The West Kootenay region is lagging behind in its snowpack, according to the first B.C. River Forecast Centre’s snow ...

The BC SPCA says it has seized 40 dogs from a West Kootenay sled-dog operation. According to the animal rescue society, the dogs were seized on Feb. 16 after animal protection officers executed a ...

A Royal Canadian Geographical Society-supported expedition has added to the inventory of known caves in a little-explored region It all started with a simple question: is there unexplored karst in the ...

To get up the steep mountain slopes in the backcountry near New Denver, B.C., skiers and snowboarders spend strenuous hours using special gear to ski upwards toward the reward of one untouched run ...

While BC public health officials say they hope the omicron variant of COVID is about to run out of steam in the province, as it has started to do worldwide, there was no sign of it slowing down in the ...

CANAL FLATS, British Columbia, October 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today marks an important milestone for Saint-Gobain Canada’s CertainTeed Kootenay West Gypsum Mine, as the site completed the final ...

The bodies of two missing West Kootenay, B.C., teen siblings have been found by an RCMP dive team. The Fruitvale brother and sister, aged 15 and 18, were riding in the back passenger seats of a ...

In 2013: NDP incumbent Katrine Conroy won her third term by a huge margin, 63 per cent-21 per cent. In 2009: Conroy thumped BC Liberal candidate Brenda Binnie by over 8,000 votes, 67-22 per cent, the ...

This arrested blockader and others attempted to prevent logging of an island of unprotected forest at the north end of Kootenay Lake. Photo by Louis Bockner. After spending weeks at the soggy blockade ...

A motorist turns around after attempting to drive up a snow and ice covered hill in Vancouver on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Environment Canada says heavy snowfall is expected in areas of British ...

In advance of the 2017 B.C. election, we'll be profiling all 87 electoral districts in the province. Here is Kootenay West, one of four ridings in the Kootenays — and one that will likely be decided ...

The Kootenay West Gypsum Mine located near Canal Flats, B.C., near the border of Alberta, is an expansion investment by Saint-Gobain to try and ensure a quality supply chain of raw material for its ...