Jim and Inga Lamont named 2017 Castlegar Citizen(s) of the Year

According to Environment Canada, the thermometer hit 36.9 degrees yesterday. The old record for Sept. 3 was 36 degrees set in 1998. Record-keeping dates back to 1928.

Wildsight says it will seek the order for the endangered mountain holly fern after BC's environmental assessment office decided the Record Ridge project doesn't need to be subjected to a full-blown review.

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation said it has filed two constitutional challenges in response to the way the province has treated them in the wake of a Supreme Court of Canada ruling.

British Columbia wildfire officials say late-season heat waves and heavy smoke are signalling a longer and more challenging wildfire season extending into the fall.

Officials said there were no critical injuries after a B.C. Wildfire Service helicopter made a “forced landing” near Pemberton late Wednesday morning.