In a media release, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said the snow basin index or the amount of snow in the mountains is 122 per cent of normal in the Boundary and 118 per cent of normal in the West Kootenay. The RDKB said this is a reduction in the Boundary of 12 per cent since March 1 and four per cent in the West...

Ever wonder what everyone was doing with all the toilet paper they bought last month? Physical education (PE) teachers in North Vancouver used the bathroom staple to help encourage their students to keep active during the COVID-19 pandemic. Argyle Secondary school’s PE teachers recorded themselves making creative, funny and...

Highway 3 toward Grand Forks was closed yesterday afternoon after a vehiclke caught fire, according to Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio. He said the call came in at roughly 3:40 p.m. Wednesday and crews arrived on scene by 3:48 p.m., with 10 firefighters, including Lattanzio. "When I arrived on scene, it was fully engulfed," he said,...

Trail and Greater District RCMP continue their criminal investigation into an apparent armed robbery attempt late Wednesday evening. On April 8 at 9:42 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP received a report of an attempted armed robbery of a business in the 1100-block of Bay Avenue in Trail. RCMP learned that a lone female...

RCMP continue to search for armed suspects, and a stolen SUV following an early morning armed robbery at a Castlegar home. On April 8,  just before 4 a.m., Castlegar RCMP received a report of a violent break and enter to a residence located in the 2600-block of 5 Avenue. The criminal investigation remains in the early stages,...

In addition to the earlier announcement of an early burning ban across the province to begin on April 16, the province has issued open burning restrictions for all High Smoke Sensitivity Zones across the province until Wednesday, April 15, 2020. These restrictions are directly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the...

Many residents from BC and other provinces own cabins or secondary homes in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, including at Christina Lake, Big White and other tourist destinations in our region. The regional district has a simple message for anyone contemplating visiting or staying at a secondary home or cabin in ...

In a media release Friday, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said the new Saddle Lake Dam Spillway in Area D / Rural Grand Forks is ready for the 2020 freshet. The RDKB said the project allows reliably management of water levels year-round at Saddle Lake and lower reservoir levels as snow melts from mid-elevation...

Air Canada has temporarily suspended all flights in and out of the West Kootenay Regional Airport until at least March 31, 2020. Last week, Air Canada said travelers heading to and from Vancouver will temporarily be routed through Calgary between April 1-30, 2020 and the daily schedule for flights to and from Calgary would ...

Avalanche Canada will issue its final forecast for the season on March 28, which is about a month earlier than normal. The final three-day forecast will remain in effect until March 30. Avalanche Canada’s forecasts rely primarily on data from a network of avalanche professionals across western Canada. The early closure of...