UPDATED: Leaking piece of machinery blamed for oil spill near Balfour Ferry Terminal
The Regional District of Central Kootenay said clean-up is almost complete after a gear oil spill at the Balfour Ferry Terminal Saturday (April 15th). The RDCK said in media release Wednesday that the piece of machinery that caused the oil spill into the west arm of Kootenay Lake has been removed from the Kootenay Lake Balfour...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Help the library, sponsor a magazine
It's Adopt-a-Magazine time at the Grand Forks & District Public Library! Our library subscribes to dozens of magazines – these are read widely and voraciously by many of you. This year, we are re-launching our Adopt-a-Magazine program, in which you can donate the cost of the annual subscription of your favourite magazine....
Grand Forks' Slagduster releases new album after 7 years
Slagduster, a local Grand Forks band, is releasing their newest album titled "Deadweight" on May 5th, viaa Waterlow Audio Records. According to their record label, they have been working on this album since their debut album "Nature. Humanity. Machine." was released in 2010. Lead vocalist Shane Sherman (Grand Forks) said...
UPDATED: Highway 3 east of Greenwood now open
The DriveBC website said Highway 3 east of Greenwood is now open to alternating single-lane traffic. The Highway was closed early Friday morning due to a mudslide. Mudslide closes Highway 3 The highway between Grand Forks and Greenwood is closed thanks to a mudslide that washed across Hwy. 3, early Friday morning. The mudslide,...
Better to give chocolates bunnies at Easter
As Easter approaches, the BC SPCA is reminding the public that, unless a family is already considering adopting a pet rabbit, it is better to give chocolate bunnies as gifts, rather than real rabbits. Each year, SPCA branches across the province receive dozens of abandoned rabbits after the Easter holiday has passed and the...
Interior Health announces some Kootenay Boundary radiology results under review
Interior Health issued a media release Tuesday that the authority is initiating a review of diagnostic imaging reports from a radiologist who worked as a locum in the Kootenay Boundary area. The review is for diagnostic imaging reports during the time periods: April 29 to May 31, 2011 June 4 to 23, 2014 Interior Health said...
Private well users encouraged to protect drinking water
With the annual spring melt underway, Interior Health is advising all homeowners with private wells to take appropriate steps to safeguard their drinking water. When spring runoff flows into a well and mixes with the source water, there is significant risk of bacterial contamination. Homeowners should: Consider whether ...
Selkirk College Saints Celebrate Season’s Achievements
The Selkirk College Saints hockey program has established itself as the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) gold standard on the ice, but it’s away from the rink where equally impressive feats have been elevated. At the team’s annual awards night last week, the Saints handed out year-end honours to those ...
Stories and food – what could be more fun?
The alway popular Alphabet Soup program is making its rounds in the West Boundary with two new spring classes in Rock Creek and Beaverdell. Both sessions are on Tuesdays from April 11 to May 30 at the Strong Start Centres. Beaverdell is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and Rock Creek is from 1-3 p.m. Alphabet Soup is a free pre-schooler...
River Talk — Truth, Reconciliation and Columbia River Treaty
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has been researching and writing about the history and politics of water in the upper Columbia Basin since 2005. Her book on the Columbia River Treaty, A River Captured, was released in 2016. Recently, her travelling exhibit on the Columbia River Treaty, curated for Touchstones Nelson, won a national...
