Final stamp put on cannabis legislation; no grow ops proposal defeated
There was no smoke or fire as the city took its final toke on the document that will legislate the use, production and sale of cannabis in Grand Forks. City council passed final reading of the Zoning Bylaw amendment late last month that included several points pertaining to cannabis. However there was no discussion on the...
RDKB says 55 homes under evacuation alert; air quality very poor
The Emergency Management Service is activating the Emergency Operations Centre to Level 1 to support wildfire response within the RDKB, according to Chris Marsh, RDKB manager of emergency programs. He also said roughly 55 homes in the region are being put on evacuation alert due to wildfire activity. “On Aug. 11, the Granby...
No Sulphuric Acid Spill -- This Time
This morning a Harms Pacific transport truck and trailer contracted by International Raw Materials Ltd. (IRM), carrying sulphuric acid, went off Highway 22 just west of Rossland. According to a news release by IRM, no sulphuric acid has spilled at this time; emergency services vehicles are on-site and there is no threat to...
City of Trail meets with IRM following recent acid spills
The City of Trail would like to provide the public with an update on the action the City has taken since the two sulphuric acid spills that occurred on April 10 and May 23, 2018 on Highway 3B (Highway 22). “Trail City Council and staff have been in frequent communication with the appropriate officials in regard to the acid ...
A special concert at the Bailey: Guy Davis and Fabrizio Poggi -- and it's free
Join Trail Arts Council in celebrating the start of the performance season and the exciting Bailey Theatre upgrades. Reserve your tickets now! It will be on October 4, 2018, at 7:30 pm. Guy Davis credits the Blues Masters who’ve gone before him for their great influence, from artists like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill...
The City of Trail Receives $50,000 in FCM Funding for Asset Management Strategy
The City of Trail has received $50,000 in funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP). The funding will go towards the city’s Asset Management Strategy, a program used to establish a high-level, long term approach to...
Wage subsidies to hire students and apprentices: CBT
A program to support Columbia Basin employers is evolving to better meet their long-term workforce needs and to support Basin high school and post-secondary students and trades apprentices to gain local career-related work experience. Columbia Basin Trust’s School Works program now provides wage subsidies for level 1 and 2 ...
RDKB announces filling of six staff vacancies
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary has been busy lately, filling key staff positions to better serve the public a media release said Monday. The RDKB has filled six positions during the pasts two months — two general managers, two managers and two unionized staff. “We are really pleased to have found top-notch talent...
Heat Warning continues for Boundary
Temperatures in the Boundary are expected to continue into Wednesday before cooling a few degrees Environment Canada said. The 36 C heat has forced Environment Canada to continue a Heat Warning for the Boundary Region, at least into Wednesday. “A prolonged stretch of well above normal temperatures is continuing across the...
Attempt to prohibit cannabis grow operations in the city overturned by council
A plea by one city councilor to heed “public concern” regarding allowing cannabis grow operations to set up in the city was ignored as the council moved ahead on third reading for a bylaw to regulate cannabis in Grand Forks. Beverley Tripp said the public meeting regarding the Zoning Bylaw amendment — which defined the zones...
