Boundary Flood Resilience Centre opens Saturday
In a media release Thursday, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary said it is launching its Boundary Flood Resilience Centre to help all victims of the 2018 catastrophic floods in the Boundary region. The release said the Resilience Centre will open at the Grand Forks Curling Rink on Saturday, May 26th at 9 a.m. as the Red […]
Sulphuric acid spill draws crews to Hwy 3B
An acid spill drew emergency crews to Hwy 3B yesterday, according to KBRFR Cpt. Grant Tyson. In a media release issued this morning, Tyson said, "a truck hauling sulfuric acid had some spills along Hwy 3B. Starting at Highway 3B and Rossland Avenue and continuing to the west entrance of Glenmerry, where the truck came to a ...
Understanding placards on properties
Now that evacuation orders have been recinded in many parts of Grand Forks, the Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergeny Operations Centre is advising the public to understand the meaning of the placards placed on their properties following the Rapid Damage Assessments. The RDKB EOC said the Rapid Damage Assessment is...
Rosslander honoured as 'Influential Woman in Business'
The latest issue of Kootenay Business magazine notes that all 103 Kootenay women nominated as Influential Women in Business for 2018 are outstanding for their “business savvy and generosity of spirit in their communities.” Of those nominees, three were chosen for special recognition from the East Kootenays, three from the ...
COLUMN: Optimal Aging
I have had many patients ask about optimal aging recently, therefore I have written a more substantial article about the effects of inflammation and cortisol on aging and how to reduce these to age optimally! What causes aging? · Aging is a natural process that is accelerated by oxidative damage to our cells. Oxidative...
Two children suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in boating incident
Two children lost consciousness due to carbon monoxide poisoning while boating with their family this past long weekend. The potentially fatal incident unfolded in the waters of Indian Arm on Monday, May 21, when a North Vancouver family was out boating in a 27-foot vessel equipped with an inboard engine. While returning to...
MP Richard Cannings Honoured as FPAC Forest Community Champion
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased to name Richard Cannings, MP South Okanagan-West Kootenay as a winner of the 2018 FPAC Forest Community Champion Award. Cannings will be joined by International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne, Kenora, Ontario Mayor Dave Canfield, and Whitecourt, Alberta...
RDKB EOC rescinds evacuation orders to properties in Downtown, North Ruckle
In a media release Tuesday, the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) said it has rescinded evacuation orders for about 171 addresses in the Downtown and North Ruckle areas due to a decreased threat of flooding. However, the EOC said these properties, like all properties taken off evacuation...
Opinion: Your stoke won't save us
By Ethan Linck, for High Country News (republished with permission) The twin summits of the mountain that U.S. Geological Survey Capt. George Davidson called “The Brothers” are 60 miles from Seattle on the far side of Puget Sound. From my office in the biology department at the University of Washington, I can just see their...
Kootenay Mountain culture magazine honoured by nomination for National Magazine Award
Kootenay Mountain Culture magazine and veteran journalist Bob Keating have landed in some fine company. Keating’s story, "Dammed & Determined," about the future of the Columbia River Treaty, has been nominated for a National Magazine Award in the Feature Writing category. Other nominees in this category include Maclean's, Chatelaine and Alberta Views. The winner will […]
