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Local Mayors call for regional mental health strategy
Castlegar News
Storrm Lennie
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June 4, 2025
The cities of Trail, Nelson, and Castlegar have joined forces in a call for a regional strategy to address...
Homeless deaths in B.C.s Interior reaches 86 in 2023
Kootenay News
My Kootenay Now Staff
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March 7, 2025
At least 458 people experiencing homelessness died in British Columbia in 2023, according to data from the B.C. Coroners...
Trail’s interim housing report highlights need for 1,000+ units by 2045
City of Trail
Storrm Lennie
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February 25, 2025
The City of Trail’s interim housing needs report shows the community will need 1,185 housing units over the next...
Government benefits to assist most BC residents in January
Provincial
My Kootenay Now Staff
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December 30, 2024
The majority of BC families will see a little extra money in their bank accounts to begin 2025. To kick...
B.C. urges avalanche safety as winter settles in
Provincial
My Kootenay Now Staff
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December 9, 2024
With fresh snow on B.C.'s mountains, the provincial government is urging the public to be safe while enjoying the...
New provincial cabinet sworn in
Politics
My Kootenay Now Staff
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November 19, 2024
Premier David Eby has shuffled his cabinet in the wake of his narrow election win in October. “At a time...
BC government to test emergency alerting system Wednesday
Provincial
My Kootenay Now Staff
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November 19, 2024
For the second time this year, BC will be testing their emergency alert system. The provincial government says they will...
Trail’s La Niña Shelter opens; Mayor Jones calls for more support
Kootenay News
Storrm Lennie
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September 16, 2024
The city of Trail has unveiled its new homeless shelter at 2039 Riverside Avenue, but Mayor Colleen Jones is...
Local governments in the Central Kootenay receive funding for disaster preparedness
Kootenay News
My Kootenay Now Staff
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July 19, 2024
Communities in the Central Kootenay region are set to receive additional funding to help prepare for and mitigate disaster...
West Kootenay Landlord Society reacts to new provincial rental regulations
Kootenay News
Storrm Lennie
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July 12, 2024
Trevor Jenkinson, President of the West Kootenay Landlord Society, says new provincial changes to better protect renters from bad...
Selkirk College secures $587K boost for education pathways program
Kootenay News
Storrm Lennie
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June 25, 2024
Selkirk College has secured a $587,827 top-up for its free Adult Basic Education and English Language pathway programs. The Adult...
Castlegar unveils Canada’s tallest castle play structure at Millennium Park
Castlegar News
My Kootenay Now Staff
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June 17, 2024
The city of Castlegar is now home to the country’s tallest castle play structure at Millennium Park & Ponds. The...
Permanent homeless shelter in Castlegar to open early 2025
Kootenay News
My Kootenay Now Staff
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June 14, 2024
The City of Castlegar will soon have up to 20 new shelter spaces for people experiencing homelessness, thanks to...
Youth Climate Action Corps receives $3 million grant
Kootenay News
Storrm Lennie
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June 10, 2024
The Youth Climate Corps B.C. (YCCBC) has received a $3 million boost in funding to recruit more young people...
BC’s Minister of Environment not seeking re-election
Provincial
Storrm Lennie
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June 10, 2024
George Heyman, BC's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, has decided to end his 11-year political career, announcing...
BC Government Hits the Pause Button on Bill 12 for More Consultations
Provincial
My Kootenay Now Staff
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April 24, 2024
The BC Government says social media giants Meta, Snap, TikTok and X have agreed to work collaboratively with the...
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June 27, 2025
The Highway 3B between Warfield and Rossland is now re-opened in both directions.
Canada Infrastructure Bank backs B.C. Ferries’ China-built vessels with $1B loan
Provincial
June 28, 2025
The Canada Infrastructure Bank is providing B.C. Ferries an additional $1 billion in low-interest loans to support service upgrades – including the purchase of four new vessels from a Chinese shipyard.
No injuries after early morning blast outside MLA Bowinn Ma’s Vancouver office
Provincial
June 28, 2025
North Vancouver RCMP say no one was injured in an early morning explosion outside an office building in North Vancouver.
Rustad faces leadership vote as B.C. Conservatives feud with splinter group
Provincial
June 28, 2025
About 9,000 B.C. Conservative Party members are eligible to cast votes this summer in a leadership review of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad.
B.C. RCMP refutes online rumours of school zone speed change to 24/7 on July 1
Provincial
June 27, 2025
With another school year winding to a close, confusion has circulated online over school zones and when they change.Â
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