Emergency preparedness for pets
The following steps will help keep pets safe. Identify your pet. If you become separated from your pet during an emergency, their identification may be the only way to find them. Make sure each animal wears a collar and identification tag at all times. Pet emergency kit A sturdy crate or carrier A strong leash or harness ID...
RDKB's evacuation procedures
This Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). An alert is being issued due to potential danger to life and health due to an interface wildfire. This alert is being issued due to an upcoming weather event (strong winds) expected in the next few...
Parts of RDKB Area C and Grand Forks on evacuation alert
South Grand Forks and areas around Christina Lake are on evacuation alert as of 1:21 p.m., Aug. 26th. This is an alert -- not an order -- and residents are urged to stay calm and prepared. The alert came about due to strong winds that are predicted over the next two days, which may blow embers from the Stickpin Fire south of...
LeadNow targets local ridings in Kootenay-Columbia and South Okanagan West Kootenay
Kootenay-Columbia and South Okanagan West Kootenay have become key focus ridings for the voting advocacy group LeadNow. According to the website, LeadNow is an independent advocacy organization that runs campaigns on the major issues of our time, engages people in participatory decision-making, and organizes in communities ...
UPDATED: Smoky skies advisory continues; Christina Lake, Grand Forks deals with Evacuation Alert
It looks like another day of the smoky skies advisory for the Kootenay/Boundary regions of the province as Environment Canada, in conjuction with Interior Health Authority, to continues the warning. The advisory is due to smoke blowing north across the border from wildfires in Washington State. However, according to the Western...
Hit-and-run call leads NPD to charging driver with careless driving
Nelson Police charged a man with careless driving after a vehicle was damaged in the 1000 Block of Front Street early Saturday morning. The incident unfolded when NPD dispatch received a call of a hit-and-run on Front Street. The person calling gave police a description of the vehicle that was later reported leaving Nelson,...
New Kootenay Columbia Riding — 'A challenge at 64,000 square kilometres'
It’s been two years since the Federal Elections Boundaries Commission decided to move Nelson into the Kootenay Columbia riding and the effects are soon to be seen. Previously, Nelson was included in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding alongside Trail and Castlegar. Nelsonites and other communities in this riding voted...
Smoke from wildfires south of the border once again tosses blanket over province
The BC Wildfire Service said majority of the thick smoke blanketing many areas of southern B.C., is drifting northward from large wildfires in the United States. "The smoke arrived in British Columbia yesterday (Saturday) evening due to strong southerly winds," the media release said. "A temperature inversion trapped the...
Anglers, wildlife experts have fingers crossed record summer temperatures don't slow Redfish return to spawning grounds
With this summer set to be one of the warmest on record, concerns about the numbers of Redfish set to return to spawning grounds in the West Arm of Kootenay Lake have anglers and wildlife experts worried. It’s not news for anyone that lives in the Kootenays that this summer has felt just a bit warmer than previous years. As...
Wildfire smoke from south of the border continues to blanket West Kootenay/Boundary; advisory remains in place
The Southeast Fire Centre said the smoke that filling valleys in the West Kootenay and Boundary regions is coming from Washington, Idaho and the Okanagan. The thick smoke has prompted Environment Canada, in conjuction with Interior Health, to issue a smoke advisory Boundary and Kootenay regions. The adivsory was updated at ...
