Mitch Thomas

Senior Reporter/Managing Editor Vista Radio West Kootenay Cluster

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Selkirk College Advocates Mental Health: Beyond the Blues

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Effective immediately and coinciding with freezing levels in the Selkirk Mountain range dropping to 1,700 meters ~ the City...

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How can the B.C. NDP win back voters after their election setback?

Politics
The B.C. NDP is promising a hard look at what went wrong after its crushing Oct. 24 election loss.

B.C.’s new time zone could cause confusion for businesses, travellers, say experts

Business
Most of British Columbia stayed on daylight saving time Sunday, completing its move to permanent daylight time, but experts warn the change may create some confusion for businesses and travellers.

Louie Corrado, the oldest Trail Smoke Eater, dies at 100

Trail Smoke Eaters
Corrado, a defenseman, joined the senior Smoke Eaters in 1948 after brief stints with the Spokane Spartans and Kimberley Dynamiters. He played for the Smoke Eaters through 1956.

Q&A with outgoing RDKB chair Grace McGregor

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary RDKB
Grace McGregor is retiring after nearly 21 consecutive years as regional director for Christina Lake. We spoke to her a day after she chaired her final Regional District of Kootenay Boundary meeting.

FortisBC urges preparation for power outages

Energy & Utilities
The company that provides electricity to much of the West Kootenay had 479 outages in 2025.
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