RDCK establishes bylaw for three rural water systems in preparation for acquisition
Three rural regional district communities are on the road to improved water service after the regional district board of directors voted to establish water service area bylaws for their communities. Woodbury village, Rosebery Highlands and Grandview Properties all had service area bylaws established Sept. 27 by the Regional District of Central Kootenay board, as the […]
Kaslo cleans up in provincial Communities in Bloom awards
The Village of Kaslo’s edible gardens was one of the winning entries in the recent Communities in Bloom awards held last Saturday, Sept. 24 in Sooke on Vancouver Island. The village received the Judge’s Evaluation Report and Bloom Rating Certificate, garnering five Blooms, and were presented with eye-catching street banners to promote their success. As […]
What the heck? Where's KBS?
Not gone, and not forgotten — KBS remains, but in a new incarnation created to respond to listener demand. Kootenay/Boundary listeners asked for more music variety. We listened and are giving our listeners what they asked for. “The Kootenay/Boundary’s EZ Rock,” the region’s newest radio station, hit the airwaves on Wednesday (Oct. 5) at 9 […]
A good news fishing story
This is the big one that did not get away. Mike Thompson of Split Shot Charters was all smiles after landing this 24-pound Rainbow Trout on Kootenay Lake near Balfour. Thomson caught the Rainbow last month during a 30-minute fight. To date, Thompson & Split Shot have landed more than 18 fish close to the […]
Backyard burning permitted across West Kootenay region
Everybody except Nelson is now allowed to burn yard waste as the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar has lifted the burning ban due to a decreased risk of wildfires. People are now permitted to: Burn waste, slash or other material. Burn stubble or grass. Use fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description. Backyard […]
Guns, booze, and lingerie: Tales from the US-Canada frontier
Rolling up to the border, fumbling for the passport, stop-go-stop-go, turn off the radio, turn off the engine, the steely eye contact, skill testing questions, drugs no, guns no, criminal record no, sausage. What? Umm, I don’t think so, I mean no… more steely eye contact. Border crossing can get the heart pumping. No matter […]
CBT revises Environmental Initiatives program
Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is announcing changes to its Environmental Initiatives Program (EIP), which are being implemented to better meet the needs of program applicants. Environmental groups wishing to apply for funding should take note of these revisions: 1) The maximum funding for large grants is increasing to $30,000, from $20,000. 2) The application deadline […]
RCMP: Escaped convict arrested at Christina Lake
Escaped prisoner Dennis Haines was arrested Sunday night when police responded to a call about an unconscious man on the side of the highway in Christina Lake. Haines, 38, who walked away from a work detail camp near Jasper, Alberta on Sept. 27, was serving a sentence for nine counts of armed robbery in […]
Baldface Lodge creating $2.5 million expansion as ski season promises to be 'best ever'
A $2.5 million expansion underway to one of the region’s top lodges is providing the perfect prelude into what could be the best season ever in their 12-year history. Construction is well underway at Baldface Lodge near Nelson on the new, 9,000-square-foot two-storey east wing building, said Marina Moroney, Baldface’s guest services manager. The old […]
CBT offers $300,000 to promote manufacturing/technology in Columbia Basin
The Columbia Basin Trust announced a $300,000 partnership with Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) and Kootenay Rockies Innovation Council (KRIC) to further develop the manufacturing and technology sector in the Basin. The Manufacturing and Technology Sector Development Pilot Initiative is a two-year pilot initiative which will focus on the development and expansion […]
