Cannabis consumption geographical restrictions left out of Zoning Bylaw
The city won’t be determining where cannabis can be smoked in public before it heads to a public meeting on the Zoning Bylaw for regulating legalized cannabis, despite the urging of one councilor. Coun. Beverley Tripp asked Grand Forks city council to consider where cannabis could be consumed in public and to write it into ...
Grand Forks Emergency Operations Centre to Level 1
In a media release Friday, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said its Emergency Operations Centre in Grand Forks is now activated to Level 1. The release said RDKB staff and municipal partners met at the EOC in Grand Forks on April 25 to make sure local government is prepared to respond to possible flooding in the ...
New ice chiller to enhance safety at Complex
At its previous meeting, the Castlegar and District Recreation Commission made the decision to replace the chiller at the Castlegar & District Community Complex arena. The existing chiller—a shell-and-tube model—has been in service for 22 years and has reached the end of its useful service life. The new chiller will be ...
RDKB issues Precautionary Boil Water Notice for Christina Lake Utility
As a precautionary measure, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has issued a boil water notice beginning Thursday (April 26, 2018) for all users of Christina Lake Water Utility until further notice. The RDKB said the reason is due to positive water sample from the water system. "Water users in this area are advised to...
Selkirk College Moves Forward with Additional Tech Programming
Efforts to better prepare the West Kootenay and Boundary region for emerging opportunities in the tech sector has received a boost with Selkirk College’s plan to introduce two new programs that will provide learners with the education and skills required for future business and employment needs. The Provincial Government has...
Evacuation order on Sentinel Mountain reduced to evacuation alert
In consultation with the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO), the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will be reducing the evacuation order for a property on Sentinel Mountain to an evacuation alert. The property owners were able to return home as of 9:00 AM today, but are advised to be ...
Remediation plan in the works for Sentinel Mountain mud slide
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is awaiting results from a site tour and evaluation that geotechnical engineers have completed of the Sentinel Mountain mud slide. That information will help determine a timeline for remediation work on the area, and help the RDCK identify when the evacuated property owners can...
Evaluation of Hwy 3A mudslide aftermath continues
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) continues to work alongside other agencies to assess the area affected by yesterday’s mud slide at Sentinel Mountain. The event lead to a Declaration of a Local State of Emergency in Area I and an evacuation order for a single property that was at risk. “As of this morning, the...
RCMP sees increase in calls for service in 2017
Grand Forks RCMP responded to a increase in calls for services during the past year said Sgt. Jim Fenske. He said calls for service increased from 3,000 (2016) to 3,353 (2017). Of these calls for service: 168 were false/abandoned 911 calls 216 were false alarms 93 were animal calls 292 were traffic calls Criminal Code offences...
Police look to target bigger fish this year: detachment commander
The city’s police will be going after number one this year. The Grand Forks RCMP has served notice that they will be making it apriority this year to tackle the city’s biggest issue: property crime. It should be no surprise that the biggest issue in Grand Forks isproperty crime related to drug use and abuse, said Grand Forks...
