When Walter Popoff first ran for Area H director in 2008, he didn’t know how long he would last. Eighteen years later, he’s preparing to leave the Regional District of Central Kootenay board after five terms.
The Kootenay Wellness Festival will return to the Slocan Valley in June with expanded programming focused on mental health, connection and community resilience.
Highway 39 at the 11300 block south of Mackenzie is closed in both directions as RCMP and other emergency crews attend a vehicle incident involving a bus.
B.C.’s privacy watchdog is investigating whether B.C. Crime Stoppers adequately protected anonymous tipsters’ personal information after a breach at its tip-platform provider.
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola after one person was found dead, and a second still missing.