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I've lived almost my entire life within about 100 miles of the Canadian border and always spent as much time up north as possible. Of...

First Nations are asking for the return of the salmon to the entire Columbia River system as part of the Columbia River Treaty negotiations, including the upper portion of the Arrow Lakes, in order to reclaim their culture. In a Zoom meeting on May 16 for the latest installment of the Columbia River Treaty negotiations, Chief Keith Crow of the Smelqmix, Lower Similkameen

A former Napier councillor acquitted of murdering his second wife, is now asking Canada's Supreme Court to formally exonerate him A former Napier councillor acquitted of murdering his second wife, is now asking Canada's Supreme Court to formally exonerate him 9 February 2021 Peter Beckett's wife Laura Lett-Beckett, drowned in 2010 in Canada's Upper Arrow Lake. He was arrested a year later and convicted of murder, before the charge was thrown out. Beckett is now asking the Supreme Court to find him not guilty once and for all. It comes after the Crown lodged an appeal against his convictio...

by Contributor on Tuesday January 12 2021 Dean Fancy holds a giant Bull Trout caught in Kootenay Lake during the Christmas holiday season. — Photo courtesy Reel Adventures Sportfishing Happy New Year Everyone. And welcome to a better year to come. In looking at back at 2020, we can reflect and focus on the positive.  While we didn’t have much work during the first half of the year, we made up for it in the second half.  We’d like to thank our locals for supporting our company and helping to keep us in business. Starting from January to March we didn’t hav...

Laura Letts-Beckett drowned in Upper Arrow Lake near Revelstoke on Aug. 18, 2010, while the couple was out for an evening boat ride. No one witnessed the drowning and there is no physical evidence linking Beckett to his wife’s death. Prosecutors have alleged he killed Letts-Beckett out of greed, hoping to cash in on life insurance payouts and her teachers’ pension. Beckett was arrested and charged with his wife’s murder in August 2011 and he had been in custody since then prior to Friday’s release. Beckett stood trial twice in B.C. Supreme Court for the murder of his wife — once ...