Ecosystem Restoration Burn Planned for Deer Park Mountain Area
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program section of the Ministry of Forests, in conducting an ecosystem restoration burn within one kilometre of Deer Park. This prescribed burn will cover up to 450 hectares, over an ignition period of two to four days. Smoke may impact the residents...
BC Assembly of First Nations Acknowledges Apology from Vatican as First Step Towards Reconciliation
The BC Assembly of First Nations acknowledges the apology from Pope Francis to First Nations, Metis and Inuit Peoples in Canada, for the Catholic Church's role in Indian Residential Schools, and the intergenerational traumas caused by atrocities committed to our children. A delegation of First Nations from BC, and across...
Paid On-Call Firefighter positions open up across the KBRFR
The Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) service is launching a major new recruitment drive urging people who live and work in Fruitvale, Montrose, Genelle, Warfield and Rossland to join its team. Community minded people of all ages and from all walks of life are being encouraged to apply as Paid On-Call (POC)...
Electricity bills to go down by average of 1.4 per cent on April 1
Starting April 1, electricity bills for BC Hydro customers will be reduced by an average of 1.4 per cent, following interim approval by the BC Utilities Commission. The rate decrease is part of a three-year rate application that, if approved, marks a period of the lowest rate increases in B.C. over the past 15 years. ...
MISSING: BC RCMP search for Nanaimo woman
The Nanaimo RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 25-year-old Jessica Maley-Ross who was reported missing by her family on Friday March 25, 2022. Investigators were told that the last contact they had with her was in October of 2021. Individuals familiar with Maley-Ross told police that they believe her health is in […]
School/house fires keep Castlegar crews hopping
Castlegar fire crews got an intense workout Thursday with two structure fires: one in a school and another in a single-family house. Fire Chief Sam Lattanzio said the call came in at 3:07 p.m. reporting a structure fire at 720 7 Ave., better known as Stanley Humphries Secondary School. Engine 1, Ladder 1, Rescue 1, […]
Free sensory-friendly ice skating coming to the Kids Rink at the Trail Memorial Centre
Trail Parks & Recreation is teaming up with Movin’ Mountains Therapy Services to host free sensory-friendly skating in the Kids Rink at the Trail Memorial Centre. This new collaboration is generously funded by the Murphy Family Foundation as part of the foundation’s $370,000 USD contribution to the City of Trail over the...
Partial Closure of Kinsmen Park Playground in Castlegar
The City of Castlegar has closed a portion of the Kinsmen Park playground due to safety concerns. While completing a comprehensive annual inspection, staff noted concerns on a portion of the playground located in the City’s downtown at 910 2nd Street. The safety concerns are isolated to a specific area that has been fenced ...
City of Rossland donates to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal
At Monday night's Regular Council Meeting, Mayor Moore spoke on the situation in Ukraine and brought forward a motion regarding the City donating $1 per 2021 Census figures (4,140) to the Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal. This motion was endorsed by the majority of Council. City Council also encouraged residents...
A far away war hits close to home in the Kootenays
Late in February, on the day that Russia invaded Ukraine, Stepan Hevak of Castlegar, British Columbia, tried to celebrate his daughter’s fourth birthday. It was nearly impossible to feel joy, as he and his wife Iryna are Ukrainian and were deeply saddened by the news of war. “Her birthday was Feb. 23. That’s when they […]
