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West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District Board: Funding hospital equipment and capital projects in our region

The West Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital District (WKBRHD) plays a vital role in shaping the future of health care across ...
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Fire at Universal Ostrich Farm under investigation, birds get stay of execution from Canada's top court

The BC RCMP’s presence at the Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, BC is ongoing, at the request of the Canadian Food ...
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Precautionary Boil Water Notice issued for the West Robson Water System

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) issued a precautionary Boil Water Notice for users on the West Robson Water ...
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The salmon are coming home: Historic return to the Columbia River

The Bringing the Salmon Home Initiative, led by the Syilx Okanagan, Secwépemc, and Ktunaxa Nations, in partnership with the ...
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Column: Polar Geoengineering Experiments

Because the fossil fuel industry and its supporters have done everything they can to stall needed solutions to the climate ...
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Canadian postal workers hit the picket lines after government announces sweeping changes

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has declared a nationwide strike at Canada Post effective immediately in response ...
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BCWF agrees with Public Safety Minister, gun buyback is bad policy

The B.C. Wildlife Federation is pleased by the Public Safety Minister’s admission that the federal firearms buyback program is flawed policy, but we are perplexed that it will proceed, nonetheless.
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Celebrate BC Rivers Day with a Community Cleanup of Cottonwood Creek

In celebration of BC Rivers Day, Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FoKLSS), in partnership with Living Lakes Canada (LLC), invites the Nelson community to join a streamside cleanup ...
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BC RCMP’s role in the enforcement of Canadian Food Inspection Agency Warrant to Search the Universal Ostrich Farm

On Sept. 3, 2025, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) applied for and was granted a Warrant to Search the Universal Ostrich Farm property located in Edgewood, BC. Due to the ongoing protest ...
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UPDATE: Proposed ostrich cull spawns threats of violence against businesses that may be associated with CFIA

The BC RCMP has been made aware of escalating threats of violence directed towards businesses or suspected businesses associated with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) lawful Warrant to ...