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...

A proposal to expand the northwestern city boundary of Grand Forks is now off to the B.C. government for review. City council approved the submission Monday, April 15, after extensive public review. The extension would add almost 95 hectares (234 acres) to the city including land for the proposed 800-home Copper...

Ankors and the East Kootenay Network of People Who Use Drugs (EKNPUD) feel that B.C.’s drug poisoning epidemic has worsened in the years since it began. Sunday, April 14 marked the anniversary of the B.C. Government declaring a public health emergency in response to toxic drug-related deaths. EKNPUD honoured the occasion...

British Columbia achieved a major landmark yesterday (Monday), with the planting of the ten-billionth tree since provincial reforestation efforts began in 1930. The pace has picked up in recent years, with two-billion of those new seedlings planted since 2017. Forests Minister Bruce Ralston calls the program one of the province’s most...

The province says they’re ready to create an atmosphere of respect and safety for everyone as they begin Prevention of Violence Against Women week.  According to the Canadian Women’s Foundation, one woman or girl is killed every 48 hours in Canada and the cost to deal with the aftermath of...

March’s residential real estate market activity cooled in the Kootenay-Boundary during spring break and Easter vacations, according to a report by the Association of Interior Realtors. The report showed that a total of 214 residential units were sold in March, exceeding February’s 140 units sold and representing a moderate decrease...