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A new recycling bin system put into place in the West Kootenay east sub-region by RDCK contractor Waste Management is getting a hard look in Nakusp.

With the carrot being stability in schools come September, the BC Teachers' Federation is holding out the stick of teachers' job action in a bid to speed up provincial contract negotiations.

Premier Christy Clark took her seat in the B.C. legislature Monday, to square off with the NDP opposition for the first time since being selected as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party.

Environment Canada’s weather monitoring made a great leap forward with last week’s visit by EC technician Chris Cowan, part of a team from Environment Canada that comes to Nakusp once a year to service the weather station at the airport.

A Latin-inspired fitness trend has enthusiasts ready to Zumba for a cause in the Arrow Lakes region. The Second Annual Zumba Block Party set for Saturday, May 28 is once again getting reinforcements from the Okanagan.

Expect a decision on the Galena Bay ferry soon.

Rare music is playing in the West Kootenays, and the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program needs the public’s help to find its sources. With its unusual “bouncing ball” frequency, the seldom-heard love song of the endangered Western screech-owl is in high breeding season in the Arrow Lakes area, said Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program spokesman Angus Glass.