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BC liquor industry rejoices as federal beer tax stays capped at 2%

BC’s liquor industry is raising a glass after receiving some good news from the federal government. Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the national beer tax that was set to rise next month (April 1st) will remain capped at 2% for the next two years. Jeff Guignard, the Executive Director at...

Canadian and US governments commit to IJC referral on Elk-Kootenay watershed pollution

The Canadian and United States governments have agreed to a referral to the International Joint Commission (IJC) regarding water pollution in the Elk-Kootenay watershed. Federal government officials said the joint reference will request the IJC create a formal governance structure between federal and Indigenous governments, British Columbia, Idaho and Montana...

West Kootenay stations report historically low snowpack levels in March

Twelve of the province's 217 snowpack reporting stations showed historically low snowpack levels for March, two of which are in the West Kootenay region. In a media briefing today (Friday), Dave Campbell, head of BC’s River Forecast Centre, revealed that the provincial snowpack for March is 66 percent of normal,...

Interior Health looking to contact employees who worked between 2003 and 2009

Interior Health wants to get in touch with people who worked for them from 2003 to 2009 to find out if their personal information was recovered in an RCMP investigation. IH officials said Vernon North Okanagan RCMP found a document during an investigation containing the personal information of over 20,000...

Kalesnikoff unveils plans for a third mass timber facility near Castlegar

Kalesnikoff has announced it is building its third mass timber facility this year. The $34 million project is anticipated to break ground soon, with an opening target set for the end of 2024. The location of the new facility hasn’t been revealed yet, but a media release from Kalesnikoff stated that...

Tree well incident claims the life of a 76-year old Rossland resident at Red Mountain Ski Resort

A 76-year-old man has tragically lost his life after falling into a tree well at Rossland's Red Mountain Resort on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement released by Trail RCMP, officials said another skier discovered the man at around 3:30 p.m. He was reportedly in bounds, unconscious and buried under the...
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