The B.C. government has declared the end of respiratory illness season, hand in hand with the launch of its spring COVID-19 vaccine campaign.  In a press conference on Friday, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said that although COVID-19 hospitalizations have hit their lowest levels since the summer of 2020,...

Rossland residents will see a 10 per cent increase on their property tax bills this year.  The City of Rossland has released its draft 2025-2029 Five-Year Financial Plan, which outlines an approach to maintaining and improving essential services, addressing the city’s infrastructure deficit, and ensuring financial sustainability for the future.  The...

The BC General Employees’ Union has requested a provincial mediator to help resolve the Kootenay Lake Ferry labour dispute and restore service. Paul Finch, President of the BCGEU, says the union reached out to the Minister of Labour to appoint a special mediator to help resolve the ongoing job action...

ICBC is beginning to send out its $110 rebate to eligible customers. The rebates total $410 million, and applies to all personal and commercial customers who had an active eligible basic insurance policy in January of this year. “This rebate is just one small way for ICBC to give back to...

It’s now official; BC’s carbon tax will be eliminated come April 1. The province announced their plan to remove the tax earlier this month, with Premier David Eby saying they made a commitment last year to end it if the federal government removes the national tax. “With the federal government removing...

Updated- March 31 The owner of Kaslo Hotel and Stellar Heliskiing, Jason Remple, was among three men who died in an avalanche near Kaslo on March 24. The other two victims have been identified as Jeff Keenan of Whistler, B.C., and Alex Pashley of Idaho. Meanwhile, the lone survivor is 40 year...