Interior Health has issued a drug alert for the entire region after several samples of substances sold as down, dope, tranq or fentanyl that were found to contain medetomidine, up to 15 per cent, in addition to carfentanil and benzodiazepines.
City council gave final reading to the by-law this week allowing the former West Kootenay Power substation to be put on the market, at an expected price of $229,000.
City manager Dean Trumbley says it was neither a happy decision nor one made easily, but city council feels it may be the heritage building's only hope.Â
A couple of Boundary politicians say the potential cost of a new administration office for the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary in Grand Forks make the project a non-starter.
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is now officially asking the provincial government not to abandon a rail trail between Castlegar and Midway.
At a time where rural communities are being asked to promote tourism and economic development, leaders in Christina Lake say the province has failed to maintain the infrastructure that makes it possible.Â
Local leaders and organizations in Christina Lake are sounding the alarm over the decommissioning of a 67 km stretch of the Columbia Western Rail Trail.Â
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is facing criticism after confirming his family benefited from a $10-a-day child care program his government froze to new providers.
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.
B.C.'s major political parties are pitching tax cuts, frozen auto insurance rates and education improvements as the provincial election campaign continues.
The B.C. Conservatives have dropped their Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after racist social media posts and comments appearing to support violence surfaced.
