BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28:     •At 6 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, flows will decrease from 2,166 m3/s to 2,024 m3/s; •At 7 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, flows will decrease from 2,024 m3/s ...

Anouschka Riverin, finance manager with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, will be swapping her calculator for cycling when she takes on the ‘Tour de Cure’ 100-km fundraising bike ride in Chilliwack later this month. Her team, ‘Just Beat it’, hopes to complete the epic, in-person cycling challenge in under five hours...

Starting Monday, August 15, 2022, work will begin on the Sunningdale 'Y' pedestrian improvement project. Temporary detours will be in effect during the construction period for both Hazelwood Drive and Hillside Drive. The project is expected to conclude on August 19, 2022. Please follow all traffic signs and detours and decrease...

Grand Forks RCMP said in a media release that despite there being 4000-5000 people in the Boundary City to enjoy Canada Rock Fest, Mounties not kept overly busy during the festival weekend. During the four-day period from August 4-7, police officers responded to a total of 50 calls for service, with only a handful generated...

Police are reporting the death of a Castlegar man in Rossland Sunday, according to Trail RCMP NCO i/c Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 7, at 3:18 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District officer received a report about the sudden death of a 73-year-old Castlegar man on a golf course in Rossland," Wicentowich said. "The man...

The 13th round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty will take place Aug. 10-11, 2022, with representatives of Canada and the United States meeting in Richmond. The two-day session is the first formal negotiation between the two countries since January 2022. Representatives from Canada and the U.S. met...

I watched a particularly foolish driver the other afternoon who decided to cross over two lanes of traffic in order to prepare for a left turn about a kilometer ahead. This driver zoomed across all the lanes without pause, ending up in the left hand lane about three vehicle lengths ahead of a heavy truck. To make life really...

Boat ramp closure at Buckley Day Use Area: On August 6 and 7, the boat ramp at Buckley Day Use Area on Pend D’Oreille Reservoir will be closed. BC Hydro is carrying out important preventative maintenance at Seven Mile Dam. For public safety, the boat ramp will be closed for two days on August 6 and 7. For more information, ...

RCMP said that Search & Rescue personnel (SAR) continued efforts until 10 p.m. on Thursday August 4, 2022 in hopes of locating 30-year-old Harsha Paladugu. Paladugu reported missing on August 2, was last seen on July 27, 2022.  SAR and RCMP located numerous items that belong to Paladugu, yet he remains missing. During the...

British Columbians should remain alert to the threat of wildfire throughout August as conditions remain hot and dry. Seasonal and above seasonal temperatures forecast for the second half of summer will sustain current wildfire activity. New wildfire starts are anticipated. However, the BC Wildfire Service remains adequately...