Provincial state of emergency, fuel order extended
With coastal and southwestern B.C. facing heavy rainfall while recovering from severe flooding, the Province is extending the temporary measure to prioritize fuel for essential vehicles and the provincial state of emergency. The Province is extending a temporary measure to limit non-essential vehicles to 30 litres of fuel...
CBT welcomes new board member
Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to welcome Betty Anne Marino to its Board of Directors. Marino, a nominee of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, joins the Board effective January 1, 2022 and will succeed Murray McConnachie whose term comes to an end on December 31, 2021. “Betty Anne has a solid background of aiding...
Poverty reduction grants help communities throughout B.C.
Local governments will have the opportunity to apply for the third round of the Province’s Poverty Reduction Planning and Action Program grants to help develop local strategies and solutions to address poverty. As part of TogetherBC, British Columbia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Province provided $5 million to the Union...
Selkirk Innovates Delivering Results for Rural British Columbia
Accepting the challenge of complex problem solving through an intimate community partnership approach has propelled Selkirk College onto the national research and innovation stage. A fundamental commitment in the college’s Strategic Plan 2019-2024, Selkirk Innovates has grown exponentially over the last four years. With an ...
BC Hydro: Arrow Flow Change Notification
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will increase noticeably on Saturday, November 27 and Sunday, November 28. At 7 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, flows will increase from 292 cubic metres per second (m3/s) to 425 m3/s. At 8 a.m. on Saturday, November 27, flows will...
Small zinc fire at Trimac
Three Montrose firefighters and 11 Trail firefighters, along with Teck Fire Rescue responded to a zinc fire Sunday morning, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Cpt. Grant Tyson. He said the call came in at 8:30 a.m., and responders arrived within 10 minutes to find a very minor, but very messy, fire. "The...
Three found dead, search suspended after Duffy Lake mudslide near Lillooet
The search at the Duffy Lake area slide continued Friday and sadly the bodies of three men have now been recovered. Over the preceding couple of days, the RCMP has been working closely with EMBC, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, BC Coroners Service and the Pemberton and Lillooet Search and Rescue teams to locate,...
Temporary changes to recycling in the RDKB due to highway closures from flooding
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary wants residents to know about temporary changes to recycling while transportation routes are closed or slowed due to the recent extreme rainfall and damage to highways. On the Kootenay side of the region including in the municipalities of Fruitvale, Montrose, Trail, Warfield and...
Highway 7 opens to essential travel
Highway 7 to Hope is open for essential travel, which will help people reach their homes and the movement of goods and services. Drivers can expect single-lane alternating traffic and significant delays due to congestion. Crews are working to remove debris on Highway 3. The opening of this corridor is expected at some point...
Local experts talk climate change in upcoming event
What can our community do to respond to a changing climate? How is climate change impacting our health? Our food security? Our forests? How can we help? To hear answers to these questions and more, join Wildsight’s Youth Climate Corps (YCC) on November 25th for the virtual event, Imagine Nelson: A Panel Discussion on...
