The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) Board of Directors held meetings for February, discussing several items to report. The next board meeting is March 31, 2021 at 1 p.m. on Zoom. New Human Resources Advisor to be Hired The Board approved the addition of a full-time human resources advisor to the RDKB staff this...

Grand Forks RCMP said that no one was hurt after an electrical fire destroyed a semi-trailer truck Tuesday morning on Highway 3 west of the Boundary City. The fire happened at approximately 6 a.m. March 9 near the turnoff to the Phoenix Ski Hill. Grand Forks Fire Rescue responded to the blaze to extinguish the blaze to the ...

Last year, Gord Portman saved two people in a house fire in Penticton.  When he saw his picture in the local newspaper, he said to himself ‘Oh boy I need help.” Gord was addicted to drugs. So he turned to Discovery House, a local organization that helps men battle their addictions, and he now thanks Discovery House for saving...

Boundary Helping Hands Feline Rescue Society recently received some great news from the City of Grand Forks when it was announced the feline-focused rescue group was graciously granted usage of a house in North Ruckle, as a temporary cat shelter while the search for a more permanent location continues. The Society said on its...

Food and beverage producers will soon have more opportunities to grow their businesses while increasing food security in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary with the development of a new food hub with locations in Rock Creek and Greenwood. "B.C. food hubs create new opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses...

During the recent Grand Forks City Council meeting, a number of items were discussed. Here is a capsule look at some of the items addressed by council. Financial plan Council directed staff to implement strategies, ranked by priority, in the development of the second draft of the financial plan in order to provide a balanced...

Kootenay, B.C. - Quantum Leaps: Girls in STEAM and Leadership Conference is a virtual and FREE event for all girls in the Kootenay Boundary in grades 8 to 12. Organized by GLOWS (the Kootenay Association for Science & Technology’s youth program), this virtual conference is a community-led initiative taking place on Monday,...

Beginning their post-secondary journey in a rural setting, 26 students from Selkirk College are carrying on their education at university with a financial boost from the Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship Program. Offered by the Irving K. Barber BC Scholarship Society, each year up to 160 transfer students from smaller institutions...

By Dale Boyd, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Current MP for the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding, Richard Cannings, is going to once again put his hat in the ring in the next federal election. Members of the NDP’s Electoral District Association in the riding of South Okanagan–West Kootenay have again selected MP...

Court records have revealed the name of a man who allegedly breached Rossland City Hall armed with a bow-and-arrow and other weapons. Twenty-four-year-old Matthew Ponka has been charged with two counts of carry/have in their possession  weapons/firearms, once count of mischief, one count of forcible entry and one count of  ...