Nearly 60,000 students return on first day of in-class instruction
The Government of British Columbia reopened in-class instruction to all students on Monday, June 1, 2020, with about 30% of expected enrolment in attendance. At the high end were Grade 6 students at 48.3% of expected enrolment, while Grade 12 students were at the low end with 14.5%. These numbers reflect only the first day ...
Castlegar Offering Free FireSmart Assessments
The City of Castlegar is partnering with the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) to offer free, FireSmart assessments to provide residents with recommendations on how they can lower the risk of damage to their homes in the event of a fire. The RDCK’s Regional FireSmart Program provides a Wildfire Mitigation Specialist...
Letter: Let's not lose more wilderness to development
To The Editor: The BC Government Mountain Resorts Branch has recently received an expression of interest (EOI) for a new ski resort development (Zincton Expression of Interest) from Brent Harley and Associates Inc. and are requesting feedback from the public. The British Columbia Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BCBHA) have...
RDKB rescinds majority of evacuation orders in Grand Forks area
The RDKB Emergency Operation Centre has rescinded evacuation orders for 127 properties in the City of Grand Forks and Electoral Area D/Rural Grand Forks, these properties remain on evacuation alert. Seven properties in Manly Meadows east of Grand Forks and six properties on Beatrice St. in Johnson Flats will remain on evacuation...
Evacuation orders for 171 households in the Grand Forks area
The Regional District of Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has issued evacuation orders for 140 residences on multiple properties in the Grand Forks area. These latest evacuation orders apply to the following homes: 108 homes on Highway 3, Gilpin Creek Forest Service, Heaven and Nursery/South Nursery roads. 36 homes south ...
Evacuation order issued for 3966-4013 Broadwater Road
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued an evacuation order for 3966-4013 Broadwater Road in electoral area ‘J’. This order expands on an earlier order for Broadwater Road Sunday morning. The rest of the entire RDCK region, with the exception of Castlegar and Nelson, remains under evacuation ...
The City of Castlegar’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is supporting evacuees from nearby electoral area “J”.
The City of Castlegar’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is supporting evacuees from nearby electoral area “J”. Earlier today, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) issued an evacuation order for the Broadwater Road area of Robson and requested the City of Castlegar’s EOC support the local Emergency Support Services...
RDCK issues evacuation order for Broadwater Road
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued an evacuation order for Broadwater Road in electoral area ‘J’. The rest of the entire RDCK region, with the exception of Castlegar and Nelson, remains under evacuation alert which was issued Saturday evening. The evacuation order has been issued for the...
RDCK issues evacuation order for Duhamel Creek
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued an evacuation order for Duhamel Creek (North Shore) in electoral area ‘F’. The rest of the entire RDCK region, with the exception of Castlegar and Nelson, remains under evacuation alert which was issued Saturday evening. The evacuation order has been issued for the...
Column: From the Hill -- Parliamentary problem-solving
There has been a lot of misinformation and hyperbole lately about how the House of Commons will be conducting business over the next few weeks. Regular sittings of Parliament were suspended in mid-March because of the COVID-19 crisis. Since then, the House of Commons has been working, and in many ways working harder and ...
