Sixty-seven volunteers and forest professionals planted 8,227 seedlings Wednesday at two Interfor harvesting locations in British Columbia’s Southern Interior as part of a North America-wide effort to ...

oody debris is showing up in Boundary rivers as snow rapidly melts. Rain in the forecast will further increase river levels and hazards due to high water. — Photo courtesy Norm Ohlhausen – Friends of ...

Sorry I’m a day late with this. On long weekends, I always confuse Sunday and Monday (see, TOLD you I was the ADHD poster child!) at any rate, I hope you find this recipe worth the wait! Thanks to ...

Councillors Chris Moslin (L) and Cher Wyers at council; Photo, Mona Mattei Council approved the use of James Donaldson Park by Waterlow Audio to present the Sadies on Canada Day.

As B.C. roads are expected to be busy with the unofficial start of the summer road trip season this May long weekend, ICBC and police are asking drivers to slow down and maintain a safe speed now and ...

Fledgling Owls provide proof of nesting in Vienna Woods south of downtown Grand Forks. — Submitted photos A movement is gaining momentum among Grand Forks youth to protect and preserve the Vienna ...

I went to the local Shell the other day for snacks, yes it was a late night munchy attack, and as I was perusing the shelves for the appropriate chip a label on a bag jumped up to catch my eye – 100% ...

Emcon Services and RCMP monitor the westbound lane of Highway 3 near the Paulson Bridge after a large section of the highway slid down the bank. Photo courtesy Facebook Emcon Services Inc., ...

Kootenay Savings announced today plans to consolidate their Warfield and Trail branches. As banking habits of consumers are changing, online and mobile channel usage is rising and the number of ...

[Editor’s note: This piece was posted to the Common Sense Canadian just before Tuesday’s election, but in the wake of the surprising results, it’s more relevant now than then] Good thing most people ...

The second half of May heralds the blooms of Columbine here in south coastal BC. The flowers only appear for a couple of weeks, but it’s so worth the wait. Take a walk through the UBC Botanical ...

The hot dry weather experienced throughout the Kootenay/Columbia region has forced the Southeast Fire Centre to put the brakes on burning. The Southeast Fire Centre, effective Friday (May 22) at noon ...