Interior Health — Time to talk ticks
As the temperature begins to rise, so will the number of tick bites said Interior Health in a media release Friday. The increase in bites generally comes as people begin spending more time outdoors in tall grass or wooded areas. "Ticks are small bugs that feed on the blood of humans and animals and can sometimes transmit...
Health taxation flatlines in the West Kootenay-Boundary
A little bit of good news may be no news at all: one tax won't be increasing this year for West Kootenay-Boundary residents. The amount charged to regional residents for the coming tax year won't be rising — compared to 2016 — but there will still be an almost $1 million contribution to the reserve fund. The West Kootenay...
Pair charged with trafficking cocaine, MDMA
Two West Kootenay residents are facing charges for trafficking after Nelson Police found drugs in a vehicle during the execution of a traffic stop in the downtown core Tuesday (March 28) Sergeant Dino Falcone said in a media release Thursday. Falcone said the arrest began when police officers pulled over a vehicle at 11:30 ...
Commercial vehicle damages Shell gas station canopy
The overhead canopy at the Shell gas station across from Hume School in Fairview was damaged Wednesday when a commercial vehicle became lodged under the structure said Nelson Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Michael Daloise in a media release. Daloise said Nelson Fire Rescue was dispatched at 2:10 p.m. Wednesday to attend the...
Green Party candidate to run in the Boundary-Similkameen
The Boundary-Similkameen riding now has a third candidate for the coming provincial elections, May 9. Facing Liberal incumbent MLA Linda Larson and NDP's Colleen Ross -- also a Grand Forks city councillor -- is Vonnie Lavers, a Green Party candidate. Lavers, an Oliver resident, is originally from Newfoundland but has is a...
SD51 to get a new bus and upgrade funding
School District 51 is getting $648,758 in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, classroom supplies and a new school bus under the new School Enhancement Program. The district will extend the life of four schools with $510,000 in School Enhancement Program funding to upgrade lighting, rooftop air handling units and...
Motorcyclist loses bike after only 20 kilometers of riding
A man in his 40s will now need to wait until summer before mounting his motorcyle for a second time after losing his license for 90 days under the Immediate Roadside Prohibition program Sergeant Chad Badry of the West Kootenay Traffic and Integrated Road Safety Unit said in a media release Monday. Badry said the incident...
Money slated for the Grand Forks Airport
Grand Forks will receive $165,000 from the B.C. Air Access Program -- a 10-year transportation plan. The money is slated to be used for navigation and auxiliary power systems. The Grand Forks Airport isn't the only airport getting funds for improvement. Over to the West, the Osoyoos airport will also receive funding to the ...
March one of wettest months on record
If anyone thought March was a little wetter than normal, they were right. March 2017 checked in as one of the wettest months on record said Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecaster for the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar in the monthly weather synopsis. “The total amount of precipitation was 125.4 millimetres and very close to twice...
MyHealthPortal coming to Kootenay communities
A new tool allowing patients to access their personal health information online is coming to the Kootenays. MyHealthPortal provides patients 24-hour access to their health information via their smart phone, tablet or computer through a secure portal from the Interior Health website. Features include the ability to view their...
