Free yard and garden tipping to begin at RDCK waste facilities
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will be implementing free yard and garden (Y&G) tipping at all Resource Recovery facilities beginning Saturday, April 18, 2020. The Y&G program has been fast-tracked to start earlier this year to accommodate the growing need to dispose of residential Y&G waste. “We...
Kootenay Savings donates $50,000 to local food banks
As a credit union, Kootenay Savings has seen first-hand the many ways the global COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Kootenay residents - including their finances - and the immense strain that puts on households. With more and more people struggling through uncertain economic times due to illness, job loss and childcare disruptions,...
Teck commits $20 mill to help fight COVID-19
Teck Resources Limited today announced the creation of a $20-million fund to support COVID-19 response and future recovery efforts. This funding will go to support critical social initiatives and increased healthcare capacity, including procuring one million masks to be donated for healthcare in British Columbia. Don Lindsay,...
A letter from MLA Katrine Conroy
Hello friends and neighbours, These are unusual and uncertain times. Every one of us is experiencing a lot of upheaval, change, and stress. Our government is working hard to address the many challenges facing British Columbians, even as they change and develop by the day. I understand the deep impacts these changes can have-...
Fire crews busy in Montrose, Big Sheep Creek
Blaze threatens Montrose homes On April 12, 2020, forty-three firefighters from Montrose, Trail, Fruitvale, Warfield and Rossland all worked to control a wildfire started by backyard burning at a home across highway 22A from the Beaver Creek Provincial Park. The fire burned four and a half acres uphill toward homes in...
April snowpack lower than March, but still above normal — RDKB
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...
Applications open for temporary rental supplement
Renters who are experiencing a loss of income during the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for the Province’s new temporary rental supplement. “This crisis is putting pressure on people across B.C. We’re helping British Columbians get through this by halting evictions so renters will not lose their home. We’re helping them pay...
April snowpack lower than March, but still above normal in RDKB
The snow basin index or the amount of snow in the mountains is 122 per cent of normal in the Boundary, a reduction of 12 per cent since March 1, and 118 per cent of normal in the West Kootenay, a reduction of four per cent. “We are in a good weather trend right now with cooler nights and warm days, and if this keeps up for...
Local face shield production expanded
Austin Innovation is scaling the production of medical face shields from their lab in Trail, BC as a stopgap measure to meet the demand for COVID-19-specific personal protective equipment (PPE). The new entity, located in the lower level of Austin Engineering, is part of the collaborative team manufacturing PPE for the medical...
Massive vehicle fire closes Hwy 3
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,...
