COLUMN: Water and the climate crisis
Sometimes there’s too much water; sometimes not enough. A major challenge with global heating is that it doesn’t necessarily cause more or less of something in a specific geographic area (hotter, colder; wetter, dryer); it just makes everything less predictable and often more extreme. Consider some late-summer headlines....
Campfires to be permitted in the Southeast Fire Centre
Effective at 12 noon PDT on Friday, September 2, 2022, campfires will be allowed in the Southeast Fire Centre. The current prohibition against any open fire larger than a campfire (i.e., larger than 0.5 metres wide by 0.5 metres high) remains in effect throughout the Southeast Fire Centre. The following equipment and activities...
Collision claims life of Kamloops motorcyclist at Cherry Creek
Police are looking for witnesses to a fatal crash in Cherry Creek Tuesday, according to BC Highway Patrol Cpl. Mike Halskov. "On Aug. 30, at approximately 4:50 p.m., Kamloops Rural RCMP and Emergency Services responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision on Hwy 1 at Rodeo Drive in Cherry Creek," Halskov said. "Upon arrival, it...
MVA prompts police to remind motorcyclists of wildlife risk
A Penticton man is lucky to be alive after hitting a deer near Rossland, according to Trail RCMP NCO i/c Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 19, at 9:04 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District RCMP officer responded to a collision between a motorcycle and a deer on Hwy 3B near Rossland," he said. "Thirty-eight-year-old...
Rosslander/RDKB Finance Manager Swaps Calculator for Cycling in Epic Cancer Fundraiser
Anouschka Riverin, finance manager with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, will be swapping her calculator for cycling when she takes on the ‘Tour de Cure’ 100-km fundraising bike ride in Chilliwack later this month. Her team, ‘Just Beat it’, hopes to complete the epic, in-person cycling challenge in under five hours...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meeting, August 8, 2022
Dealing with compost; a shift in Short Term Rentals; moving the OCP along; the return of Golden City Days, the Fall Fair, and Huck’n’Berries; an RDKB report; and – beware, scofflaws -- the Bylaw Enforcement Officer has “flexible" hours! Present: Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors Terry Miller, Chris Bowman, Janice Nightingale, ...
No major issues during Canada Rock Fest — RCMP
Grand Forks RCMP said in a media release that despite there being 4000-5000 people in the Boundary City to enjoy Canada Rock Fest, Mounties not kept overly busy during the festival weekend. During the four-day period from August 4-7, police officers responded to a total of 50 calls for service, with only a handful generated...
Castlegar man killed by tree at Rossland golf course
Police are reporting the death of a Castlegar man in Rossland Sunday, according to Trail RCMP NCO i/c Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Aug. 7, at 3:18 p.m., a frontline Trail and Greater District officer received a report about the sudden death of a 73-year-old Castlegar man on a golf course in Rossland," Wicentowich said. "The man...
Next Columbia River Treaty negotiations will be held in B.C.
The 13th round of negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty will take place Aug. 10-11, 2022, with representatives of Canada and the United States meeting in Richmond. The two-day session is the first formal negotiation between the two countries since January 2022. Representatives from Canada and the U.S. met...
DriveSmartBC: How to Make a Safe Lane Change
I watched a particularly foolish driver the other afternoon who decided to cross over two lanes of traffic in order to prepare for a left turn about a kilometer ahead. This driver zoomed across all the lanes without pause, ending up in the left hand lane about three vehicle lengths ahead of a heavy truck. To make life really...
