Community Futures announces Volunteer of the Year
Community Futures Central Kootenay (CFCK) is pleased to recognize Tyler Rice as Volunteer of the Year. Since joining the CFCK Board of Directors in 2018, Tyler Rice quickly expanded his involvement in the non-profit, chairing the CFCK Self Employment and Cannabis Business Transition Initiative Committee, and assuming the role...
Alberta woman dies in Kootenay National Park
A trip to the Marble Canyon in Kootenay National Park ended in tragedy for an Alberta couple, on Sunday, after a woman fell into the water and sadly couldn’t be saved by onlookers. On Aug.16, shortly after 6 p.m. (MT) Columbia Valley RCMP received a report of a fatal water incident, and a water rescue underway at Marble Canyon...
Navigational Lock at the Hugh Keenleyside Dam will be closed on Aug. 25
The Navigational Lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed on Tuesday, August 25 starting at noon. This closure is necessary to undertake repairs to the navigational lock gate. The navigational lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 26. Regular hours of operation for the Navigational Lock are 8:00 a.m. to ...
BC Hydro: Columbia River levels to go down roughly two feet
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Saturday, August 15: Date Time Change From To Saturday, August 15 8:30 a.m. ↓ 2,209 m3/s 78,000 ft3/s 2,067 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 9:30 a.m. ↓ 2,067 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 1,926 m3/s 68,000 ft3/s 10:30 a.m. ↓ ...
Aug. 13 BC COVID-19 update: 78 new cases
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing 78 new cases, for a total of 4,274 cases in British Columbia. “There are 578 active...
Update - Man remains missing despite further searching of the Kootenay River
RCMP and local search and rescue crews returned to the Kootenay River this past weekend to further search for the Edmonton Alberta man who disappeared on July 30, while attempting to rescue the family's dog. On Friday, Aug. 7, and Saturday, Aug. 8, the general public may have noticed an increased presence from both RCMP and...
Columbia River levels at Birchbank expected to rise by half a foot
BC Hydro is writing to advise the public of changes to the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir that will take place on Saturday, August 8th: Date Time Change From To Saturday, August 8th 8:00 a.m. h 821 m3/s 68,000 ft3/s 963 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 9:00 a.m. h 963 m3/s 73,000 ft3/s 1,104 m3/s 78,000 ft3/s When combined...
Two Regional Female Artists featured in Kootenay Gallery Exhibitions
On Aug. 28, the Kootenay Gallery will open the first two new exhibitions in our post-Covid shutdown schedule. The two shows share a theme of the domestic from a feminine perspective. The East Gallery will feature the art of one of the West Kootenay’s premier artists, Susan Andrews Grace. In the West Gallery, a retrospective...
RCMP plea for public information on Marsh Creek arson fires
Police are urging anyone with information about a series of arson fires to come forward. Over the August long weekend, the Trail and Greater District RCMP and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a series of what they believe to be deliberately set fires in the area of Marsh Creek Road in Fruitvale, BC. Crews...
From the I-can't-make-this-stuff-up files: You're not allowed to sell your family members
The Trail RCMP detachment commander is warning the public that it is unnacceptable to sell your family members online, for real or in jest. "On Aug. 1, 2020, the Trail and Greater District RCMP received a call a local resident, with concerns after one of her family members was reportedly trying to sell her online through a ...
