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Coroner ID’s body found at Upper Arrow Lake

News Kris Dickeson - August 16, 2016

A deceased male found on the shore of Upper Arrow Lake earlier this month has been identified. The BC Coroner Service has confirmed it was 69-year old Leslie Wetselaar of...

New rules for medicinal marijuana users

News Kris Dickeson - August 12, 2016

The feds have announced new rules for medical marijuana users. Patients who have been authorized by a doctor to access medical cannabis will be allowed to produce a limited amount...

Overflowing garbage at rest stops a concern

News Kris Dickeson - August 5, 2016

Wildsafe BC is urging people to stop dumping household garbage at highway rest stops. Local Community Coordinator Trish Drinkle says it's an ongoing concern. Drinkle says this errant waste could attract wildlife...

BC Wildfire radio equipment vandalized

News Kris Dickeson - August 4, 2016

BC Wildfire radio equipment has been vandalized on Thompson mountain near Creston. Carlee Kachman with the Southeast Fire Centre says the fix won't be easy or cheap. She says it puts their firefighters...

Fentanyl testing needed at Shambhala Music Fest

News Kris Dickeson - August 2, 2016

Shambhala Music Festival organizers are looking to crowd-funding to help pay for a device to test drugs for fentanyl. The miniature mobile mass spectrometer costs up to $250, 000. ANKORS offers harm...

Creston Doukhobor Society selling hall

News Kris Dickeson - July 28, 2016

The Creston Valley Doukhobor community is parting ways with its hall. A sign of times. This is how the Creston Doukhobor Society Treasurer sums up the pending sale of its hall. Alex...

Rebels pick up forward

Sports Kris Dickeson - July 18, 2016

A weekend trade for the Creston Valley Thunder Cats. Forward, Justin Podgorenko has been sent to the Castlegar Rebels for future considerations at a later date. The 17-year old spent two...

Hikers with dogs need to take leashes

News Kris Dickeson - July 15, 2016

Wildsafe BC is cautioning hikers with dogs following reports of a Greenwood woman being mauled by a small black bear while hiking in the Okanagan last weekend. She sustained non-life threatening...