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Watch party erupts, as Beaver Valley Little League wins Field of Dreams funding

Watch party erupts, as Beaver Valley Little League wins Field of Dreams funding

Columbia Basin Trust, Fruitvale, and Jays Care Foundation all contribute to McInnis Park upgrade
Boothroyd Indian Band conducting cultural burn in the Fraser Zone on May 2

Boothroyd Indian Band conducting cultural burn in the Fraser Zone on May 2

The cultural burn will take place with the assistance of the BC Wildfire Service
MELTDOWN: West Kootenay ski hills struggled without reliable snow fall

MELTDOWN: West Kootenay ski hills struggled without reliable snow fall

The unpredictable winter played havoc with local recreation
First Nations Leadership Council joins call for probe into lack of police prosecutions

First Nations Leadership Council joins call for probe into lack of police prosecutions

‘We are shocked and angered, and will not be backing down’ — FNLC
MELTDOWN: Low West Kootenay snowpack threatens drinking water drawn from creeks

MELTDOWN: Low West Kootenay snowpack threatens drinking water drawn from creeks

Watershed vulnerability depends on size, aspect and amount of precipitation
UPDATE: Kootenay Ferry reopens after dock damage

UPDATE: Kootenay Ferry reopens after dock damage

The ferry is closed in both directions
Grand Forks Public Learning Garden seeking green thumbs

Grand Forks Public Learning Garden seeking green thumbs

Public space has been growing since 2015
West Kootenay group petitions province to take back highway maintenance

West Kootenay group petitions province to take back highway maintenance

Public Access Protection Society has started a petition
Grand Forks Peace Gathering looks into building new peace pathways

Grand Forks Peace Gathering looks into building new peace pathways

Hundreds gather at USCC Hall to discuss how to construct peace
Grand Forks “doing everything it can” to replace trees

Grand Forks “doing everything it can” to replace trees

Concerns raised over replanting tree critical to threatened bird species