Update on Covid-19 cluster in Fernie
Interior Health has identified an additional ten cases of COVID-19 linked to a community cluster in the Fernie area since the cluster was declared on Jan. 27. Since Jan. 1, 2021, a total of 91 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in this region and 60 cases are currently active. Most of the transmission occurred at recent...
Jan. 29: 514 new cases overnight in BC, 71 in IHA
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 514 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 66,779 cases in British ...
DNA confirms identity of human remains from Vancouver Island as BC Interior man, missing for decades
BC RCMP and the BC Coroners Service continue to see results in their partnership reviewing and revisiting historical missing person’s cases, with yet another missing person case that dates back to 1967 now solved through DNA profiling. In May 2021 it would have been 54 years since the unexplained disappearance of a man from...
UPDATED: Charges sworn against armed man who stormed Rossland City Hall
Court records have revealed the name of a man who allegedly breached Rossland City Hall armed with a bow-and-arrow and other weapons. Twenty-four-year-old Matthew Ponka has been charged with two counts of carry/have in their possession weapons/firearms, once count of mischief, one count of forcible entry and one count of ...
Jan. 28: BC records 546 new cases, 70 in IHA
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 546 new cases, including five epi-linked cases, for a total of 66,265 cases in British...
BC reports 485 new cases overnight, 83 in IHA
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 COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 485 new cases, for a total of 65,719 cases in British Columbia. “There are 4,299 active cases of COVID-19 ...
New child care centre to open at the Castlegar and District Community Complex
A new child care facility to be built on the grounds of the Castlegar and District Community Complex (CDCC) will provide 30 new child care spaces for local families. The project is being delivered through a partnership with Kootenay Family Place (KFP) and the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s (RDCK) Castlegar and District...
Trail pastor defies Covid-restrictions, denies pandemic, threatens court action after non-compliance fine
Ed. Note: This is transcribed from an interview, and in no way represents the views of this publication. After receiving a $2,300 fine for organizing /hosting a non-compliant event, a Trail pastor is threatening legal action, calling Covid-19, “a weapon for governments to gain control and shut up the churches”. Pastor Gord ...
Weekend sees 1,344 new cases/26 new deaths is BC, 234 cases/3 deaths in IHA
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting on three periods: Jan. 22 to 23 we had 527 new cases, Jan. 23 to 24 we had 471 new cases and in the last 24 hours...
Selkirk College Welcomes New Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development
In a world of rapid change, Dr. Sarah Breen is working to ensure rural British Columbia is included in research and equipped with the knowledge to flourish into the future. The BC Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development (RIC) was established in 2006 with the goal of developing regional capacity, economic...
