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Sunday dinner at the Iachetta house must have been extra tasty after Alexx Iachetta hauled in a six-pound rainbow trout from the Columbia River in Trail. The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries in North America and the Pacific Ocean in Asia. Photo: Submitted

Teenager tussles with huge trout from Trail rivershore

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Sunday dinner at the Iachetta house must have been extra tasty after Alexx Iachetta hauled in a six-pound rainbow trout from the Columbia River in Trail. The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries in North America and the Pacific Ocean in Asia. Photo: Submitted
Photo courtesy Creston Community Forest

Creston Community Forest to mark National Forest Week

Celebration to showcase B.C.’s Natural Treasures in the Creston Valley Sept. 17-23.

  • Sep 18, 2023
Photo courtesy Creston Community Forest
RCMP say the body of a Castlegar man has been found near a truck that went down a steep embankment. File photo

Castlegar man dead after truck goes into embankment

The vehicle was located near a forest service road

RCMP say the body of a Castlegar man has been found near a truck that went down a steep embankment. File photo
Pass Creek Fall Fair 2022 Photos: Jennifer Small

Pass Creek Fall Fair taking place this weekend in Castlegar

Shooting Star Amusements will also be at the fair grounds offering a variety of carnival rides

Pass Creek Fall Fair 2022 Photos: Jennifer Small
Campground bylaw updates were a hot topic of discussion as council had several questions over a proposed winter caretaker, security, costs and fees. Gazette file photo

Grand Forks campground bylaw updates prove hot topic

Councillors trade thoughts on proposed winter caretaker, costs and cancellation fees

Campground bylaw updates were a hot topic of discussion as council had several questions over a proposed winter caretaker, security, costs and fees. Gazette file photo
City council approved a temporary use permit to allow Southfield Real Estate, Ltd. to crush material on property it owns on Donaldson Drive for future development, but extended it to compensate for shorter work days. 
Photo: Laurie Tritschler

Grand Forks City Council approves crushing permit for land development

Southfield Real Estate planning on remediating and developing old rail yard

City council approved a temporary use permit to allow Southfield Real Estate, Ltd. to crush material on property it owns on Donaldson Drive for future development, but extended it to compensate for shorter work days. 
Photo: Laurie Tritschler
The roof of the Salmo Hotel caught fire Friday afternoon. Salmo RCMP say the fire is now out and no one was injured, although the building has sustained significant damage. Photo: Submitted

UPDATED: Fire destroys roof of Salmo Hotel

Response crews quickly put out the fire

The roof of the Salmo Hotel caught fire Friday afternoon. Salmo RCMP say the fire is now out and no one was injured, although the building has sustained significant damage. Photo: Submitted
Hunters have several locations to drop off heads of harvested deer as part of the B.C. government monitoring program for chronic wasting disease. Photo: Sam Fait

Monitoring for Chronic Wasting Disease ongoing in Boundary and Kootenay regions

Hunters have several locations to drop off heads for testing

Hunters have several locations to drop off heads of harvested deer as part of the B.C. government monitoring program for chronic wasting disease. Photo: Sam Fait
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is pushing the province for community planning that considers the cumulative impacts of logging and other development, especially as they impact water. Photo: Veronica Dudarev/ Unsplash

RDCK to press province on water protection and planning

Resolution will be taken to upcoming Union of BC Municipalities conference

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is pushing the province for community planning that considers the cumulative impacts of logging and other development, especially as they impact water. Photo: Veronica Dudarev/ Unsplash
Fire concerns over a proposed Tesla charging stations was brought up during a public hearing on Sept. 11.
Gazette file photo

Hazard concerns raised over Grand Forks charging stations

Fire breaks requested during public hearing over proposed Tesla stations

Fire concerns over a proposed Tesla charging stations was brought up during a public hearing on Sept. 11.
Gazette file photo
Castlegar RCMP Detachment is “adequately resourced,” according to Sgt. Monty Taylor. Photo: Google Street View

Castlegar mayor responds to coroner’s inquest recommendation

An inquest into a 2015 police-shooting death in Castlegar was held in August

Castlegar RCMP Detachment is “adequately resourced,” according to Sgt. Monty Taylor. Photo: Google Street View
Kyley Gagnon is seen here on the floating home she owns on Kootenay Lake. The forestry ministry wants to evict her. Photo: Submitted

Facing eviction, Kootenay mom living on floating home pleads for reprieve

She says she’ll be left homeless if the forestry ministry removes her home from Kootenay Lake

Kyley Gagnon is seen here on the floating home she owns on Kootenay Lake. The forestry ministry wants to evict her. Photo: Submitted
The Parkbusters, a blend of Kootenay Robusters (in pink and black) and Parkland Dragon Boat Racing Club members from Edmonton (white and green), gather for a photo. The women raced together at the Penticton Dragon Boat festival on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10. With an average age of 63 they proved that dragon boating is a lifetime sport and you’re never too old to have fun. Photo: A random paddler walking by

Kootenay dragon boaters paddle in Penticton to celebrate end of season

Robusters would never let a detail like too few members get in the way of a competition

The Parkbusters, a blend of Kootenay Robusters (in pink and black) and Parkland Dragon Boat Racing Club members from Edmonton (white and green), gather for a photo. The women raced together at the Penticton Dragon Boat festival on Sept. 9 and Sept. 10. With an average age of 63 they proved that dragon boating is a lifetime sport and you’re never too old to have fun. Photo: A random paddler walking by
Grand Forks’ Payton Maffioli shows off the design she created for the Selkirk College Orange Shirt Day campaign. Submitted Photo

Grand Forks resident’s design featured for college’s Orange Shirt Day

Payton Maffioli’s design honours Metis roots

  • Sep 13, 2023
Grand Forks’ Payton Maffioli shows off the design she created for the Selkirk College Orange Shirt Day campaign. Submitted Photo
Selkirk College Castlegar campus. File photo

Selkirk College vocational faculty contract ratified

Three-year contract for Selkirk College faculty ratified by Post-Secondary Employers’ Association

Selkirk College Castlegar campus. File photo
The Nelson cemetery. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
The Nelson cemetery. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
WeCanId Ride pedalling through Sandpoint, Idaho on Sept. 11. Photo: WeCanId

130 Rotarian cyclists pedalling through West Kootenay this week

WaCanId Ride is a partnership of the International Selkirk Loop and Rotary Clubs of District 5080

WeCanId Ride pedalling through Sandpoint, Idaho on Sept. 11. Photo: WeCanId
An unidentified pilot landed his plane on Highway 6 on Monday. Photo: Markus Herzig

Pilot lands plane on Highway 6 after engine failure

No one injured in incident north of Salmo

An unidentified pilot landed his plane on Highway 6 on Monday. Photo: Markus Herzig
Callum Ziefflie, Danae Damery, Aleena Ziefflie and Kiana Ziefflie represented the Creston Wave at  BCSSA Swim Provincials in Nanaimo in August.

Creston Wave rolls into provincials

Four swimmers compete at BCSSA championships; Callum Ziefflie breaks 22-year-old B.C. record

Callum Ziefflie, Danae Damery, Aleena Ziefflie and Kiana Ziefflie represented the Creston Wave at  BCSSA Swim Provincials in Nanaimo in August.
Earthquake damage in Marrakesh, Morocco. Photo: Doug Jones

‘It was terrifying’: Nelson resident recalls Morocco earthquake

Fiona Richards says the country needs tourist dollars to survive

Earthquake damage in Marrakesh, Morocco. Photo: Doug Jones