News Items tag as: Kootenays

iN PHOTOS: Exploring a 125-year-old shipwreck in BC's Kootenay Lake
September 10, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The BC Interior isn’t really known for its shipwrecks, but a diver managed to capture some images of the intact remnants of a tragic shipwreck in the Kootenays.
Top ten excuses BC RCMP officers get from driver's with no insurance
January 22, 2024 - 2:30 PM

After a massive string of fines for drivers without insurance in the Kootenays, the BC RCMP's Highway Patrol has compiled the top ten terrible excuses it gets from drivers without insurance.
BC's Fairmont Hot Springs has been sold
June 16, 2023 - 8:24 AM

BC's Fairmont Hot Springs Resort — with Canada’s largest mineral hot springs, a hotel, golf courses, ski hill and more — has been sold.
Cat survives serious injuries after getting caught in trap in the East Kootenays
February 23, 2023 - 12:08 PM
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A cat caught in an animal trap was found down a remote logging road in the East Kootenays and good Samaritans brought it to a B.C. SPCA shelter for care.
Student makes social media threat against Kootenay school, RCMP get involved
June 18, 2022 - 11:15 AM

A Kootenay student will not be returning to class for the remainder of the school year after threatening a local school.
Original Nikola Tesla technology in this rural Kootenay community can be used to power your electric car
March 13, 2022 - 2:25 PM

More than 100-year-old Nikola Tesla technology supplying power to a rural B.C. community can also supply power to electric cars named after the inventor of the alternating current motor.
Kootenay hospital healthcare worker allegedly assaulted by teen
January 09, 2022 - 1:04 PM

The Trail RCMP is investigating after a healthcare worker was allegedly assaulted earlier this month while on duty at the Trail hospital.
RCMP investigating series of suspicious fires near Salmo
July 27, 2021 - 1:53 PM

A series of suspicious fires are being investigated by the RCMP after investigators determined they may have been deliberately set.
Vernon urging province to consider no-cost contraceptives in B.C.
February 20, 2021 - 4:30 PM

Vernon is asking the province to consider no-cost contraceptives and other municipalities are following suite.
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League cancels season
February 06, 2021 - 6:00 PM

Following the provincial health officer's extension on COVID-19 restructions, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has cancelled its 2020/21 regular season and playoffs.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

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