by Lone Sheep Publishing on Friday May 05 2023
Environment Canada said Friday that the West Kootenay/Boundary/Slocan/Arrow Lakes regions can expect to see multiple systems over the next few days that could generate mudslides and flooding.
“Heavy rain possibly contributing to the escalating of flooding situation and mudslides,” Environment Canada said Friday in a Special Weather Statement.
The inclement weather is...
by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Wednesday May 03 2023
Water flows are predicted to hit the 100-year mark or higher by the weekend in the West Kootenay-Boundary as high temperatures continue and significant precipitation is expected later this week, according to the province’s flood watchdog.
The B.C. River Forecast Centre issued an upgraded flood watch for the West Kootenay-Boundary region on May 2 with flows hitting up...
by Bob Hall on Wednesday May 03 2023
Out of chaos comes strength and a deeper appreciation for community, a lesson that students in Selkirk College’s Class of 2023 had thrust upon them during the challenges of the last three years.
Graduating students from all Selkirk College programs will walk across the stage and into the next exciting chapter of their lives at Convocation 2023 on April 28. From one-year...
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Wednesday May 03 2023
An Evacuation Order has been expanded by the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Regional Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to include an additional two (2) properties in Manly Meadows in rural Grand Forks/Electoral Area D, effective as of May 4, 2023 at 5 p.m. because of rising river levels.
EOC officials will be delivering Evacuation Orders to residents at the affected properties...
by David Suzuki on Wednesday May 03 2023
Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to keep the world from heating to catastrophic levels is entirely possible and would save money. Although emissions continue to rise, there’s still time to reverse course. Ways to slash them by more than half over the next seven years are readily available and cost-effective — and necessary to keep the global average temperature from rising more...
by Interior Health Authority on Wednesday May 03 2023
Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) in Kamloops has completed a three-year project that will see waste anesthetic gases (WAGs) collected in all 11 of its operating rooms, significantly reducing the hospital’s carbon footprint.
Anesthetic gases used for surgeries are a known potent source of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
Only five per cent of anesthetic gas...
by Regional District of Central Kootenay on Wednesday May 03 2023
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has reduced the Evacuation Order on Little Slocan South Road in the community of Vallican in Electoral Area H to one property.
In a media release Wednesday, the RDCK EOC said the decision was based on the recommendation from qualified professionals who have assessed the landslide hazard.
The RDCK...
by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Wednesday May 03 2023
People can have their say on the timber supply review for the area and give input on how and where the trees are cut in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area.
By submitting before July 4 people and First Nations can comment on the timber supply analysis contained in the Kootenay Lake Timber Supply Area (TSA) discussion document, information that will be taken into consideration before...
by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Tuesday May 02 2023
The province’s choice to continue to log old growth forest in B.C. is not only endangering mountain caribou but also the environment and its people, says a local conservation group.
Craig Pettitt, chair of the Valhalla Wilderness Society, said the provincial government has put the welfare and survival of the “deep snow” mountain caribou — otherwise known as the...
by Boundary Sentinel on Tuesday May 02 2023
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Operations Centre is asking Boundary residents to prepare for the possibility of flooding.
The RDKB said with increasing temperatures and the possibility of heavy precipitation in the forecast later this week, waters are expected to rise.
"Current models show that levels could be similar to those in 2018," the RDKB...
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