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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B.C. weighs stripping tenant protections from supportive housing residents

A new working group is exploring the possibility of removing supportive housing from British Columbia’s Residential Tenancy Act in an effort to address safety concerns at the facilities.

Commercial logging isn’t happening in BC parks; says B.C. Minister

When it comes to commercial logging, BC parks are off-limits.

B.C. receives improved rating on interprovincial trade: CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has praised British Columbia on making strides toward removing interprovincial trade barriers over the last year, but claims there’s still more work to be done. 

Majority of British Columbians optimistic about Canada’s future: poll

A new poll finds Canadian pride is surging as the country prepares to mark its 158th birthday on Tuesday.

Crime declines in downtown Trail

The move of the temporary homeless shelter to Riverside Dr has reduced the amount crime in downtown Trail.
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