The City of Castlegar’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is supporting evacuees from nearby electoral area “J”.
The City of Castlegar’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is supporting evacuees from nearby electoral area “J”. Earlier today, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) issued an evacuation order for the Broadwater Road area of Robson and requested the City of Castlegar’s EOC support the local Emergency Support Services...
RDCK issues evacuation order for Broadwater Road
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued an evacuation order for Broadwater Road in electoral area ‘J’. The rest of the entire RDCK region, with the exception of Castlegar and Nelson, remains under evacuation alert which was issued Saturday evening. The evacuation order has been issued for the...
RDCK issues evacuation order for Duhamel Creek
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued an evacuation order for Duhamel Creek (North Shore) in electoral area ‘F’. The rest of the entire RDCK region, with the exception of Castlegar and Nelson, remains under evacuation alert which was issued Saturday evening. The evacuation order has been issued for the...
RDCK Wide Flooding Evacuation Alert (Exception: City of Castlegar and City of Nelson)
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has issued an Evacuation Alert for the entire RDCK, including all communities and municipalities, with the exception of the City of Castlegar and the City of Nelson. This alert is specific to properties adjacent to rivers, creeks or streams....
Mercer announces 30 days downtime at its Celgar mill
In a press release Friday, Mercer indicated there will be a month of downtime this summer, over an above its annual shutdown. The press release reads as follows: "Mercer International Inc. (“Mercer”) (Nasdaq: MERC) reports that its Celgar mill, in addition to regularly planned maintenance downtime of five days, will be taking...
RCMP update on Montrose stabbing/suicide
The Trail and Greater District Detachment continue to investigate the stabbing incident that occurred on May 29, and can provide the following update. The victim has been released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. At this time, RCMP believe the incident to be isolated and not an attempted robbery nor...
Suspect in Montrose stabbing dies of self-inflicted wound
One man is dead and another in hospital after a stabbing at the Tempo Gas Station in Montrose. Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich confirmed that the victim, a gas station employee, is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. "I can also confirm that the suspect died of a self-inflicted wound," he added. "There is no ...
May 29 BC COVID-19 update: Four new cases, zero new deaths
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 four new cases, for a total of 2,562 cases in British Columbia. “There are 228 active...
RDCK board meeting highlights
Joint Resource Recovery Committee Approves RFP for Satellite Depots The Board will move ahead with requests for proposal (RFP) for satellite depot hauling and industrial, commercial and institutional recycling services in the West Resource Recovery Sub Region, Central Resource Recovery Sub Region, and the East Resource Recovery...
Hugh Keenleyside Navigational Lock closed June 1 - 5
The Navigational Lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed to recreational users from Monday, June 1 to Friday, June 5. This closure is necessary to complete the final repairs on the guidewall. The navigational lock will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. Regular hours of operation for the Navigational Lock are...
