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Kootenay Boundary’s first baby of 2017 arrived Tuesday

Kootenay Boundary’s first baby of 2017 arrived Tuesday

Keira Mackenzie Dowkes of Grand Forks was the first baby born in 2017 at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH).
Public input results show Rossland taxpayers don’t suggest tax decrease

Public input results show Rossland taxpayers don’t suggest tax decrease

Not a single Rossland resident surveyed suggested reducing taxes over the next four years.
Power usage reaches all time high with B.C. cold snap

Power usage reaches all time high with B.C. cold snap

BC Hydro expects demand to remain high as long as mercury stays below zero

Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Directed Funds bolster 10 Lower Columbia initiatives

The $600,000 earmarked for Lower Columbia Community Directed Funds by the Columbia Basin Trust was distributed between 10 initiatives.
Pedestrian struck and killed on Robson Access Rd. in Castlegar

Pedestrian struck and killed on Robson Access Rd. in Castlegar

Male pedestrian killed in Castlegar while walking on Robson Access Rd. in the early morning hours of Wednesday.
Modest increase expected in Rossland property assessments

Modest increase expected in Rossland property assessments

Rossland property owners will get off lighter than many of their Kootenay neighbours once the 2017 tax assessments arrive in the mail.
VIDEO: Gambling and drug addicts share similar brain activity: UBC study

VIDEO: Gambling and drug addicts share similar brain activity: UBC study

Evidence suggests the same treatment for heroin addiction and alcoholism could be the same for gambling disorder.
New year, new camping reservation system in B.C.

New year, new camping reservation system in B.C.

Starting Jan. 2, campsites can booked around the clock, four months in advance.
Lucas and Olivia 2016’s top baby names so far in B.C.

Lucas and Olivia 2016’s top baby names so far in B.C.

Preliminary numbers have them beating out 2015’s Oliver and Emma
SD20 board elects new representatives to BCPSEA and BCSTA

SD20 board elects new representatives to BCPSEA and BCSTA

School District 20's board chose new representatives to the BC Public School Employers’ Association and the BC School Trustees Association.