BC posts 689 new cases overnight, 278 in IHA
As of Thursday, Aug. 19, 2021, 82.9% (3,842,302) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 74.0% (3,431,103) received their second dose. In addition, 83.7% (3,619,755) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 75.3% (3,257,934) received their second...
RDCK Board approves new recreation user fees and charges
At its meeting on Aug. 19, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Board of Directors approved a new fees and charges schedule for recreation admissions. The new fees are effective as of Sept. 7, 2021, and apply to drop-in, single-use, punch passes and time-based memberships. “These new fees have been calculated to...
Castlegar City Council highlights
August 16, 2021 Meetings Council adopted the Castlegar and District Economic Development Strategy. The vision of the strategy is: ensuring Castlegar & District is an economic and services hub building new ways forward as a forestry innovator with global reach. pursuing imaginative housing options, visible creativity, a ...
Anti-vaxxers target Trail clinic with leaflet campaign
On Aug. 15, Trail and Greater District RCMP received a complaint about someone putting Covid-19 anti-vaccination leaflets on vehicles in the parking lot located in the 8100 block of Highway 3B, in Trail. The parking lot is located outside a Covid-19 vaccination clinic. The Trail and Greater District RCMP is looking to speak...
Castlegar artist to release album Aug. 20
or those who have an ear to spare, Fill your pockets with Caviar. We’re Leaving is a new album composed and recorded by Castlegar musician/nurse Ty Wright. As a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and actor, Ty has played in multiple bands and has performed in various theater productions, such as Rossland’s Gold Fever Follies...
Smoke Eaters Add Goaltender Fradette from Fort McMurray
The Trail Smoke Eaters have acquired goaltender Evan Fradette from the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) in exchange for forward Justin Ross & Future Considerations. Fradette, from St. Albert, Alberta, will join the Smoke Eaters for his 20-year-old season. Fradette who has appeared in the...
B.C. wildfires: quick statistics
The wildfire situation is continually evolving, and the information below is current as of 7 p.m. (Pacific time) on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. For real-time updates on evacuation alerts and orders, visit: https://twitter.com/EmergencyInfoBC For the latest wildfire information, visit: www.bcwildfire.ca Fires: Wildfires currently...
Area restriction reduced for Bill Nye Mountain fire
The BC Wildfire Service continues to respond to the Bill Nye Mountain (N11629) fire that originated seven kilometres southeast of Wasa. The recent downturn in weather has bolstered weeks of hard work by firefighters, heavy equipment, and aerial resources. As a result of these efforts combined with the more favourable weather...
BC records 553 new cases overnight, 230 in IHA
As of Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, 82.8% (3,837,946) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 73.8% (3,419,832) received their second dose. In addition, 83.6% (3,616,043) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 75.1% (3,248,763) received their...
Travel warning in parts of Interior
Given the current wildfire situation in B.C., which is expected to worsen over the weekend, the Province is asking people to not travel to parts of the Interior region until further notice. This includes the communities of Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Okanagan Indian Band, Enderby, and parts of the Regional District North Okanagan. A map of areas […]
