Skip to content

News

Shaw restores Spokane channels to Creston

Shaw cable subscribers have likely noticed that the Spokane channels they’ve been watching for years are back on the air...
Mixed results for Creston Valley cherry crop

Mixed results for Creston Valley cherry crop

Decent crop, lousy market. That has been the sentiment of local late season cherry growers in the last week...
Teacher talks begin with arbitration

Teacher talks begin with arbitration

The B.C. Public School Employers' Association applied to the labour board for a ruling expected by Friday, saying the B.C. Teachers' Federation continues to try to negotiate provincial issues such as class size and staffing ratios at local district bargaining tables.
Tributes pour in for Jack Layton

Tributes pour in for Jack Layton

Tributes are pouring in for federal New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton, who died of cancer early Monday at age 61. Layton's death comes just months after Layton led the NDP to Official Opposition status in Canadian Parliament, a first for the party.

Another busy summer week for Creston RCMP

Creston RCMP responded to 99 calls in a typical busy summer week from Aug. 8-14, Staff Sgt. Bob Gollan said on Monday...
High school scholarship rules changed

High school scholarship rules changed

B.C.'s high school grads were leaving millions in scholarship money on the table by not writing optional final exams, so the education ministry has changed the system to make sure the aid gets to students who do well on mandatory tests.
Sirdar waterfall a location for fantasy web series

Sirdar waterfall a location for fantasy web series

The beauty of the Creston Valley has struck again, and this time it’s caught the eyes of Saskatchewan filmmakers Nils Sorenson and Leanne Schinkel...
Kootenay-Columbia MP David Willks still learning

Kootenay-Columbia MP David Willks still learning

New Kootenay-Columbia member of Parliament David Wilks has undergone “a steep learning curve” since the spring election, he told town council on Aug. 9...

Conservation officer urges Creston council to reconsider bylaw

Conservation officer Arnold Deboon implored council to reconsider a bylaw to mesh with the efforts of the Bear Aware program...
Ferry traffic down as tourists go south

Ferry traffic down as tourists go south

Tourists are lining up at U.S. border crossings instead of heading to B.C.'s favourite coastal getaways, and summer traffic on BC Ferries is down about four per cent as a result.