Two confirmed cases of Norovirus, a gastrointestinal virus, were found and quickly contained at the Boundary Hospital in Grand Forks late last week, but residents are warned the virus is still out there. “Once two or three cases were confirmed, staff initiated precautions to prevent the spread,” said Cindy Crane, acute health administrator for the […]

A four year old water license application has resurfaced as BC’s Water Stewardship Division sought to clean out its files, but as Rossland maintains its objection to the application in the absence of an engineer's report, the landowners question the city's motivation. A small tributary called the Blue Eyes Brook runs south ...

The city has applied for a 2013 "Age-friendly Community Planning and Project Grant" to renovate the swimming pool to make it more accessible to seniors—some of whom were here in 1932 for the grand opening of BC's oldest pool. "Due to the age of the facility and the lack of age friendly infrastructure, many of the seniors in...

Coun. Kathy Wallace took a moment at the Oct. 22 regular council meeting in Rossland to reflect on "definite problems" that exist in rural health care, problems she identified as "another symptom in our province of small, rural areas not fitting the grid pattern of larger urban areas." Wallace is Rossland's appointed director...

Imagine living in a community where you can walk or ride your bike safely, where the air is fresh and clean, and where healthy food and opportunities for physical activity are easily accessible and affordable for all. Through the Healthy Communities Initiative, Interior Health aims to make this vision a reality.                    ...

The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s household hazardous waste roundup proved to be a tremendous success said Board Chair John Kettle. The blitz netted 21,660 liters of hazardous liquids at four HHW round-up events in Nelson, Castlegar, Creston and Nakusp. An additional 9,480 liters of paint were also collected at no charge to the RDCK […]

Some might say it is laziness, others may want to blame it on the tipping fees at the dump or transfer station, but the reality is people like to dump their compostable lawn waste, old appliances and even animal carcasses down the roads less travelled in the Boundary. Karen Mehmal, who operates a ranch and […]

FortisBC applied to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) in July 2012 to replace approximately 115,000 manually read meters with advanced meters in the West Kootenay and the Okanagan and incorporate supporting hardware and software. The BCUC process begins in Trail Tuesday (November 6) and, front and center at the meeting will be the Nelson/Creston arm […]

Flu clinics across the Interior Health region have begun.  Getting a flu shot is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from the flu and its complications. Seniors, infants under five and people with chronic illness are most at risk of serious illness or complications that can result from the flu. “Many people ...

Following council's request in September for a "smoking dogs" bylaw, city staff returned to council on Monday with a report on bylaws used by other communities to control dogs and restrict smoking in public areas. Council voted to provide several opportunities for public input before contemplating any change to either the ban...