Castlegar gets $30,000 grant for wildfire prevention
The City of Castlegar hasreceived a grant that will help reduce the risk and impact of wildfires.A $30,000 grant received from the Ministry of Forestry, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development will update the City of Castlegar Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The plan update will be complete within one year. “This might be the […]
Hugh L. Keenleyside Navigational Lock Closure, April 28 – May 14, 2019
The Navigational Lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed from Sunday, April 28th to Tuesday, May 14th inclusive. The lock is scheduled to reopen at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15th. This closure is necessary to perform maintenance activities that will ensure the long-term, reliable and safe operations of the lock. We...
New Emergency Alert System for RDKB Residents
Floods? Wildfires? Residents can register for emergency alerts about these, or other imminent threats, delivered by smartphone app, email and voice or text to a landline or cell number. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has launched a new emergency alerting system powered by Voyent Alert! —a Canada-based notification...
Autism: Awareness and Acceptance
April is Autism Awareness Month, and April 2, 2019, was the twelfth annual World Autism Awareness Day. In Rossland, students at Rossland Summit School (RSS) engaged in activities to learn about autism. Teachers Wendy Phillips, Jenn McKay-Hadley and Kim Deane spoke about autism to the school while individual teachers showed...
Transport Canada to inject almost $1.3 mill into West Kootenay Regional Airport in Castlegar
Transport Canada announced today that it will be investing $1,296,811 in Castlegar’s West Kootenay Regional Airport. The agency said in a press release issued Tuesday that the investment will include, “installing runway indication lights and an omni-directional approach lighting system; replacing constant current regulators...
RDCK to co-host Kootenay/Columbia Cannabis symposium
On Thursday (April 11) the Kootenay United Cannabis Association (KUCA), in cooperation with the Regional District of Central Kootenay, will host the Kootenay/Columbia Symposium at the Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson. The Symposium runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The industry stakeholder event will identify barriers in transitioning...
WORLD’S FIRST KITEFOIL ACADEMY
Unique partnership launched to train world class Kitefoil athletes: Red Mountain Academy and 4 Elements Kiteboarding are excited to announce the creation of the world’s first Kitefoil Academy. The Red Mountain Kitefoiling Academy provides an exceptional kitefoiling and training program as well as an individual...
Two Castlegar families host organ drive at Kootenay Market this Saturday and Sunday
Every year in April, BC transplant society focuses its efforts on raising awareness for organ and tissue donation around the province. Along with that this April 7 is National transplant awareness day in honour of the Logan Boulet effect. For those of you who don’t know Logan’s story, he was the Humboldlt Broncos player who...
City of Castlegar Receives Emergency Operations Centre Grant - $25,000 for Technology and Infrastructure
Ed. Note: the following is a press release issued by the City of Castlegar The City of Castlegar hasreceived a $25,000 grantfrom the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund managed through the Union of BC Municipalities that will improve ability to coordinate emergency or disaster response with other municipalities, government...
FEEDING FAMILIES, REDUCING FOOD WASTE - Ten food recovery projects receive over $440,000 from Columbia Basin Trust
More people in the Columbia Basin will have better access to nutritious food and healthy meals as ten food recovery projects move forward to reduce food waste and help families meet their basic needs. These projects are receiving over $440,000 from Columbia Basin Trust. “Communities told us that making essentials like nutritious...
