2022 Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship recipients announced
After showing perseverance and triumphing over adversity, three students in the Columbia Basin are obtaining financial support to advance their educational aspirations. Adam Doskoch from Trail, Roah Levy from Nelson and Michelle Moses from Robson will each receive $3,300 from the Neil Muth Memorial Scholarship to support their...
Arrow Flow Change Notification, river to rise 2.7 feet
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will increase noticeably on Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24: On Thursday, June 23 at 12 p.m., flows will increase from 595 m3/s to 736 m3/s. On Thursday, June 23 at 1:00 p.m., flows will increase from 736 m3/s to 878 m3/s. On ...
West Kootenay Immigration Pilot Helps Kootenay Businesses Address Workforce Shortages
On June 14th, 150 people attended a gathering to celebrate the 211 people (including spouses and dependents) who received their Canadian Permanent Residency through the West Kootenay Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot. The Pilot is a community-led immigration program that brings skilled workers to rural communities in...
Castlegar and WildSafeBC Urge Residents to Secure Bear Attractants
With more bears active than normal in Castlegar, the City and WildSafeBC remind residents to manage attractants to avoid the preventable destruction of bears. To help, garbage bin tagging will begin next week. Big tagging is an educational activity performed by the WildSafeBC Community Coordinator on behalf of the City of ...
Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy newsletter
Dear Neighbours, Friends and Community Members, The history of the equal rights movement for 2SLGBTQ+ people is generally thought to have started in 1969 in New York City where a riot began at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, in response to years of suppression. Pride began as a protest and that work continues ...
Selkirk College Business Plan Tradeshow Competition 2022
Blending all their learnings from the past two years, Selkirk College Business students transformed theory into reality at the first in-person Business Plan Tradeshow Competition in three years. From antique refurbishing to electric bike services, the variety of student-created business concepts stimulated a buzz of energy ...
Category 3 burning to be prohibited in the Southeast
Effective at noon on Thursday, June 30, 2022, 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...
What the Death of my Dog Taught me about Beauty and Living in the Moment
Ed.Note: this column was originally published by the Elephant Journal, a publication I would strongly recommend perusing. Ms. Smee is a highly regarded professional in the Kootenay community, and we will be featuring her op/ed (opinion/editorial) material at every opportunity. ~ Kyra You left way too suddenly. I was not ready to say goodbye, and […]
Housing, homelessness and poverty emerge as top issues for voters heading into B.C. civic elections this fall
As voters prepare to go to the polls for local elections this fall and candidates across the province announce their intention to seek office, a new survey done by Research Co. for BC Non-Profit Housing Association, the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC and the Aboriginal Housing Management Association finds housing,...
City Encourages Residents to Take Action on Invasive Species
The City of Castlegar is encouraging residents to manage the invasive plants on their property in a responsible way. Invasive plants are non-native species introduced into an ecosystem they do not belong. Invasive plants lack natural predators or controls and can easily become well established. These introduced species spread...
