Caribou, Logging, Wolves and Corporate Donors
What poses the greatest hazard to BC's endangered Southern Mountain Caribou -- habitat loss, wolves, or corporate donors? Or are all three of those factors linked, and if so, how? This opinion piece is from DeSmog Canada. Read and contemplate. The B.C. government is granting logging permits in critical caribou...
U19 Film Fest Submissions Open Now
We are calling for film submissions from youth! The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) proudly presents the 10th annual West Kootenay U19 Youth Film Showcase on Thursday, May 4th, 2017, at the Rossland Summit School. The showcase will be part of the Youth Week Gala, which is organized in partnership with the Rossland...
Prescribed burn planned north of Deer Park
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations will be conducting a 22-hectare prescribed burn 15 kilometres north of Deer Park (near Twobit Creek) to help restore local ecosystems. This controlled burn will occur sometime between April 4 and May 15, but timing will depend on weather and site conditions. While...
Motorcyclist loses bike after only 20 kilometers of riding
A man in his 40s will now need to wait until summer before mounting his motorcyle for a second time after losing his license for 90 days under the Immediate Roadside Prohibition program Sergeant Chad Badry of the West Kootenay Traffic and Integrated Road Safety Unit said in a media release Monday. Badry said the incident...
March one of wettest months on record
If anyone thought March was a little wetter than normal, they were right. March 2017 checked in as one of the wettest months on record said Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecaster for the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar in the monthly weather synopsis. “The total amount of precipitation was 125.4 millimetres and very close to twice...
MyHealthPortal coming to Kootenay communities
Everyone with a smart phone will now be able to access to their health information thanks to the MyHealthPortal said Interior Health in a media release. The new tool allows patients throughout the Kootenays to access their personal health information online. "MyHealthPortal provides patients 24-hour access to their health...
No one injured in MVA on Columbia Avenue Thursday morning
A group of nursing students are credited with helping the victim of an early-morning car accident Thursday, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "On March 30 ... at approximately 8 a.m, Castlegar RCMP along with Castlegar Fire Department and EMS attended a single-vehicle roll-over accident on Columbia Avenue just north of...
Swanson captains Hawks to 6-3 victory over Heat in KIJHL Championship opener
Captain Sam Swanson scored twice to lead the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a convincing 6-3 victory over the Chase Heat in the opening game of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship Monday night in Fruitvale. Game two of the best-of-five League Final is set for Tuesday in Beaver Valley. Tyler Hartman, adding...
UPDATED: RDCK removes evacuation alert for Johnsons Landing
Residents in Johnsons Landing can breathe a little easier after the Regional District of Central Kootenay removed the evacuation alert Tuesday afternoon. In a medla release Tuesday, the RDCK said it was determined that the small slide and debris flood were minor in nature. "The RDCK is asking the public to remain vigilant and...
Work crews continue cleanup of mudslide west of Creston
Highway work crews continue to clean up a mudslide 10 kilometres west of Creston said DriveBC website Sunday. “Rock is getting smaller,” said the West Kootenay District for Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Twitter feed. Highway 3 slide continues to have the road reduced to single alternating traffic through Sunday....
