Local News

Canadian tobacco exec pushes back against vaping health concerns

A warning from Interior Health about the unknown health risks of vaping is getting a partial rebuke

Sep 18, 2018 4:50 PM Read more >

More burning prohibitions rescinded in southeast B.C.

Category 2 and 3 fires will be permitted in Southeast Fire Centre as of 1p.m. on Wednesday.

Sep 18, 2018 12:30 AM Read more >

B.C. parents leery of HPV cervical cancer vaccine

Provincial registration uptake among lowest in Canada

Sep 14, 2018 5:30 AM Read more >

Cops For Kids’ southeast B.C. tour rolls on

Annual RCMP fundraiser will see 34 cyclists ride 1,000 kilometres raising funds

Sep 14, 2018 5:30 AM Read more >

E-cigarette health hazards remain unknown

Interior Health says vaping not safe alternative to cigarettes

Sep 10, 2018 11:24 AM Read more >

New B.C. party looks to represent rural voters in next election

Houston councillor Jonathan Van Barneveld says party will be a ‘relentless voice’ for rural towns

Sep 7, 2018 1:38 PM Read more >

Campfire ban remains for most of Southeast Fire District

BC Wildfire Service lifts campfire ban in some regions after rain and cooler temperatures

Sep 7, 2018 12:00 PM Read more >

Photo of BC Wildfire Service unit gets thousands of reactions on Facebook

The BC Wildfire Service’s Stormriders have been battling the Shovel Lake wildfire

Sep 3, 2018 11:20 AM Read more >

3 fires near Castlegar grow to over 1,000 hectares each

Syringa Creek, Deer Creek and Renata/Bulldog Mountain fires continue to grow

Aug 25, 2018 1:30 PM Read more >

$19-million reno ready to break ground at KBRH

At $2.45-million over budget, West Kootenay-Boundary taxpayers will pay another (near) $1 million

Aug 23, 2018 12:34 PM Read more >