Westsyde Home Hardware closure comes as Canadian retailers navigate mixed conditions
A longtime neighbourhood Home Hardware in Kamloops is expected to close at the end of the year, bringing attention to the mixed conditions facing Canadian-owned retailers even as many businesses report stronger sales of Canadian products.
Thunderstorms renew landslide concerns in Lower Similkameen
Thunderstorms in the Lower Similkameen are putting renewed attention on landslide and debris-flow hazards in areas where the Lower Similkameen Indian Band has established an automated slope-monitoring system.
Several taken into custody in Robson, Waneta drug-trafficking investigation
Castlegar and Trail RCMP took several people into custody Tuesday while executing search warrants at properties in Robson and near Waneta as part of a joint drug-trafficking investigation.
Earthquake near Harrop and Procter rattles Kootenay communities
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake near Harrop and Procter was felt across several Kootenay communities early Thursday morning.
Silver Star Freestyle develops year-round training centre with $250K federal boost
Silver Star Freestyle is developing an off-season ski and snowboard training facility at SilverStar Mountain Resort, aimed at giving athletes in the North Okanagan access to specialized aerial training without travelling to facilities elsewhere in Canada or the United States.
HeadlineB.C. court judgment puts Kootenay Boundary IMG service rules in focus
A B.C. Supreme Court judgment involving Canadians who studied medicine abroad was posted last week as the province continues to require international medical graduates in its Kootenay Boundary family medicine residency stream to complete two years of service within Interior Health.
Historic mine opening found 25 metres from Rossland’s KC Trail
A historic mine opening near Rossland’s Kootenay Columbia Trail will be permanently sealed, with a three-week trail closure beginning Sept. 28 so crews can complete the work.
Kaslo updates community plan around 295-unit housing projection
Kaslo has adopted changes to its Official Community Plan built around a provincially calculated need for 295 additional housing units by 2041.
Three young people plead guilty to manslaughter in Taig Savage case
Three young people charged with second-degree murder in the Taig Savage case have now pleaded guilty to the lesser included offence of manslaughter, the BC Prosecution Service has confirmed.
Nelson resident and educator Reinhard ‘Ryan’ Lengsfeld dies at 74
Reinhard “Ryan” Lengsfeld, a longtime educator who later made his home in Nelson and became known to West Kootenay residents as a moderator of a regional Facebook discussion group, died Sept. 1 at the age of 74.
University RCMP adds low-frequency sirens drivers can feel
University RCMP has introduced low-frequency emergency sirens to its police vehicle fleet, giving officers another way to alert drivers, cyclists and pedestrians who may not hear a conventional siren.
Driver seriously injured after vehicle collides with moving train in Maple Ridge
A 54-year-old man was seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving veered off the road and collided with a moving train in Maple Ridge on Monday night.
Creston RCMP seek man wanted on trafficking, weapons and driving charges
Creston RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a 41-year-old man wanted in connection with multiple criminal charges and an alleged breach of court-ordered release conditions.
Vernon-born physician Gerald Nowek dies at 68
Dr. Gerald H.G. Nowek, a Vernon-born physician whose obituary describes a medical career that included work in Canada and abroad, died Aug. 28 at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. He was 68.
Reg Longhurst, Creston’s first full-time fire chief, dies at 86
Reg Longhurst, Creston’s first full-time career fire chief and a firefighter whose service to the community continued for nearly four decades, has died at 86.
Entertainment coverage moves from The Boundary Sentinel to SCENE 49
The Boundary Sentinel’s entertainment coverage is moving to a new home.
World champion skater and former cabinet minister Otto Jelinek dies at 86
Former world champion figure skater, federal cabinet minister and diplomat Otto Jelinek has died at the age of 86.
RDKB FireSmart rebate funding exhausted as 2027 program remains uncertain
Residents hoping to submit a new application for help paying for wildfire mitigation work will have to wait for another funding round after the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary exhausted its available 2026 FireSmart residential rebate money.
RDCK compost sales returning this fall with higher prices
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is preparing to resume compost sales at Salmo, Ootischenia and Creston this fall, with higher prices approved for 2026 and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary requesting an estimated 115 cubic metres of the finished product.
Mission Creek enters expected return window for sockeye released in 2023
Mission Creek has entered a three-year window in which many of the sockeye salmon released into the Kelowna waterway in 2023 are expected to return as adults.