South Okanagan, West Kootenay farm empire in receivership over $27M debt

The Dhaliwals, along with their ventures, Desert Valley Vineyard Ltd., Creston Valley Cherry Growers Ltd., H & R Orchards Ltd ...

Families, teachers push back against SD8 Indigenous education changes in Nelson schools

Parents and teachers in the West Kootenay region say students could lose trusted relationships and culturally-grounded ...

Province commits $1M to post secondary institutions in Kootenay region for training support

The Kootenay region will be receiving almost $1 million in new funding from the province to support training and capacity ...

Forest cleanup underway in Central Kootenay to help prevent future wildfire damage

A rural district in British Columbia is cleaning up its forests by removing dead wood and other debris that could help wildfires spread. The Central Kootenay Regional District says it's beginning ...
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B.C. faces DRIPA fallout, project delays and logging protests

B.C. is grappling with legal, infrastructure and environmental disputes, from a court ruling strengthening Indigenous consent requirements under DRIPA, to delayed or cancelled health projects, and ...
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B.C. government grapples with DRIPA ruling, project delays and protests

B.C.’s NDP government is contending with a trio of political flashpoints: a major court ruling enforcing Indigenous rights under DRIPA, backlash over delayed or cancelled infrastructure projects, and ...
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Surge in demand overwhelms West Kootenay immigration pilot intake

At exactly 10 a.m. on April 7, people around the world were poised in front of their computers to apply for a local immigration program. Nelson-based Local Community Immigration Pilot (LCIP) had set ...