RDKB advises residents to stay well clear of rising waters as snow melt accelerates rivers
In a media release, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Operations Centre said staff are continuing to track river and creek levels daily from Big White to Champion Lakes as snowmelt accelerates with warmer weather and rain. The RDKB said forecasts peg the regional snowpack is currently at 122% of normal....
Canada Post warns of delivery delays due to 'Christmas-level parcel volumes'
With many Canadians isolating at home and shopping more online, Canada Post is now processing and delivering parcels at levels only experienced during the busiest weeks of the Christmas season. We are working hard to respond in a responsible manner, putting the safety of our people, and the communities we serve, first. Canada...
Boundary Region COVID-19 Update
People all over the globe are doing their best to flatten the curve as the world continues to deal with Coronavirus COVID-19. BC saw a spike in the numbers Wednesday, as 71 more COVID-19 cases were confirmed raising the total in BC at 1,795 cases in British Columbia, with 153 reported in Interior Health. IH also reported its...
RDKB lowers flags to recognize Nova Scotia shooting victims
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has lowered flags to half-mast at its Trail and Grand Forks offices in response to the country's worst-ever mass shooting that took place near Portapique, Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19. “On behalf of the our board of directors and staff, I want to express our sadness and shock at...
Boundary Region COVID-19 Update
BCers, including citizens in the Boundary region, are doing their best to flatten the curve as the globe continues to deal with Coronavirus COVID-19. Recent figures have BC Total confirmed cases in BC at 1,647 with 150 reported in Interior Health. IH also reported its first death earlier this week. Regional District of Kootenay...
Kootenay Savings donates $50,000 to local food banks
As a credit union, Kootenay Savings has seen first-hand the many ways the global COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Kootenay residents - including their finances - and the immense strain that puts on households. With more and more people struggling through uncertain economic times due to illness, job loss and childcare disruptions,...
A letter from MLA Katrine Conroy
Hello friends and neighbours, These are unusual and uncertain times. Every one of us is experiencing a lot of upheaval, change, and stress. Our government is working hard to address the many challenges facing British Columbians, even as they change and develop by the day. I understand the deep impacts these changes can have-...
Teck creates fund to help with COVID-19
VANCOUVER, BC, April 16, 2020: Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) today announced the creation of a $20-million fund to support COVID-19 response and future recovery efforts. This funding will go to support critical social initiatives and increased healthcare capacity, including procuring one million masks to be donated for ...
Fire crews busy in Montrose, Big Sheep Creek
Blaze threatens Montrose homes On April 12, 2020, forty-three firefighters from Montrose, Trail, Fruitvale, Warfield and Rossland all worked to control a wildfire started by backyard burning at a home across highway 22A from the Beaver Creek Provincial Park. The fire burned four and a half acres uphill toward homes in...
April snowpack lower than March, but still above normal — RDKB
In a media release, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said the snow basin index or the amount of snow in the mountains is 122 per cent of normal in the Boundary and 118 per cent of normal in the West Kootenay. The RDKB said this is a reduction in the Boundary of 12 per cent since March 1 and four per cent in the West...
