Evacuation alert implemented in Moyie Lake area
In the interest of public safety, the Regional District of East Kootenay has implemented an evacuation alert for the Moyie Lake area, effective at 8 a.m. on Aug. 31. The Lamb Creek wildfire is located about five kilometres northwest of the community of Moyie and 18 kilometres southwest of Cranbrook. This 60-hectare wildfire...
Accident on Hwy 3A sends two to hospital with minor injuries
A two-vehicle collision caused a brief closure of Hwy 3A this morning, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Brett Turner. “A vehicle was turning left onto Hwy 3A off of Glade Ferry Road toward Castlegar, and was struck by a northbound vehicle, resulting in a T-bone collision,” Turner said. “It caused extensive damage to the...
Smoky Skies Bulletin amended for Boundary, West Kootenay
Smoke from wildfires in BC and south of the 49th parallel has forced Environment Canada to amend the area covered by the Smoky Skies Bulletin that was last updated on Monday August 28 due to changing conditions. The Areas now covered by this Bulletin includes Arrow Lakes - Slocan Lake, Boundary, West and East Kootenay, Elk ...
Robson Volunteer Fire Department to Host 4th Annual Firefighter Games to Raise Funds for Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Join Robson Fire Fighters on Labour Day Long Weekend, Sept. 2 and 3, as they host the fourth annual Firefighter Games in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. Be sure to attend this FREE family friendly event that will kick off with opening ceremonies at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Fairgrounds. ...
Play Clean Go helps stop spread of invasive species
Summer is such a fun time of year to get out and spend some time in nature with many great activities to do in the Boundary. We share this world with a myriad of other plants and animals. Most of them are native to the Boundary but there is growing concern about invasive species. Invasive species are non-native and have ...
River Talk: The Columbia River Treaty and the Free Trade of Water
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has been researching and writing about the history and politics of water in the upper Columbia Basin since 2005. Her book on the Columbia River Treaty, A River Captured, was released in 2016. Recently, her travelling exhibit on the Columbia River Treaty, curated for Touchstones Nelson, won a national...
West Kootenay Conference attracts speakers committed to renewable energy
The West Kootenay EcoSociety is hosting the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Conference in Castlegar at the Community Complex on (Thursday to Saturday) September 7-9. Inspiring and knowledgeable municipal leaders from Canadian cities that have committed to transition to 100% renewable energy in their community energy ...
20,000 days of nature conservation
At the end of this summer, Wednesday (August 30 2017), the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) will mark exactly 20,000 days of conservation. This milestone provides an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the work done by NCC and our partners each day, and the conservation we need to accomplish in the 20,000 days to come....
Wildfire closes Highway 33 east of Kelowna
DriveBC is reporting Highway 33 20 kilometres east of Kelowna is closed due to an out of control wildfire just north of the community of Joe Rich. "Highway 33 closed in Kelowna due to forest fire," the DriveBC website said. "Closure extends from Big White Rd for Northbound traffic and SB closed at Gallagher Rd. Big White...
Herbivore’s hope for legitimacy goes up in smoke as city denies business licence application
The “law of the land” has once again denied a business licence for one of the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries after the city revisited an earlier decision to not support what it considered an illegal activity. Council reconsidered the application from Herbivore Cannabis Inc. in a public hearing on Aug. 21 for a business...
