Mounties work together to free massive bird of prey trapped behind pickup trucks grill
Police officers working on the front lines never truly know what unique situations they will encounter day to day in policing the beautiful province of British Columbia. This past Friday in Clinton, two RCMP officers never would have guessed they would be asked to help a motorist break free a large bird-of-prey from behind ...
Update – Body of missing woman swept away by river located and recovered
The body of a missing woman, whose vehicle went off the roadway and into a fast moving river Friday morning near Keremeos, has now been located and recovered. RCMP wishes to clarify the location of the collision and apologize for any confusion. Police can now confirm that Amy Sabean’s vehicle veered off of Ashnola Road, and...
Knotweed: What it Is and What to Do
There are four different types of knotweed in our province, three of which have been found in the Boundary. In 2015, the Boundary Invasive Species Society (BISS) found giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis) while surveying Kettle River. There are a number of sites of Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica) in the Boundary area,...
City of Castlegar requesting water conservation
The City of Castlegar is asking residents to limit water consumption to essential use only on Tuesday, June 8. As part of phase 2 of the Columbia Avenue Phase Redevelopment Project, a vital piece of water reservoir pipe needs to be replaced. Residents on 6th Avenue, Woodland Park and Woodland Drive, and between 17th and...
Category 3 burning to be prohibited in the Southeast Fire Centre
Effective at noon PST on Friday, June 11, 2021, Category 3 open burning, as defined in the Wildfire Regulation, will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, which includes the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and the Selkirk Natural Resource District. The BC Wildfire Service is implementing this prohibition...
NDP MLA Katrine Conroy says new, affordable rentals coming to West Kootenays
NDP MLA Katrine Conroy says 46 new, affordable rental homes are coming to West Kootenays for people with low to moderate incomes. “People across the Kootenays know how important housing is to their own, their neighbours’, and their community’s wellbeing,” said MLA Conroy. “Communities big and small have been feeling the...
2021 Castlegar Property Tax Notices Going Out
Castlegar residents will start receiving their 2021 Property Tax notices soon. Property tax payment deadlines return to normal for 2021. All property taxes are due on July 2, 2021 and residents are encouraged to pay on time to avoid a penalty. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the City strongly encourages the public to do business...
Weekly Project Update: Columbia Avenue Redevelopment - Phase 2
Over the last week, the contractor completed all water main testing and 85 percent of all water tie-ins. They also started working on building up the final road south of 21st Street. This includes excavating the temporary materials placed for the detour driving surface and replacing with compacted aggregate. Next week, you...
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Fire Chiefs Association of B.C. and the BC Wildfire Service cooperate to train local fire departments
Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue (KBRFR) crews along with other Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) firefighters from Christina Lake, Grand Forks and from fire departments across the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will participate in advanced wildfire suppression training this week. Thirty-nine...
Castlegar City Hall lowers flags to half-mast, holds moment of silence
The City of Castlegar has lowered flags at City Hall and the Fire Hall to honour and mourn the 215 children whose remains were discovered at the site of a former Kamloops Residential School. This follows the release of preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds by the Tk’emúps te Secwépemc First Nation. City staff will...
