Evacuation orders rescinded for 175 properties in Boundary
Nearly 350 people in Grand Forks, Electoral Area D, Christina Lake, Midway and Area E are free to return to their homes or businesses today shortly after rapid damage assessors inspected their properties and rescinded 175 evacuation orders. The majority of properties assessed were in the City of Grand Forks. Several hundred...
Evacuation orders rescinded for 415 properties at Christina Lake
Rapid Damage Assessments continue across Boundary. Residents at Christina Lake can now return to their homes where it’s safe to do so. All evacuation orders for Christina Lake have been downgraded to an evacuation alert. This means residents must still be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice if river levels rise to dangerous...
Community BBQ for Grand Forks this afternoon, Castlegar man cooking the cuts
There will be a barbecue tonight (Sunday) at 4 p.m. at the Grand Forks Arena for residents, evacuees and volunteers, thanks in large part to Castlegar’s own Randy Benigen, who also served dinner to hundreds of soldiers at the same location last night. Benigen, 53, works as a boilermaker and has for 28 years, but started smoking...
Inspiring kids kick in to help in Grand Forks flood relief
While many of the stories coming out of the flooding in Grand Forks have been heart-breakingly tragic, many have also been heart-breakingly uplifting, as well – including the one about 10-year-old Logan Engen and his friends. When Engen and his friends - Greg Hills, Hunter Watson, Daymek Surnak, Ryley Wolfram and Justin Hills...
Interior Health offers post-flood health and safety tips
Interior Health is advising Kootenay Boundary residents who are returning to their homes after flooding to take the following precautions to protect their health. General Precautions: · Wash your hands often if you have been cleaning up after a flood, especially before handling or eating food. · Wash with warm soapy water and...
Province step up to help flood victims — will match donations up to $20 million
To help people impacted by the recent devastating flooding, the B.C. government is encouraging British Columbians to donate to the Canadian Red Cross and will match contributions up to a total of $20 million, Premier John Horgan has announced. “British Columbians will always be there for each other in times of crisis,” Premier...
Boundary flood recovery fundraising underway
Many individuals and groups are offering their support to residents affected by floods in the Boundary region. Anyone who wishes to contribute to the 2018 flood recovery effort in the Boundary region can contribute in the following ways: Grand Forks Credit Union (GFCU) - Grand Forks & Boundary Flood, a GoFundMe campaign...
Public asked to stay vigilant over the long weekend; Evacuation alerts remain in effect
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is advising residents and visitors to stay vigilant for potential flooding over the long weekend. Weather forecasts for the Salmo area are somewhat favourable, and snow-melt has slowed slightly, but conditions in other areas, such as Slocan...
CORRECTED: Grand Forks shooting bovine-related
CORRECTION: The gun was not registered, but rather had a Possession & Acquisition License (PAL). Grand Forks residents reported – and were alarmed by – a massive police response in town last night. According to Director in Charge of BC RCMP Communications Dawn Roberts, the initial call was a firearm complaint, reporting...
Trail/Castlegar CRU cops jail alleged drug dealer
A Trail man is heading to court this afternoon after police arrested him and executed a search warrant on his house, according to RCMP Cpl. Devon Reid. “On May 17, at approximately 12 p.m., the Trail and Castlegar joint Crime Reduction Unit arrested a 46-year-old male from Trail for trafficking of controlled substances....
