The 2024 Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) convention concluded on Sunday, giving local government officials a chance to network and learn from each other. The event was held in Radium Hot Springs, with representation from all parts of the Kootenays. Cranbrook Council member Lynnette Wray said it was...

A new round of climate action funding encourages local governments to attempt larger projects. The province announced earlier this week that they will provide nearly $72 million through the Local Government Climate Action Program, a program aiming to help local communities lower emissions, turn to clean-energy sources and prepare for...

Emergency services have responded to an electrical substation fire in Midway, west of Grand Forks, this morning, April 23. Fortis BC Chief Communications Officer Nicole Brown said that they became aware of the blaze just before 7 a.m. Tuesday morning. Brown said originally, roughly 1,000 customers in Midway, Greenwood and the...

Interior Health has issued a drug advisory for the West Kootenay. Drug checking has detected high amounts of fluorofentanyl and benzodiazepines that have been associated with higher overdose risk, amnesia, and heavy sedation. Antione Marcheterre, Drug Checking lead for Interior Health says these drugs are more unpredictable, withe less known about...

The BC Ball Hockey Association has been suspended, after an alleged sex offender was identified on its board of directors. “The presence of an alleged convicted criminal and alleged sex offender within BCBHA’s directorship is unacceptable and incompatible with the safety and values CBHA strives to ensure within the sports...

Fully self-driving cars are now banned in BC, but there weren’t any for sale yet, anyway. Changes to the Motor Vehicle Act took effect this month, banning all vehicles with self-driving capabilities at level three or above. That would affect cars that can drive themselves without human input, and there...