and Kimberley Search and Rescue (SAR) units yesterday capably handled the complex and vital task of delivering evacuation…
Houseboating on Lake Koocanusa with Sunshine
Roadtrippin’ on Lake Koocanusa aboard a luxury Sunshine Houseboats craft We are usually found exploring areas farther afield than our backyards in late August and…
Fire reported in Koocanusa Village
BC Wildfire Service today (August 17) reports a small fire in the Koocanusa Village subdivision, north of Newgate. The suspected person-caused fire, estimated to be…
Houseboating steady on Koocanusa during pandemic
Sunshine Houseboat Vacations, which operates on the British Columbia portion of Lake Koocanusa, notes on its website that it is “a thriving and growing tourism…
With care the Curlews can keep dancing
By Ian Adams Op-Ed Commentary The wave is heading north! While the Canada-US border may be closed to non-essential human travel, wildlife still moves freely…
2019 in the East Kootenay
Who is going to miss 2019? That’s right; all eyes forward and no looking back – except for this brief photographic presentation showcasing some of…
Summer in the East Kootenay 2019
Summer 2019 in the East Kootenay was about as lovely as one can hope for nowadays. We didn’t suffer from breathing weeks-upon-weeks of thick forest…
Fire near US border under attack
The BC Wildfire Service is currently responding to a 40-hectare wildfire at the 55 km mark of the Linklater Forest Service Road (N10484) about 24…