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Trail military exercises provide crucial training

Exercise Sapper Crucible: ‘The nuts and bolts of what a soldier is’

U.S. Court upholds Teck ruling

Teck appealed a previous decision that the company must pay $8.25 million in the Tribes’ court costs

Threatened species found nesting at Teck Trail

Canadian data collected from 1968 to 2005 show an 80 per cent decline of the Common Nighthawk

Castlegar Cannabis bylaws one step closer

COUNCIL BRIEFS: New loader for airport, dog park ponds to be filled, support for Day of Peace

Lost sheep returned to the fold — stolen sculpture reappears

The Castlegar Sculpturewalk sculpture was reported missing Tuesday.

Trail bus line readies to takeover Kelowna run

Silver City Stage Lines must have a booking site up by Sept. 30; two vehicles activated by Oct. 26

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Canadian tobacco exec pushes back against vaping health concerns

A warning from Interior Health about the unknown health risks of vaping is getting a partial rebuke

Ministry of Agriculture commits $300,000 to help B.C. farmers obtain land

B.C. Land Matching Program supports access to affordable farmland for young farmers

Art thieves nab Castlegar statue

Desert Big Horn part of Castlegar Sculpturewalk collection.

More burning prohibitions rescinded in southeast B.C.

Category 2 and 3 fires will be permitted in Southeast Fire Centre as of 1p.m. on Wednesday.

Syringa fires under control

After more than a month, the Syringa Fire Complex is not expected to grow any larger.

Trail wildfire re-surfaces need for second hospital road

” … the second access is seen to be an important improvement,” said Trail Mayor Mike Martin.

B.C. parents leery of HPV cervical cancer vaccine

Provincial registration uptake among lowest in Canada

Cops For Kids’ southeast B.C. tour rolls on

Annual RCMP fundraiser will see 34 cyclists ride 1,000 kilometres raising funds

Gardening champ wants to show off the Kootenays’ bounty

Pass Creek Fall Fair runs Sept. 22, 23

Evacuation alerts rescinded for three fires near Castlegar

Renata remains under alert however

Winlaw preemie survives smoky birth

GoFundMe Campaign started for West Kootenay family with preemie baby.

Nelson to set up emergency management centre

Fire chief Len MacCharles will write a plan and set up an office

UPDATE: At least a dozen names on the Castlegar ballot

But regional district, school district races quiet so far

Aggressive wildfire near Trail hospital suspected to be human-caused

The 9-1-1 came into Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue shortly after 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11