COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council Meetings, July 12, 2021
Metal Tech Alley forging ahead; a farmers’ market coming to Esling Park; City seeking an EV; is logging four lots in the City “development”? Green Link improvement moving along; a campfire left burning despite province-wide campfire ban! – and, how much should farmers pay for ...
Modified Response Fires Burning in the Southeast Fire Centre
In the 2021 fire season, there have been 209 fires in the Southeast Fire Centre, with 69 fires currently active. The BC Wildfire Service is aware of these fires and is prioritizing and responding to them accordingly. BC Wildfire Service response officers have assessed and classified some of these fires as modified response...
MLA says new agricultural land rules will support farming families
New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy says new rules will add flexibility and increased housing options for a small secondary home in the Agricultural Land Reserve. The additional residence can be used for anything from housing extended family to an agritourism accommodation, to housing for farm labour, to a rental property for...
Updated: Bombi fire now roughly 35 hectares, still out of control
A wildfire just off Hwy 3 near the Bombi summit has grown from eight hectares to 35 hectares overnight, according to the BC Wildfire Service. There are now 33 firefighters, three helicopters, and five pieces of heavy equipment battling the fire, which is still listed as out of control."Crews and equipment continue to make...
Drought conditions impacting southern BC
Drought is affecting most of southern British Columbia and the central Interior due to very low rainfall, exacerbated by the recent extreme heat wave. Water scarcity and low flows are affecting Vancouver Island, the entire Thompson-Nicola region, the Cariboo, Shuswap and Okanagan. Most of eastern Vancouver Island, as well as...
Bylaw enforcement officer can now issue tickets, fines and public can request adjudication.
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) has enacted its 2021 Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw (Enforcement Bylaw) that provides the RDKB bylaw enforcement officer with the authority to issue tickets and related fines for bylaw infractions. Local governments create bylaws for various purposes including to regulate,...
Grand Forks Grad Jason Boisvenue finds his calling with Canadian Armed Forces
Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Jason Boisvenue, 37, has come a long way since going to Grand Forks Secondary School. He is currently deployed in the Canadian warship Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Calgary and played a key role as one of the ship’s boarding team leaders on the recently finished Operation (Op) ARTEMIS,...
MLA Katrine Conroy provides update
As of July 1, BC is in Step 3 of our Restart Plan. As of last week, nearly 80% of British Columbians have had at least their first dose of vaccine, and our declining case counts show that vaccines are working. We are able to move to Step 3 because of our collective efforts and sacrifices. Thank you for everything you’ve done...
Another property under RDCK evacuation alert due to Merry Creek Wildfire
Based on the recommendation from BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has issued an Evacuation Alert for 1473 Meadowbrook Drive due to the Merry Creek Wildfire (N51165). Thirty-one properties will remain under an Evacuation Order. The RDCK EOC originally...
UPDATE: Merry Creek Fire an estimated 15 hectares Friday morning
BC Wildfire Service updated their information at 8:57 a.m. Friday, indicating the Merry Creek wildfire is still an estimated 15 hectares and considered out of control. An evacuation order has been implemented for 31 properties in electoral area J, while the City of Castlegar has downgraded their evacuation order to an alert....
