Water bottling plant closes its doors; 19 people out of work

By David F. Rooney Nineteen people have found themselves jobless as a result of a “very difficult decision” by the Ice River Springs Water Company...

Constituents don’t want another federal election

This summer I took the opportunity to travel to every area of Kootenay Columbia, talking to my constituents, taking pictures with them hard at...

A message for Victoria: No HST in BC!

By David F. Rooney Can public protest derail the BC Liberals' plan to impose its wildly unpopular Harmonized Sales Tax next year? Vanessa Smith believes it...

New Moon Over Mackenzie was a hit… albeit a little damp

By David F. Rooney While there as no way to accurately quantify the number of people who came downtown for Saturday's New Moon Over Mackenzie...

Un-empathetic government cuts funding for Roots of Empathy program

By David F. Rooney The provincial government has cancelled its funding for Roots of Empathy (ROE) programs that bring babies into classrooms to help teach...

The on-air life’s a blast with CKCR’s Steve Smith

By David F. Rooney He’s opinionated, fun, cares about the community and plays a mean guitar. He is DJ Steve Smith and he’s coming to...