UPDATED: Weather alert for Arrow Lakes/Slocan Lake discontinued by Environment Canada
As of Sunday evening, Environment Canada as removed the weather alert for the Arrow Lakes/Slocan Lake region of the West Kootenay, including the Boundary region. The alert has been reduced to a risk of thundershowers for the region. Environment Canada continues weather alert for Arrow Lakes/Slocan Lake region Environment...
Report: Baby boomers face transportation challenges
They grew up feeling secure. They benefited from easier access to education. They came of age during a time of some of the biggest social change in North America. And now the baby boomers, all of whom will turn 65 between 2011 and 2031, are facing a huge challenge in the West Kootenay. How will they get around when they can...
Fire season gets early start with large fires in Pass Creek and near Rossland
A brush fire on Upper Gibson Road in Pass Creek this afternoon took about four hours to knock down, according to Pass Creek fire chief Brian Bebelman. "We got the call at about 3:30 p.m.," he said, adding it was a big brush fire, roughly an acre in size. "But it was way off the road - we had to hook up about 500 metres of...
Trail and Warfield reach recreation and library agreement
The City of Trail and the Village of Warfield are pleased to announce they have successfully negotiated and approved a 5.5-year (66 months) recreation and library services agreement that will take effect on July 1, 2015. Warfield will contribute $631,500 over the full term and the City will allocate 68 per cent of the funding...
BC Hydro predicts fourth driest year on record for Columbia River system
BC Hydro is predicting that 2015 could be the fourth driest year on record, according to a press release issued by Dayle Hopp. "Current data now predicts drier conditions in the overall Columbia system (U.S. and Canada combined) than forecasted in April 2015," the release says. "Currently, we expect 2015 could be the fourth...
Locals take part in attempt to win tree-planting world record
Sixty-seven volunteers and forest professionals planted 8,227 seedlings Wednesday at two Interfor harvesting locations in British Columbia’s Southern Interior as part of a North America-wide effort to set a world record for the most trees planted simultaneously in an hour. Employees from Interfor and Greenpeaks Resource...
Community Futures boasts new office with Chamber of Commerce
Community Futures Central Kootenay has partnered with Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce to offer its business services – such as business counselling and loan programs – from the Chamber's office at 1995 6 Avenue. This new partnership will give Community Futures a greater presence in Castlegar and help local...
Turning Pointe dancers celebrate stellar year
Turning Pointe Performance Company dancers have had a very successful competitive year. TPPC is a volunteer run competitive dance company from Castlegar that is led by artistic director Julie Teindl. The 55 company dancers, ranging in age from eight to 18, competed in three dance competitions for the 2015 season and excelled...
Selkirk students host inspirational conference
Selkirk College Transitional Training students from across the region put together an inspirational three-day conference earlier this month that showcased the talents of differently-abled adults. Called Branching Out, the conference featured 19 different presenters and 18 workshops between May 12 and 14 at Nelson’s Tenth...
Beaver Valley May Days to feature Spring Spirit Express
The first annual Nelson and Fort Sheppard Spring Spirit Express will be operating during Fruitvale’s Beaver Valley May Days, Saturday, May 23. Owned by Atco Wood Products, the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Railway train will run from Fruitvale to Beaver Falls and back for a 45-minute round trip, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sponsors of the...
