Flu vaccines in Kootenay Boundary still safe
In light of the recent temporary suspension of Novartis vaccine products (Agriflu and Fluad), Interior Health wishes to advise the public that our public flu clinics will continue as scheduled using our primary vaccine product Vaxigrip. Novartis products comprise less than 10% of the vaccine supply in Interior Health. Interior...
Interior Health public flu vaccination clinics to continue despite drug suspension
In light of the recent temporary suspension of Novartis vaccine products (Agriflu and Fluad), Interior Health wishes to advise the public that our public flu clinics will continue as scheduled using our primary vaccine product Vaxigrip. Novartis products comprise less than 10% of the vaccine supply in Interior Health. Interior Health has been using another […]
Bad weather good for Whitewater/Red and great to get locals voting in 'Ski Town Throw Down' contest
There are probably not many people enjoying the monsoon like weather hammering the Kootenays of late — other than those who can’t wait for a wintry day on the boards. “The weather this year went from summer to winter, just how you love it,” a beaming Anne Pigeon, GM Indoor Operations and Marketing for Whitewater […]
Study on future of Trail library to begin Friday
Work will begin Friday on a roughly $35,000 study to determine whether a move or expansion would be the ideal solution to space constraints at the Trail Public Library. Library Board Chair Barbara Gibson said Vancouver-based consultants David Nairne and Associates Ltd, will be in town Nov. 2 to meet with the board and...
Emcon enlarges Nancy Greene Summit parking lot for skiers
Joe Mottishaw, the Kootenay Boundary division manager of Emcon, announced earlier this month that the company will be "widening and enlarging a parking area for [cross]-country skiers at the Nancy Greene Summit."Mottishaw noted that each year Emcon "provides two days of free service with a piece of equipment for a small...
UPDATED: A 6.3-magnitude aftershock once again rocks Haida Gwaii islands
CBC News reported a 6.3-magnitude aftershock struck off the coast of B.C.’s Haida Gwaii islands Sunday morning. The aftershock came less than 24 hours after Satruday’s quake, which is the strongest earthquake in more than 60 years hit the same area. Officials said the temblor hit 64 kilometres southwest of Sandspit at a depth of […]
Grand Forks woman killed in accident south of Beaverdell
A 46 year-old woman from Grand Forks was killed after her car left the roadway and rolled over an embankment at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25. When Midway RCMP and Midway Fire Rescue responded to the single vehicle collision on Highway 33, about five kilometers south of Beaverdell, they discovered the sole occupant of […]
CBT Youth Advisory Committee welcomes new members
The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is a group of involved youth from around the Columbia Basin who provide advice to Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and a youth perspective on a variety of issues facing today’s youth. Members—called YACers—commit to a one-year term and have an opportunity to meet, work and travel with a group of […]
OP/ED: Halloween become a whole new kind of scary
It’s almost Halloween! Yay! I have always been a Halloween fan; I love the decorations, the pumpkin carving, and the plethora of bite-sized chocolates, but there is one thing that really gets my goat when it comes to this spooky season – it is impossible to find a women’s costume that isn’t oozing with sex. […]
REEL CHANGE SustainAbility Film Fest Thursday in Trail
The Fresh Outlook Foundation (FOF) is happy to announce that its annual REEL CHANGE SustainAbility Film Fest Thursday Trail at the Royal Theatre as part of a tour sponsored by BC Hydro PowerSmart. Hosted by FOF, each showing will screen the award-winning documentaries Switch and On the Line. During Switch, energy visionary Dr. Scott Tinker […]
