Tag: West Kootenay

Zoey – a dog with a mix of everything!

This weeks Summit Radio Pet of the Week from the BCSPCA is Zoey!

Wildfires ignite in West Kootenay

A series of small wildfires have sprouted up throughout the West Kootenay and Creston Valley.

West Kootenay under drought level three

Drought conditions in most of the West Kootenay region are at drought level three.  

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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Watch where you camp

A group of teens will think twice about where they set up camp, after a man holding a long-barrelled firearm advised them of trespassing after being caught on private property.

Helena Konanz appointed to House of Commons Standing Committee on Health

Helena Konanz, Member of Parliament for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, has been appointed to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health for the current parliamentary term. 

‘Safer Together’- Lifesaving Society of B.C. launches Drowning Prevention Week

From pools to the beach, water safety should be top of mind this week as the Lifesaving Society B.C. branch embraces this year’s National Drowning Prevention Week theme: “Safer Together.” 

B.C. Public Service Union members preparing to vote on strike action

Over 34,000 members of the B.C. General Employees’ Union working for B.C.’s public service are set to hold a strike vote. 

B.C. bearing brunt of tariff war, says Eby ahead of First Ministers’ meeting

Premier David Eby said British Columbia is shouldering a disproportionate economic burden from Canada’s trade war with the U.S., and he’ll be calling for “basic fairness” at next week’s First Minister’s meeting.
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