Evacuation Alert issued for properties at the mouth of creek near Riondel
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued an Evacuation Alert for four properties at the mouth of Tam O’Shanter Creek near Riondel. The RDCK made the announcement in a media release Monday. "Residents reported dirty water in Tam O’Shanter Creek and a helicopter flyover with RDCK, MFLNRO, and MOTI staff this afternoon...
UPDATED: RCMP suspends search for missing Crawford Bay teacher
Creston RCMP has confirmed that the search for missing person Alvin Dunic of Crawford Bay, BC, has been suspended. The decision came Sunday afternoon (June 4) following seven days of extensive search efforts said RCMP Cpl Dan Moskaluk in a media release. "Over the weekend, a total of 14 Search and Rescue Teams with 87 SAR...
First pitch at GFI right around corner
The Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament is an event that has seen its share of major leaguers go through the event and onto bigger and better careers. The likes of Canadian star Larry Walker, John Olerud of the Toronto Blue Jays, Scott Hatteberg and pitcher Tim Lincecum. Later this month, June 27-July 2 at James...
Christina Lake Clean-Up Day a Success
The 17th annual Christina Lake Clean-Up Day event, held May 27, was a great success with more than 35 volunteers walking the roadways during the morning and collected approximately 50 bags of trash around the community. Most of the garbage was collected along the highway, even though a section of the highway had to be missed...
Premier Christy clark issues statement on death of Castlegar woman in London terror attack
Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement on the death of a British Columbian in yesterday's attack in London: "Yesterday, terrorists carried out several attacks in the heart of London. One of the victims was from British Columbia. "The individuals who carry out these acts of hate want to change us. They want to ...
Family issues release about Castlegar terrorist victim; requests privacy at this time
Castlegar woman, 30-year-old Christine Archibald, was the Canadian killed in the London Bridge terror attack Saturday night. Today, in front of Castlegar City Hall, long-time family friend Patrick Audet released this statement from her family. “We grieve the loss of our beautiful, loving daughter and sister. She had room in...
Rivers lower than this year's peak
The latest forecast for the Granby River shows river levels lower than this year’s peak. RDKB reactivated our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) yesterday in reaction to the forecasted Granby, West Kettle and Kettle River levels. "This morning, the forecast models have been reduced to levels below those experienced in early...
Thieves targeting unlocked vehicles/homes in Warfield
Unlocked vehicles are being targeted by thieves in Warfield, according to RCMP Cpl. Devon Reid. "On June 2, Trail RCMP received 13 reports of theft from unoccupied motor vehicles in the Warfield area," Reid said in a press release early Friday afternoon. "In each case, police were advised that the target vehicles had been...
Trail`s Gyro Park closed due to dangerously high water levels
The City of Trail has closed the Gyro Park beach area and the sidewalk along the beach due to extremely high water. The City will keep the area closed until further notice and we strongly advise Gyro Park-goers not to access this area until we advise it is safe to do so. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding and ...
BC School Sports rules against Wolves costing team chance to play in provincials
While other teams in the province had the chance to fight it out for bragging rights on the pitch at respective Girl’s Soccer Provincial Tournaments, the Grand Forks Wolves had their season unceremoniously ended in the boardroom after BC School Sports ruled the team used ineligible players. The Wolves thought they would be ...
