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Lost Kootenays: A portal into our past

On Air Jensen Shields - May 13, 2021

What started off as a Facebook group, Lost Kootenays has now evolved into an upcoming book that will be released this fall. Co-authored by Greg Nesteoff and Eric Brighton, the...

Supreme Court of Canada decision validates the existence of “extinct” Sinixt peoples

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - April 23, 2021

In a landmark Supreme Court of Canada case, a majority agreed that moving to live in the American part of their ancestral territory did not prevent the Lakes Tribe...

More than 100 cases of COVID-19 variants confirmed in Interior Health

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - April 12, 2021

Covid-19 Variants of concern are in B.C. with 4,111 reported so far. As of April 9th, 60 cases of COVID-19 Variant B.1.1.7 derived from the United Kingdom were confirmed in...

Snowfall Warning in effect for Highway 3 through Kootenay Pass

Road Report Jensen Shields - April 7, 2021

Heavy snow is expected to blanket areas along Highway 3 from the Kootenay Pass to the Paulson Summit Wednesday evening and into Thursday morning. According to Environment Canada, a frontal...

Interior Health coordinating special vaccine rollout for remote communities

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - March 24, 2021

Rural and remote communities in Interior Health will have a different vaccine rollout system compared to larger towns and cities. For example, residents in Kaslo 18 years and older may...

Partnerships with CBT to determine future for Creston’s grain elevators

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - March 16, 2021

Creston's iconic grain elevators are on a path toward restoration, but one will take considerably more work and funding than the other. The project is headed by the elevators' owner,...

Kootenay Pass closed for avalanche control Thursday afternooon

Road Report Jensen Shields - March 4, 2021

The mountain pass along Highway 3 will be closed for avalanche control work starting at 12:00 pm PST on Thursday. The Kootenay Pass will be closed from then until about...

Kootenay Pass closed for avalanche control Saturday from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm MST

Road Report Jensen Shields - February 25, 2021

Avalanche control activity is planned between the East and West Avalanche Gates on Saturday, Feb 27th from 12:00 p.m until 4:00 p.m. MST. An alternate route is available from Nelson...

Snowfall Warning in effect for Kootenay Pass

Road Report Jensen Shields - February 24, 2021

A Snowfall Warning is in effect in the West Kootenay along Highway 3 from the Paulson Summit to the...

Military exercise helping restore Lower Kootenay Band wetlands

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - February 17, 2021

Troops, trucks and explosions in the Creston Valley? This is only a drill. On February 20th, soldiers primarily from 44...

Rossland City Hall breached by man armed with bow

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - January 26, 2021

A man armed with a bow and arrow allegedly pushed his way through Rossland City Hall staff on Tuesday...

B.C. shifting gears toward vaccine first dose as supply stagnates

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - January 25, 2021

British Columbia will focus on delivering the first dose of COVID-19 vaccines rather than administering the second dose. Provincial Health...

KIJHL restart date pushed to February 5th

Sports Jensen Shields - January 8, 2021

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) has extended the season’s postponement. Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Thursday that the...

IH reports 7 COVID-19 deaths in 72 hours

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - December 21, 2020

Seven people were lost to COVID-19 in Interior Health over the last three days. By far the largest spike in...

Interior Heath reports 66 new cases of COVID-19 bringing active case count to 809

Uncategorized Jensen Shields - December 17, 2020

B.C. notched another 673 new cases of COVID-19, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 44,776 cases across...

KIJHL regular season postponed until 2021

Sports Jensen Shields - December 4, 2020

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League will not be having any regular-season games for the rest of 2020. “In light...

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