CBT reports $76.1 million in benefits to the region; residents invited to community AGM & BBQ
Columbia Basin Trust has released its Annual Service Plan Report. In 2024/25, the Trust generated $101 million in revenues from its investments in hydropower, commercial real estate and other holdings, enabling the Trust to deliver $76.1 million in direct benefits to Basin residents through more than 2,670 projects across 56 active programs. This included: $58.1 […]
Morissette says new child care spaces will make a difference for families in Castlegar
New Democrat MLA Steve Morissette says that families in Haida Gwaii will benefit from new child care spaces that are opening in Castlegar. “We are welcoming more child care spaces across the province, and that includes right here in SD 20 at Castlegar Primary School,” said Steve Morrissette, MLA for Kootenay-Monashee. “These new spaces across the […]
Arrow Flow Change Notification
BC Hydro would like to notify the public that the discharge rates from Arrow Lakes Reservoir will decrease noticeably on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30. When combined with the outflows from the Kootenay River, Columbia River levels at Birchbank are expected to decrease by 0.5 meters (1.5 feet). Please make safety your top […]
Interior Health reminds parents about the importance of measles immunizations
Statement from medical health officer Dr. Sanaz Vaseghi: Interior Health is reminding parents and families to take steps to protect their children and themselves as kids prepare to go back to school. As children return to school, they are spending more time indoors and interacting closely with others, which increases the risk of exposure to […]
Newsletter from MLA Morissette
More than 3,000 new student seats opening in B.C. As families prepare to send kids back to school in September, new schools and additions are opening in several growing communities, with thousands more spaces under construction throughout British Columbia. In Trail, the new Glenmerry Elementary is a full replacement school built at expanded capacity, adding 165 new […]
Structure fire destroys building
Fourteen Kootenay Boundary Region Fire Rescue members responded to a structure fire on Aug. 21, in the 8400 Block of Hwy 22A. The call was received at 3:18 p.m. and fire crews were on scene by 3:26 p.m., getting the fire under control by4:47 p.m. The fire was fully involved when crews arrived on scene, […]
DriveSmartBC: School Zone Speed Enforcement
I’ve been living in the Armstrong Elementary school area for the last 1.5 years and I have never seen any speed enforcement taking place in the school zone on Rosedale Avenue or Pleasant Valley Road. It’s beginning to feel like I’m the only one who knows the speed limit is 30 km/h. Is it as […]
Edit to Drowning at Christina Lake
*South end of Ritchie Road, where there is public beach access. And, not directly associated to the Schulli Resort. On Aug. 22, at approximately 6:29 p.m., Emergency Health Services requested RCMP assistance for a reported drowning at Shulli Park beach, 1865 Bakery Frontage Road, Christina Lake, according to RCMP Cpl. James Grandy. He said bystanders […]
Temporary service interruption at Slocan Community Health Centre emergency department
New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre. Emergency services will be unavailable now until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp during this time. All other inpatient services will continue at Slocan Community Health Centre. People […]
Column: The 20th Century Defeat of Socialism
Me and some of my friends we were gonna save the world we were trying to make it better we were ready to save the world but then the weather changed… We were pulling in the spiritual Riding on the desert wind We could see it in the distance Getting closer every minute We saw […]
