November 2025

Not enough timber and fibre is being made available for B.C. mills, says Conservative Forestry critic and Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer, who on Friday pressured Forests Minister Ravi Parmar to change how timber and fibre is accessed in the province. The province set a goal of harvesting 45 million cubic metres of fibre annually, […]

A video of a fight between “a number of young people” that’s been circulating social media is being investigated by Lake Country RCMP. The video shows multiple teenagers punching and kicking another youth on the ground. Multiple voices are yelling in the background of the video, telling everyone to spot the violent outburst. The video

A proposed extension of an Elk Valley coal mine is getting further scrutiny from the federal government. According to a ruling from the federal Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, the Fording River coal mine north of Elkford requires further study due to the risks posed to water, wildlife and Indigenous rights. Wildsight, a local conservation

B.C. has signed a declaration along with coastal First Nation leaders calling on the federal government to uphold the North Coast tanker ban. “We call on the federal government to recognize what generations of leaders have: We need to protect our coasts in order to grow our economy,” Premier David Eby said on Wednesday (Nov.

A report from Technical Safety BC has identified a home furnace as the origin of the carbon monoxide (CO) that claimed a Castlegar man’s life earlier this year. The Castlegar Fire Department was called to a residence in the 3400 block of 4 Ave. at 10:02 a.m. on Feb. 24. When they arrived, high levels