Lightning activity sparks multiple fires
The Wildfire Management Branch responded to 40 lightning-caused wildfires in the Southeast Fire Centre over the weekend. The majority of these fires are small and none are threatening structures or communities. In the most active part of the fire centre, the Columbia Fire Zone, 16 wildfires are burning. All of them are small,...
A 'bright' future in store for departing Rossland Library director
The Rossland Public Library is losing a valuable piece of its operations. Director Katie Albright is leaving Rossland at the end of the month to pursue her education further, but the library is hoping the influence Katie has had will help it continue to grow after her departure. Albright came to Rossland, in July of 2012, ...
RDCK shows off new firefighting equipment
A powerful new firefighting tool that can protect structures throughout the region in the event of wildfire. Thursday, Regional District of Central Kootenay unveiled the new piece of equipment for the area. “The Structural Protection Unit (SPU) is a very cost effective means of providing protection to both homes and infrastructure, such as water systems, […]
Saints fill netminder hole with addition of James Prigione
Goalies are supposed to rotate during the season and not in the off-season. For the fourth time this off-season the Selkirk Saints added a netminder. The Saints announced the playing commitment from goaltender James Prigione (Guelph, ON) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. […]
Keep Jumbo Wild protesters continue to keep machinery out of glacier resort
The temperature plummets to near zero on the thermometer when the sun sets and 22 Celsius in the middle of the day. However, a little cold weather isn’t about to stop a group of protesters set against any development at the Jumbo Glacier Resort in southeastern B.C from keeping machinery off the mountain. “We’re here […]
Jumbo Glacier Resort machinery turned back by citizen checkpoint
The war over Jumbo Glacier is beginning to heat up in the East Kootenay as an ad hoc group, calling itself Citizens for Jumbo Wild camped on the road to Farnham Glacier, turned back machinery heading to the glacier on Saturday morning (August 10). “A compact excavator was on its way to begin working on […]
Castlegar mayor and councillors register for energy diet - there's still time for Kootenay residents to sign on and save
Two city councillors and the Castlegar mayor signed on to Fortis’ Kootenay Energy Diet back in May, becoming personal role models for a program the city is already officially supporting. FortisBC has subsidized the initial home energy assessment, which is valued at $400, offering it for just $60 for Diet participants, but the city further […]
RDCK re-opens Taghum Beach to swimmers
Taghum beach users can finish the summer season the way they started, cooling off in the Kootenay River as the Regional District of Central Kootenay has re-opened the popular recreation hotspot. “We’re happy to report that the water at Taghum Beach is once again safe for swimming,” said Cary Gaynor, parks operations supervisor after re-opening […]
Bikes, bikes, bikes!
7 Summits Poker Ride-Sunday, September 1st 2013-The Seven Summits Poker Ride is a non-competitive group ride on the Seven Summits Trail taking place Sunday Sept 1st. Participants are expected to be expert riders in good shape and self- reliant in the remote trail setting. Costumes optional, friendly attitudes required....
Changes coming to elk hunting in East Kootenay
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has announced changes to the elk hunting season in the East Kootenay. For this fall, the elk hunting seasons in the South Trench of the Kootenay region will be as follows: General Open Season for antlerless elk in 4-03 Zone X (includes portions of 4-2 to […]
