Bailey Theatre Launches $1.2 Million Theatre Upgrades
The Trail & District Arts Council, in partnership with The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, is undertaking safety upgrades to The Bailey Theatre starting this summer. After four years of planning, we are excited to begin this big and necessary project that will start in August and be completed by the end of November....
Travel warning in parts of Interior
Given the current wildfire situation in B.C., which is expected to worsen over the weekend, the Province is asking people to not travel to parts of the Interior region until further notice. This includes the communities of Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Okanagan Indian Band, Enderby, and parts of the Regional District North Okanagan. A map of areas […]
IHA once again has more new COVID cases overnight than the rest of BC combined
As of Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, 82.3% (3,814,635) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 71.6% (3,318,751) received their second dose. In addition, 83.1% (3,596,148) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 73.3% (3,168,620) received their second...
Interior Health hosts pop-up vaccine clinics in Kootenay Boundary area
Interior Health will host drop-in immunization clinics in the Kootenay Boundary area for anyone who has not yet received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or anyone who received their first dose more than 28 days ago. People can walk-up, register and receive their first or second COVID-19 vaccine. Pop-Up Immunization...
IHA still provincial COVID hotspot with 258 new cases, one new death
As of Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, 82.2% (3,809,806) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 71.1% (3,296,603) have received their second dose. In addition, 83.0% (3,592,053) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 72.9% (3,151,609) have received ...
Home is where the heat is: British Columbians working from home miss the office AC
Amid one of the hottest summers on record, British Columbians working from home admit to missing one perk of being in the office – the air conditioning. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many offices shifting to working-from-home, and that is where many still find themselves even with restrictions lifting. In fact, a recent...
COUNCIL MATTERS: Three meetings held on August 9, 2021
CITY OF ROSSLAND COUNCIL MEETINGS, August 9, 2021, by Zoom THREE meetings! OCP report and discussion; Public Hearing; and Regular Council Meeting – climate change and unprecedented disruption; that development permit application to log four lots; churches to pay some of their property tax, some other exemptions denied;...
IHA remains provincial COVID hotspot, with 587 new cases and four deaths
As of Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, 82.0% (3,801,960) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 70.3% (3,257,931) have received their second dose. In addition, 82.9% (3,585,467) of all eligible adults in B.C. have received their first dose and 72.2% (3,121,816) have received their...
Public invitation to COVID-19 telephone town hall tonight
The public are encouraged to join a live, interactive telephone town hall to discuss B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the Interior Health region. The call will be hosted by Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, who along with representatives from Interior Health, will be available...
Michaela Mclean dances through her first year in Gold Fever Follies
Gold Fever Follies historic musical comedy show, a screenplay based on Rossland’s Gold Rush days, is once again filled with exciting characters. What would it be like to step back in time to the era of the 1890s? Just ask a Seven Summits Centre for Learning Alumni Michaela Mclean as she dances through her first year with the...
