Village of Salmo Deactivates Emergency Operations Centre
The Village of Salmo deactivated its Level 1 satellite Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) effective Tuesday. The Emergency Operations Centre was established on August 10, 2017 to collaborate and communicate with emergency management stakeholders related to the McCormick Creek wildfire located 20 kilometers outside the Village...
Column: Dark times? Rise and shine together.
Are we entering a new Dark Age? Lately it seems so. News reports are enough to make anyone want to crawl into bed and hide under the covers. But it’s time to rise and shine. To resolve the crises humanity faces, good people must come together. It’s one lesson from Charlottesville, Virginia. It would be easy to dismiss the...
McCormick Creek Wildfire Evacuation Order reduced Tuesday
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is reducing the Evacuation Order in the McCormick Creek wildfire area to an Evacuation Alert, commencing Tuesday (August 22) at 6 p.m. The decision comes after close consultation between the RDCK and BC Wildfire Service. “Residents will be allowed to return to their homes at 6 p.m. ...
Grizzly trophy ban ends hunt, but not debate
A Kootenay outfitter says he doesn’t think the provincial government’s ban on grizzly bear trophy hunting will have much affect on local outfitting businesses. The owner of Kimberley-based Sawtooth Outfitters says he won’t have any problem abiding by the government’s new requirement that the bears can only be hunted for food...
Motorcycle vs moose crash sends two men to hospital
A motorcyclist is lucky to be alive today after hitting a moose on Hwy 3 just east of Castlegar, according to Ootischenia Deputy Fire chief Len Coates. Coates said the call came in at 12:29 p.m., and crews arrived on scene to find BCAS and RCMP already at work. “The motorcyclist hit a moose and went over a 60-foot embankment...
Free family fun/education at Annual Toadfest
You’re invited to Toadfest on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017between 4 and 7 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 30, between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m.at Summit Lake Provincial Park, near Nakusp. This free, fun, family event, coordinated by the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP), primarily raises awareness about the Western Toad, including...
Province extends state of emergency once again
B.C.'s wildfire-driven provincial state of emergency has been formally extended again, through the end of the day on Sept. 1, 2017. This is the third time the state of emergency has been extended, with previous extensions on July 19 and Aug. 4. The state of emergency declaration will continue to apply to the whole province....
Outstanding wildfire response from staff, community partners
IH CEO Chris Mazurkewich would like to say a few words about the amazing job of fire crews during this season on record with more than 8,450 hectares burned. This summer, Interior Health is on the frontlines of an emergency that continues to prove how far people will go to help one another in times […]
Consult and study before you build, RDCK tells Glade Ferry project
The new Glade ferry has hit some stormy waters even before it’s put together. The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s board of directors says it will allow the new ferry to be assembled in a park in the tiny Kootenay River community — after certain conditions are met. But meeting those conditions may mean months of delay...
McCormick Creek wildfire increases in size, 50 percent contained
The Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre said in a media release that BC Wildfire Service reports that the McCormick Creek wildfire has grown to 410 hectares in size and is at a 50 percent containment level. "Currently, there is a crew of 54 firefighters, four helicopters and 13 pieces of heavy...
