New indoor and outdoor recreation features supported in 25 communities Children and families will soon have more ways to enjoy local indoor and outdoor recreation. With…
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Solar power shines on affordable housing
Columbia Basin Trust supports projects to add solar panels on nine buildings Families and seniors in nine affordable housing buildings across seven Columbia Basin communities…
The humane solution to the problem of feral cats
Imagine being forced to live on the streets, having to forage for food, find shelter from all types of weather conditions, be hunted by predators,…
Locals of all ages netted great prizes this summer
Fred Green of Riondel (pictured) makes his own polar bear fur flies and fishes many summer evenings. Ivan Hale of Proctor fishes whenever he can…
Control work ongoing on Bill Nye fire
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) today reports work continues apace the Bill Nye Mountain wildfire, seven km southeast of Wasa. Discovered Thursday, July 8, the…
Trust’s Community Tech Program funds 16 projects
People in 16 communities will have the opportunity to access state-of-the-art technology for free as public facilities purchase items such as high-tech recording and digitization equipment, robotics…
Meteor terminated over Meadow Creek
The Cranbrook College of the Rockies meteor camera tracked last night’s fireball high over Nelson and Kootenay Lake. It lasted for about 10 seconds, from…
History’s Historian: The Story of Naomi Miller
By Nowell Berg You see her bicycling or walking around Wasa Lake on the Lions path, cross-country skiing around the neighbourhood during winter and recording…
55+ BC Games planning coming into focus
Zone 7 AGM Nov. 2 The cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley will be welcoming 3,500+ athletes to participate in the 2018 55+ BC Games, in…
Local youth tackle the wild in backpacking adventure
Wildsight’s Go Wild Youth Leadership Summer Trek a huge success This summer, 15 youth from across the region tackled some of the most rugged and remote…