Edgewood Firehall turns on a new source of power
A large south-facing roof in the small community of Edgewood has now been equipped to generate electricity. With $22,500 in support from Columbia Basin Trust, the Edgewood Volunteer Fire Department Society recently installed solar panels on the local fire hall. The 42 panels will use the sun to generate up to 15 kilowatts of...
Kootenay Mountain culture magazine honoured by nomination for National Magazine Award
Kootenay Mountain Culture magazine and veteran journalist Bob Keating have landed in some fine company. Keating’s story, "Dammed & Determined," about the future of the Columbia River Treaty, has been nominated for a National Magazine Award in the Feature Writing category. Other nominees in this category include Maclean's, Chatelaine and Alberta Views. The winner will […]
RDKB continues to rescind evacuation orders across Grand Forks
The Boundary is slowly returning to normal as the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Operations Centre rescinded approximately 882 evacuation orders across the region Monday. In a media release, the RDKB EOC said about 151 addresses remain on evacuation order, primarily in the Downtown and North Ruckle area. At...
'By some miracle' Saskatchwan couple survive landslide on Kootenay Pass
A couple from Saskatchewan, travelling the Kootenay Pass to Nelson for the Victoria Day long weekend is lucky to be alive after being pushed off Highway 3 by a landslide Thursday. Gabe Rosescu and Sheri Niemegeers were en route to the Heritage City to visit friends when the slide hit the vehicle they were driving […]
RDKB rescinds majority of evacuation orders across the Boundary
Evacuation orders were rescinded and downgraded to evacuation alerts for about 1000 properties or about 2000 people in the Boundary on May 20. This leaves 556 addresses on evacuation order and just over 900 people still waiting to return home. In Grand Forks proper, about 377 properties were removed from evacuation zones and...
Evacuation orders rescinded for 175 properties in Boundary
Nearly 350 people in Grand Forks, Electoral Area D, Christina Lake, Midway and Area E are free to return to their homes or businesses today shortly after rapid damage assessors inspected their properties and rescinded 175 evacuation orders. The majority of properties assessed were in the City of Grand Forks. Several hundred...
Evacuation orders rescinded for 415 properties at Christina Lake
Rapid Damage Assessments continue across Boundary. Residents at Christina Lake can now return to their homes where it’s safe to do so. All evacuation orders for Christina Lake have been downgraded to an evacuation alert. This means residents must still be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice if river levels rise to dangerous...
Community BBQ for Grand Forks this afternoon, Castlegar man cooking the cuts
There will be a barbecue tonight (Sunday) at 4 p.m. at the Grand Forks Arena for residents, evacuees and volunteers, thanks in large part to Castlegar’s own Randy Benigen, who also served dinner to hundreds of soldiers at the same location last night. Benigen, 53, works as a boilermaker and has for 28 years, but started smoking...
Inspiring kids kick in to help in Grand Forks flood relief
While many of the stories coming out of the flooding in Grand Forks have been heart-breakingly tragic, many have also been heart-breakingly uplifting, as well – including the one about 10-year-old Logan Engen and his friends. When Engen and his friends - Greg Hills, Hunter Watson, Daymek Surnak, Ryley Wolfram and Justin Hills...
Province step up to help flood victims — will match donations up to $20 million
To help people impacted by the recent devastating flooding, the B.C. government is encouraging British Columbians to donate to the Canadian Red Cross and will match contributions up to a total of $20 million, Premier John Horgan has announced. “British Columbians will always be there for each other in times of crisis,” Premier...
