Mitch Thomas
Senior Reporter/Managing Editor
Vista Radio West Kootenay Cluster
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Selkirk College Advocates Mental Health: Beyond the Blues
October is Mental-Health month: And as we transition from one hot summer into the cooler, grey-envelope of Fall, Selkirk College’s Castlegar and Nelson campuses, are hosting a mental health...
Unvaccinated LTC Workers’ Facing “Termination With Cause”
Yesterday, the Ministry of Health announced, that employers are meeting with unvaccinated employees between this week and Oct. 25 "to determine whether they intend to become vaccinated, provide the...
24-Hour Covid Window: 19 Deaths ~ 580 New Cases
The new cases bring B.C.’s total since the pandemic began to 195,766 cases with 5,348 of those remaining active. Active cases have risen by 176 - since Wednesday.Hospitalizations jumped...
Covid-19 Update: Northern Restrictions
B.C.'s Health Minister, Adrian Dix is now calling Covid-19 "the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated" as rising COVID-19 hospitalizations in northern B.C. have forced critically-ill people to be flown to...
The Provincial CleanBC Initiative: Alive & Well in Creston & Trail
School District #8 ~ which services a large geographical area encompassing two-time-zones along with over 5,400 students and their families – will be adding two electric school buses to...
BC CDC: COVID Numbers Decline on Rolling-Plateau
The number of new COVID-19 cases identified in the West Kootenay last week - continued to drop relative to the week prior, to the lowest weekly number since mid-August.
The...
Last Week to Register: ShakeOutBC
An event happens every third Thursday in October that could save your life, especially given the lack of seismological events of magnitude that have happened in British Columbia. In...
Last Week to Register: ShakeOutBC
An event happens every third Thursday in October that could save your life, especially given the lack of seismological events of magnitude that have happened in British Columbia. In...
“Vicious, nasty virus.” ~ B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix
What was clearly evident from today's one-hour-plus press conference is that the current form of Covid (Delta variant) is...
B.C. Covid Update: Noon Today
Health Minister Adrian Dix and British Columbia's top public health official (PHO) Dr. Bonnie Henry will address the Province,...
Thanksgiving weekend single-vehicle car crash claims lives of 2 Alberta students
No other vehicles were involved in the Friday night (October 8th) crash that has left 3 others in serious,...
BREAKING NEWS: Parents of B.C. children aged 5 to 11 can now register their kids for Covid-19 Vaccine
B.C. health official spokesman Jeffrey Ferrier in a statement (Sunday) today, says parents can "register their kids through the...
Castlegar City Council seeks public input on 2022 Budget
Always dreamed of having your ideas implemented by your city ? Well now's your chance to see democracy-in-action by...
Trail: Covid-Hotspot; but Kootenay School Districts’ could be Flashpoint
The B.C. Center for Disease Control has released its weekly-numbers for West Kootenay, indicating the City of Trail as...
Castlegar City Council gears-up for busy Fall/Winter
The first week of October has seen Castlegar City Council reconvene on numerous issues , albeit via on-line formatting...
Castlegar’s October chill curtails Park amenities
Effective immediately and coinciding with freezing levels in the Selkirk Mountain range dropping to 1,700 meters ~ the City...
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Latest News
Castlegar approves disc golf course in Kinnaird Park
City council has given its blessing to a course being added through the woods at Kinnaird Park, but it remains to be seen whether it will be nine holes or 18.
Public sector workers escalate job action as strike enters third week
The B.C. General Employees Union and the Professional Employees Association are escalating job action as their members enter a third week of strikes.Â
B.C. approves environmental certificate for massive LNG project on northern coast
British Columbia has given the green light to a floating liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility on B.C.’s northern coast.Â
B.C. forecast to reach record high $11.6B deficit this year
British Columbia’s deficit is only going up, according to the latest budget update.
B.C. Green candidates shared visions for party future in weekend leadership debate
B.C. Green party candidates faced off in a leadership debate Saturday in downtown Victoria.Â
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