Tag: West Kootenay

West Kootenay under High Streamflow Advisory

A High Streamflow Advisory has been issued for the West Kootenay region.  The BC River Forecast Centre says the advisory...

Living wage rises in the Kootenays but remains among BC’s lowest

Living wages in Kootenay communities spiked in 2024, but they’re still lower than in many other communities in the...

Life Saving Society of BC offers safe boating tips

As we enter the peak of summer, Amanda Beavers, Program Coordinator with the Lifesaving Society BC, offers some boating...

Life Saving Society of BC urges water safety for National Drowning Prevention Week

It’s National Drowning Prevention Week, and the Lifesaving Society of BC is urging everyone to practise safe habits around...

"You need to have more patience," BC Highway Patrol urges safer driving habits

Vince LeBlanc of the BC Highway Patrol in Nelson is raising concerns about the increasing number of serious and...

RDCK to hold referendums on fire department upgrades

The RDCK will be holding referendums to approve loan requests brought forward by five fire departments in the district....

B.C. government switching vaccine campaign methods

The province will be gradually shifting from mass clinics to targeted programs as more people get vaccinated. B.C. government officials...

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Crime declines in downtown Trail

The move of the temporary homeless shelter to Riverside Dr has reduced the amount crime in downtown Trail.

Updated: Search warrant yields firearms, drugs, cash and stolen property

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

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

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

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.
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