CBT commits nearly $965,000 to 17 projects designed to address social issues
Seventeen projects that aim to improve the lives of Columbia Basin residents by addressing social issues will soon be making a positive difference with nearly $965,000 in Social Grants from Columbia Basin Trust. “Through projects like these, the Trust is supporting the efforts of community organizations to help Basin residents...
Attempt to prohibit cannabis grow operations in the city overturned by council
A plea by one city councilor to heed “public concern” regarding allowing cannabis grow operations to set up in the city was ignored as the council moved ahead on third reading for a bylaw to regulate cannabis in Grand Forks. Beverley Tripp said the public meeting regarding the Zoning Bylaw amendment — which defined the zones...
Fire damages Robson home Sunday night
A blaze last night caused significant damage to a Robson home, according to Robson Volunteer Fire Department Chief Jeff Grant. “At approximately 10 p.m. (on) July 29, RVFD received a call for fire and smoke showing at 1111 Zaitstoff Road,” he said. “RVFD arrived on scene to find a self-ventilated fire showing from approximately...
Celebrate with the Kootenay Festival today at Millennium Park
Today’s the big day! The Eighth Annual Kootenay Festival has arrived and will happen between 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Millennium Park. Recreation coordinator Audrey Maxwell Polovnikoff says this year’s event will be bigger and better than ever. “It’s an incredible celebration of our arts, our heritage and our culture,” she ...
Sculpture vandalism prompts hilarity and upset
No, you didn’t read that headline wrong – police attended a call that was both funny and sad after vandals pushed a sculpture off a wall onto the sidewalk last Friday night. “Well, Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall …,” said RCMP Acting Sgt. Brett Turner – referring to the sculpture in question. The Humpty Dumpty sculpture was...
Fernie tragedy prompts $259,000 fix for Castlegar arena
Regional district staff in Castlegar are hard at work trying to complete the installation of vital new equipment in the arena before hockey season begins this fall, according to recreation director Jim Crockett. Results of an investigation, released yesterday, into the death of three men after an ammonia leak at the Fernie ...
Calling All West Kootenay Visual Artists
The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) will be presenting Celebrate! 20 Years in the Making. This is a juried visual art exhibition in celebration of the RCAC’s 20th Anniversary. 20 Years in the Makingis both about what the RCAC has accomplished in their 20 years of supporting arts and culture in Rossland and a...
Fire ban starts Thursday in Castlegar
Effective at noon Pacific time on Thursday, July 26, campfires will be prohibited throughout the City of Castlegar. This will be in addition to the City of Castlegar Open Air Burning Bylaw 905 and in conjunction with the campfire ban issued by the Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public...
Commercial Huckleberry Harvesting Restrictions
The provincial government is restricting commercial-scale huckleberry harvesting to protect grizzly bear habitat, including several locales in the East Kootenay. From July 15 to Oct. 15, commercial-scale picking of huckleberries is prohibited in some areas of the Kootenay Boundary region, including Little Moyie and Kid Creek...
This Should be Good.
La Cafamore presents another concert this summer as part of its 10thanniversary series, collaborating for the first time with internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Paige Culley. “Some of the pieces that we have played in the past would be enhanced in a really interesting way if combined with dance,” says La...
