From the You've-got-to-be-kidding-me-files: Drone shuts down air-based fire fighting effort
BC Wildfire Service staff have been impacted by the use of a drone in the Arrow Lake wildfire complex airspace on Wednesday July 28, 2021, due to people operating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or “drones”) above the fires. The use of drones near a wildfire is illegal. All wildfires are automatically considered to be “flight...
Wildsight launches second annual West Kootenay Youth Climate Corps
Wildsight is seeking to hire a group of young adults in the West Kootenay area interested in tackling unique local projects that address the global climate crisis and support local community priorities.From September to December 2021, crew members on the Youth Climate Corps (YCC) will earn wages and receive training in...
Cranbrook RCMP investigating stabbing incident between rival outlaw motorcycle gang members
On Friday, July 23 at approximately 7 p.m., Cranbrook RCMP were called to a local gas station on Cranbrook Street North for a report of multiple people fighting. Front line officers flooded the area and were able to separate the two groups, determined to be rival outlaw motorcycle gangs from Alberta. Shortly after, officers...
Help local man win international acclaim, vote now!
Ryan Ricker is currently competing for the title of Mr. Health and Fitness 2021.The contest opened and public voting began in Mid-June with an estimated 25,600 entrants. Now only the top one percent remains. The winner will be featured in Muscle and Fitness magazine and take home $20,000 USD. Ryan pledges all the money to...
Rossland passes motion to defend BC’s last remaining Old-Growth Forests
Rossland City Council has unanimously approved a motion to call on the BC government to immediately defer logging in all at-risk old-growth forests, including those in the Interior Temperate Rainforest. With this motion, the City of Rossland calls upon the provincial government to immediately defer logging in all at-risk and...
Christina Lake sprinkler program helps residents prepare for wildfire
Christina Lake Fire Rescue is helping Christina Lake residents protect their homes and prepare for wildfire through an innovative sprinkler program. For a $200 investment, homeowners can have fire personnel install and test the WASP sprinkler, a gutter-mounted sprinkler system designed to fit any house....
Fire fighting equipment stolen from Merry Creek Wildfire site
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is asking for the public’s help in the retrieval of stolen fire fighting equipment from the Merry Creek wildfire site. On the morning of Sunday, July 11, while performing fire perimeter checks, crews became aware of critical emergency fire fighting suppression equipment that...
Rossland's Tara Howse named Green Party of Canada candidate in the SOWK
On July 7, 2021, the local Green Party membership voted to elect their candidate in the federal riding of South Okanagan–West Kootenay (SOWK). After a great turnout from the membership, Tara Howse from Rossland won the race against New Denver’s Trevor Holsworth. “I’m thrilled to be the representative again. I’m so glad Trevor...
SAR teams locate woman missing near Fish Lake area
A missing woman near Bridesville has been found safe said Grand Forks Search and Rescue on its Facebook page. GFSAR said Monday just after midnight, a call came to assist the RCMP in searching for a missing woman in the Fish Lake area near Bridesville. GFSAR said after a long night of searching, tracks belonging to the subject...
Grand Forks Grad Jason Boisvenue finds his calling with Canadian Armed Forces
Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Jason Boisvenue, 37, has come a long way since going to Grand Forks Secondary School. He is currently deployed in the Canadian warship Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Calgary and played a key role as one of the ship’s boarding team leaders on the recently finished Operation (Op) ARTEMIS,...
