RDKB Board Highlights - Fall & Winter 2020
2020 Board Highlights NOVEMBER 2020 A general overview of discussion items & major decisions from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) Board of Directors meetings in November and December 2020. The next board meeting is January 13, 2021 at 1 p.m. on Zoom. DECEMBER 9 West Boundary Recreation Grant to Red Earth...
BC records 444 new cases overnight, for total of 47,510
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 444 new cases of COVID-19, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 47,510 cases...
Contract awarded for KBRH Pharmacy/Ambulatory Care Project
Interior Health is pleased to announce Ledcor Construction Ltd. has been selected to oversee construction of the Pharmacy and Ambulatory Care Project at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH). “Redeveloping the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail is vitally important for people who live throughout the entire...
BC records 624 new cases overnight, 60 in Interior Health
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 624 new cases of COVID-19, including four epi-linked cases, for a total of 45,400 cases...
From beavers to burglars: BC Hydro ranks its most memorable power outages of 2020
BC Hydro crews responded to over 61,000 trouble calls this year, and some were less “routine” than others. As the year draws to a close, BC Hydro has compiled a list of the top 10 most memorable causes of power outages in 2020. Un-bear-able weight: A hungry bear outside of Nakusp climbed a cherry tree in search of a snack. ...
Selkirk College Alumni Venture Into the Dragons’ Den
A pair of Selkirk College alumni were featured on the Dragons’ Den final show of 2020 and despite not slaying the panel for investment dollars, Mitchell Rosko and Steven Glass left the pitch with a significant national awareness boost to their upstart business. Paved To Pines provides high quality custom school bus/van...
BC reports 673 new cases overnight, 66 in Interior Health Region
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 673 new cases of COVID-19, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 44,776 cases...
OP/ED: Because police are people too
As many of you know, on December 5, 2020 at approximately 4:40 p.m., a major and very tragic incident unfolded, in the Rotary Park parking lot, situated right outside the RCMP Detachment in Merritt BC. Sadly a young man lost his life and our officers had to bear witness to this situation as it rapidly evolved. Our hearts hurt...
BC sees its first Covid-19 vaccination
Today marks the first day of British Columbia’s provincewide COVID-19 immunizations, the most comprehensive vaccine program to ever be delivered in B.C. Over the coming days, approximately 4,000 health-care workers in British Columbia will be rolling up their sleeves to receive the first approved COVID-19 vaccine. Nisha Yunus,...
Plan underway to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in B.C.
The first round of approximately 4,000 COVID-19 immunizations will begin on the Lower Mainland next week now that the vaccine deployment simulation are complete the BC Government said in a media release Wednesday. “The pandemic has turned our province upside down, but hope is on the horizon,” said Premier John Horgan. “It...
