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COTR, Selkirk partner with KORE to give outdoor gear longer life

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Selkirk College has partnered with the Kootenay Outdoor Recreation Enterprise Society to launch a mobile outdoor gear repair and education project.

CBT funds accessible play spaces

Columbia Basin Trust R McCormack -
The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is giving grants to make play spaces more accessible in 25 communities. The Trust says $1,160,500 will be split among projects aimed at creating more...

Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay Green Party candidate Philip Mansfield

Federal Election 2025 R McCormack -
With the federal election approaching, get to know your local Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay Green Party candidate: Philip Mansfield. Who is Philip Mansfield? Mansfield is a first-generation Canadian with experience supporting the...

Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Green Party candidate Blair Visscher

Federal Election 2025 R McCormack -
With the federal election approaching, get to know your local Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee Green Party candidate: Blair Visscher. Who is Blair Visscher? Visscher says she has worked as a teacher with a...

Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee NDP candidate Leah Main

Federal Election 2025 R McCormack -
With the federal election approaching, get to know your local Vernon-Lake Country-Monashee NDP candidate: Leah Main. Who is Leah Main? Main says she immigrated to Canada from the United States in...

Show your mussels – boat inspection stations open across B.C.

Fish & Wildlife R McCormack -
The mussels from Brussels may be a welcome sight on the silver screen but not in B.C.'s waterways, as conservation officers open their boat inspection stations across the province. The...

Kootenay job market could take a hit from tariffs

Labour R McCormack -
Kootenay Employment Services (KES) says U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian imports could hurt the local job market. KES employer liaison Anita Kollar says the shaky international relationship is causing uncertainty for...

CBT gives over $1.5 million to improve seniors’ housing

Columbia Basin Trust R McCormack -
The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is providing over $1.5 million to improve 33 seniors' rental housing buildings across the region. CBT officials say the grants will benefit over 1,000 affordable...

Kootenay-Columbia MP says Canada needs a strong response against US tariffs

Business R McCormack -
Kootenay-Columbia MP Rob Morrison says Canada needs to mount a strong response against tariffs imposed on all Canadian exports...

Columbia Basin Trust provides almost $112,000 to childcare projects

Community R McCormack -
The Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) has provided almost $112,000 to support childcare projects across the region. The Trust says grants...

Fire department urges safety around the holidays

Fire R McCormack -
With the holidays right around the corner, many people will begin cooking elaborate feasts and treats, and while our...

ANKORS says harm reduction plays vital role in fighting toxic drug crisis

Health Care R McCormack -
The BC Coroners Service says the province reported nine per cent fewer toxic drug deaths in the first 10...

Two Kootenay residents killed by drug poisoning in October

Health Care R McCormack -
According to the latest report from the BC Coroners Service, two residents from the Kootenays were killed by toxic...

Fourth case of chronic wasting disease found south of Cranbrook

Environment R McCormack -
The B.C. government has found another case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer south of Cranbrook. Provincial...

Mandatory CWD testing still in effect as deer hunting season gets underway

Environment R McCormack -
Mule and whitetail deer hunting season is well underway in B.C. and hunters are asked to play a part...

BC Hydro says drought-weakened trees can worsen storm impacts

Environment R McCormack -
You can expect more weather-related power outages as BC Hydro says trees and vegetation weakened by a multi-year drought...
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Helena Konanz appointed to House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

Politics
Helena Konanz, Member of Parliament for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, has been appointed to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health for the current parliamentary term. 

‘Safer Together’- Lifesaving Society of B.C. launches Drowning Prevention Week

Recreation
From pools to the beach, water safety should be top of mind this week as the Lifesaving Society B.C. branch embraces this year’s National Drowning Prevention Week theme: “Safer Together.” 

B.C. Public Service Union members preparing to vote on strike action

Labour
Over 34,000 members of the B.C. General Employees’ Union working for B.C.’s public service are set to hold a strike vote. 

B.C. bearing brunt of tariff war, says Eby ahead of First Ministers’ meeting

Provincial
Premier David Eby said British Columbia is shouldering a disproportionate economic burden from Canada’s trade war with the U.S., and he’ll be calling for “basic fairness” at next week’s First Minister’s meeting.

B.C. limiting sales of two more diabetes drugs

Provincial
British Columbia is limiting sales of two more diabetes drugs that are frequently prescribed off-label for weight loss.
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