Boundary students return to class Sept. 8 as new school year begins
Students across School District 51 will return to class Tuesday, Sept. 8, with a shortened first day and classes running Tuesday through Friday during the opening week.
Okanagan Sun edge Raiders 10–8, stay in pursuit of unbeaten Langley
The Okanagan Sun survived a rain-soaked defensive battle Saturday night, defeating the Vancouver Island Raiders 10–8 at the Apple Bowl to improve to 5–1 on the BC Football Conference season.
Arena fire forces Border Bruins main-camp ice sessions out of Grand Forks
The Border Bruins were forced to move all of their 2026–27 main-camp ice sessions out of Grand Forks after a fire at Jack Goddard Memorial Arena disrupted the club’s access to its home ice.
Drop-in rates to remain unchanged when YMCA takes over West Kelowna aquatic centre
Drop-in rates will remain unchanged when YMCA of Southern Interior BC takes over West Kelowna’s Johnson Bentley Memorial Aquatic Centre on Jan. 1, 2027. Remaining punch-card passes will continue to be accepted after the transfer, according to a transition FAQ published on the centre’s webpage.
Penticton winery expands summer finale into Summerland wildfire benefit
Crescent Hill Winery has expanded the final concert in its summer music series into a four-and-a-half-hour benefit supporting people and communities affected by the Bald Range wildfire. Together for Summerland: A Community Benefit Concert will run from 5 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Penticton winery.
BC Wildfire Service to lift campfire prohibition across Southeast Fire Centre Sept. 1
The BC Wildfire Service will lift its Category 1 campfire prohibition across the Southeast Fire Centre at noon Tuesday, Sept. 1, following recent precipitation and improving wildfire conditions.
Kokanee Creek count far below past two years as drought pressures fish elsewhere in southern Interior
Only 107 kokanee were counted in the spawning channel at Kokanee Creek on Aug. 30, far below the numbers recorded on the same date in each of the past two years.
Wildfires squeeze West Kootenay SPCA as surrender wait list persists
The BC SPCA’s West Kootenay Community Animal Centre was temporarily holding community surrenders as of Aug. 28, keeping space available as the organization continued responding to animals displaced by wildfires.
Castlegar closes Millennium Park swimming ponds after E. coli readings climb
Two of Castlegar’s natural swimming ponds at Millennium Park have been temporarily closed after routine testing found elevated E. coli levels in part of the pond system.
Who gets to name a river that crosses the border? Southern B.C. already has answers
Nearly half a century before U.S. President Donald Trump ordered his government to call Lake Ontario “Lake America,” American officials tried to resolve another cross-border naming difference much closer to the Boundary, but Canada declined to make the change.
Evacuation orders ease across Southern Interior as wildfire recovery expands
Wildfire conditions across the southern Interior have eased enough for more communities to move into recovery, but active fires, access restrictions and evacuation measures remain in parts of the Okanagan and West Kootenay.
Syilx Okanagan Nation calls for greater understanding of reconciliation and land rights
The Syilx Okanagan Nation is calling for greater public understanding of reconciliation and agreements between First Nations and the provincial government, saying misconceptions about private land ownership are shaping some of the discussion taking place in British Columbia.
B.C. judge narrows WestJet passenger-rights lawsuit over flight-delay reimbursements
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has narrowed a consumer lawsuit challenging WestJet’s handling of passenger expenses during flight disruptions, striking portions that sought to recover money for affected travellers while allowing the broader case against the airline to continue.
B.C. Supreme Court rejects retroactive trust amendment tied to Witmar liquidation
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has rejected an attempt to apply a rewritten family trust provision retroactively in litigation connected to the ongoing liquidation of Kelowna real-estate company Witmar Holdings Ltd.
Vernon strata ordered to pay owners $44,800 after court finds they were unfairly singled out
A Vernon strata has been ordered to pay two owners $44,800 after a B.C. Supreme Court judge found they were unfairly singled out during a years-long dispute over rooftop planters and irrigation.
Third bear from Nelson grizzly family killed after relocation to Christina Lake
The controversy surrounding Nelson’s grizzly family, already the subject of widespread public discussion across British Columbia, took another turn on Aug. 27 when the B.C. Conservation Officer Service killed one of the two yearlings relocated earlier in the month.
Three fires on Hardy Mountain considered suspicious, investigation underway
The circumstances surrounding three separate wildfires on Hardy Mountain are considered suspicious after Grand Forks Fire Rescue responded to the fires within a period of several hours Friday night and early Saturday morning.
Castlegar man sentenced to house arrest in Kamloops after conviction for possessing cocaine for trafficking
A Castlegar man convicted of possessing 444.6 grams of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking has been sentenced to two years less a day under a conditional sentence order requiring him to live under 24-hour house arrest at the Mustard Seed in Kamloops.
Longtime Kaslo councillor Rob Lang dies after nearly 15 years in office
Longtime Kaslo councillor Rob Lang has died after nearly 15 years of service on village council.
Sixth B.C. Conservative MLA shifts to Independent status in less than two weeks
A sixth B.C. Conservative MLA has left the party’s caucus in less than two weeks, with Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman announcing Thursday that he will sit as an Independent.