ATAMANENKO: Organics, ahead of the curve here in BC
The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) recently published a report entitled, The BC Organic Market – Growth, Trends and Opportunities, 2013. According to the report, the organic market in Canada has grown exponentially over a very short period, to the point that it is now the fourth largest in the world. In British...
List of local contractors now available
If you need to find a contractor who can help you with your energy saving upgrades – insulation upgrades, windows and doors, heating systems and more, the list of local contractors attached to this article is a good place to start. Local contractors have been meeting with FortisBC PowerSense to find out more about the Kootenay...
Help a friend slim their energy bill and you could win* a tablet
When you help your friends and family reduce energy waste and save money, everyone wins. Especially you ̶ because when you refer them to join you on the Kootenay Energy Diet, you’ll be entered to win a tablet computer! To qualify, you must be a Kootenay Energy Diet participant, and the people you refer must sign up either...
Furnace program extended to Kootenay Energy Diet participants
Is your furnace an energy offender? As a Kootenay Energy Diet or Nelson Eco-Save participant, you can take advantage of our $800 Furnace Replacement Pilot Program rebate. Here’s how: make sure to complete your home energy assessment review our program participant eligibility guidelines (attached to this article) have your new...
Kootenays Best Singer contest underway for next year
The Kootenays Best Singer concert is already in the works for next year. Event creator and organizer Vern Gorham is making plans to come to Grand Forks in September with the hopes of working with a local non-profit -- like the high school’s graduation committee – to help with ticket sales. Gorham will start travelling around...
Gone batty?
The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) has received numerous calls from residents of the area who have found a bat on the ground, had a bat fly into the house, or have a bat roosting in an unusual location. “This is the time of year when the juvenile bats are learning to fly and their not very good at it” says Juliet Craig,...
Rubberhead Bike Festival getting in shape for another year
Rossland’s Rubberhead Bike Festival returns in early September for another round of heart-pumping, high-flying, and mettle-testing events. The festival takes place over two weekends in September and caters to all ages, backgrounds, and skill-levels. This will be the fifth year of the festival, as it is now organized, but ...
COMMENT: What government work should be done behind closed doors and what should be done openly?
What are we to do with, to, or about our Senate? Was it meant to be a chamber of sober second thought or a retirement home for political hamsters? Recent revelations about senators cashing in on the strength of what may, at best, be considered sloppy financial administration, have renewed calls to reform the Senate or to...
RDCK rescinds the Stage Two Conservation Measures for Balfour
Balfour residents dodged a water bullet after the Regional District of Central Kootenay rescinded the Stage Two Conservation Measures Tuesday. RDCK staff said an analysis of Balfour system during the past week has shown water consumption decreased. Jason McDiarmid, RDCK Manager of Utility Services said normal Stage One measures...
Tim Hus to debut new album Live at Rock Creek Fair!
A terrific late addition has been made to this year’s Rock Creek and Boundary Fall Fair with Canadian Country sensation Tim Hus taking the stage for an all ages dance & concert Saturday Sept. 14th starting at 7 pm. Tim Hus has a voice sweeter than a Husqvarna chainsaw, a wit that is sharper than rusty barbed wire, and ...
