West Kootenay gets online Neighbourhood Watch
The West Kootenay now has its own Neighbourhood Watch community on Facebook. It was originally just Castlegar Neighbourhood Watch, but the page creator changed the name to provide a wider range and more resources for those using the page – and it already has 375 followers, 336 of whom joined the page just in the past week. ...
New Skydrone Training & Services coming to GF
The City of Grand Forks is the only certified airport in British Columbia and one of two in Canada to provide advanced training and certification in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Skydrone UAV Services in partnership with Western Aviation Services, is operating out of the Grand Forks airport under a Special Flight Operations...
Two new exhibits coming to gallery 2 Aug. 22
Aug. 22nd will be a busy day for Gallery 2 with the opening of two new exhibits featuring artists, Susan Andrews Grace, and Sonja Gartner. Gartner, a self-taught painter, explores the complexity and spirituality of Mandalas, geometric figures that represent the universe in Hinduism and Buddhism. “There is something inherently...
Gallery 2 to host Jordan Bennett exhibition
Gallery 2 is pleased to announce it is hosting works by world class, Canadian artist, Jordan Bennett starting Aug. 26th. Bennett, from Mi’kmaq heritage and Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland, has had exhibitions around the world featuring his multi-disciplinary visual arts. Venues such as The Museum of Art and Design, NYC,...
Smoke in valley coming from Sitkum Creek fire
Smoke from the Sitkum Creek wildfire on the north shore of Kootenay Lake will continue to be visible in nearby areas, as combustible material within the fire's perimeter continues to burn. The smoke is emanating from pockets of unburned fuel well within the fire's secure containment lines. Depending on local weather conditions,...
Taking Action on a Plan to Boost the Kootenay Economy
An initiative to enhance the regional workforce and strengthen the economy in the Columbia Basin-Boundary has been launched. The Kootenay Workforce Development (KWD) is a two-year project that builds on the recommendations of the Kootenay Regional Skills Training Plan that came out of stakeholder roundtables conducted between...
Fruitvale fire sends three to hospital, crews cater to critters
Three people were sent to hospital after a house fire in Fruitvale last night, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Chief Terry Martin. He said the call came in at 6:03 p.m. to attend 21 Duncan Avenue. “The cause was an unattended pot of grease that was left on the stove,” Martin said. “The fire was contained to a...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: No stress book returns while travelling; 'Other F Words'
Are you going to visit somewhere else in BC this summer? Worried that your library books are going to come up due while you are away? Well have no fear because you are able to return your materials borrowed from the Grand Forks & District Public Library to any other public library in BC, and they will make sure that it ...
Man dead after colliding with cow on Hwy 3
A Cranbook man (58) has died on Hwy 3 and Eholt Road (near Wilgress Lake) after colliding his motorcycle with a domestic cow around 10:40 p.m, Aug. 10. His motorcycle was in the fast lane, heading east and passing a slower moving vehicle when he struck the cow on the highway, He was pronounced dead at the Grand Forks Hospital....
Boundary Trans-Canada Trail Partnership Agreement Signed
Celia Evanson, president of Trails to the Boundary Society (TTTBS) and Tennessee Trent, the acting provincial trails manager for MFLNRO Recreation Sites and Trails BC signed the Partnership Agreement between the Province of British Columbia and the Trails to the Boundary Society. The partnership agreement is official as of...