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Betty Fox is 'seriously ill'

Betty Fox is 'seriously ill'

Betty Fox, mother of the late Terry Fox, the Canadian hero from Port Coquitlam, is seriously ill, according to a statement posted today on the Terry Fox Foundation website.
Geocaching trend hits West Kootenays

Geocaching trend hits West Kootenays

Geocaching, the grown-up game of locating hidden stashes in far-flung regions around the world, has hit the Kootenays.
Yale treaty ratified despite protests

Yale treaty ratified despite protests

New Denver woman identified as victim of fatal Burton accident

Authorities have released the name of the 44-year-old passenger killed in Monday's one-vehicle accident in Burton.
Group forms to work towards Beaton Arm fixed-point crossing to replace Galena Bay ferry

Group forms to work towards Beaton Arm fixed-point crossing to replace Galena Bay ferry

A newly organized effort to secure a fixed-point crossing at Galena Bay is taking wing just as talk of a new ferry for the Galena Bay-Shelter Bay is on the table.
Issues raised on new recycling bins in Nakusp

Issues raised on new recycling bins in Nakusp

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.
First shots over the bow in B.C. teacher talks

First shots over the bow in B.C. teacher talks

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.
Elbows up as legislature winds down

Elbows up as legislature winds down

Clark takes her seat in B.C. legislature

Clark takes her seat in B.C. legislature

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.
Millions of HST ballots ready to mail

Millions of HST ballots ready to mail