Peer Group Three Credit Unions Push Flood Relief
Seven credit unions from the Boundary, Kootenay, and Columbia Valley have collaborated in their efforts to provide financial relief for Grand Forks and its surrounding communities. In early May, the severe overland flooding of two rivers that meet in the downtown core of Grand Forks, placed the entire region into a prolonged...
RDKB announces local flood waste pickup
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has secured an agreement with the Province of BC for funding of post-flood recovery efforts in the Boundary region. The RDKB has committed local contractors to conduct curbside flood waste pickup which will begin later this week. Curbside pickup will be available in flood-affected ...
RDKB issues State of Local Emergency Changes
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said in a media release Monday that States of Local Emergency declared for Electoral Areas C and D, and the City of Grand Forks will be cancelled as of 4 p.m. The RDKB said they will be immediately replaced by States of Local Emergency for Electoral Area D and the City of Grand Forks...
Residents impacted by Boundary flood won’t pay tipping fees
Given the extraordinary circumstances and wide-spread flooding damages to individuals, families and small businesses as a result of the recent flooding in the Boundary region, the Province of BC will cover tipping fees related to disposal of flood damaged materials. · Those affected by flooding will not have to pay when...
RDKB rescinds majority of evacuation alerts across the Boundary
Now that threats from further flooding is decreasing throughout the Boundary region, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Operation Centre has rescinded evacuation alerts for Electoral Areas C, D, and E, including Christina Lake, Grand Forks and Midway on Saturday (May 26). However, there are still nine (9) ...
Organizers make difficult decision, cancel 2018 GFI Baseball Tournament
There’s been another casualty due to the Great Flood of 2018. On its Facebook Page Friday, the Grand Forks International Baseball Committee said it is cancelling the 2018 Tournament due to the spring flooding that has devastated the Boundary City this spring. “The Grand Forks International Committee is saddened to make the ...
UPDATE: Boundary health centre re-opens
Interior Health is advising residents in Grand Forks and Boundary of the following updates to local health services resulting from changes to evacuation orders and alerts related to flooding in the region: Boundary Community Health Centre (7441 - 2nd Street) is open. Mental Health Substance Use and Public Health services have...
Understanding placards on properties
Now that evacuation orders have been recinded in many parts of Grand Forks, the Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergeny Operations Centre is advising the public to understand the meaning of the placards placed on their properties following the Rapid Damage Assessments. The RDKB EOC said the Rapid Damage Assessment is...
Interfor Resumes Operations at Grand Forks Sawmill
Another positive sign Grand Forks is getting back to a bit of normalcy after the Great Flood of 2018 happened Wednesday when Interfor Corporation announced that it resumed operations at the Boundary City sawmill. Management had closed the sawmill in Grand Forks for the past two weeks due to following severe flooding in the ...
RDKB EOC rescinds evacuation orders to properties in Downtown, North Ruckle
In a media release Tuesday, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) said it has rescinded evacuation orders for about 171 addresses in the Downtown and North Ruckle areas due to a decreased threat of flooding. However, the EOC said these properties, like all properties taken off evacuation...
