B.C. Wildlife Federation Conservation Lottery Winners
Cranbrook resident T. Senetza won the grand prize in the 2023 B.C. Wildlife Federation Conservation Lottery, a 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Pro Double Cab pickup truck supplied by Wood Wheaton Supercentre. The main jackpot for the 50/50 portion of the draw totaled $408,530. Winner W. Andersen of Hagensborg, B.C. walks away with half the pot, $204,265. Proceeds […]
Kokanee Comeback: Insights from a Kootenay Angler, Biologist
Matt Neufeld said fishing on Kootenay Lake is both a pastime and a purpose. “Fishing off the neighbour’s dock for whitefish on the shores of Kootenay Lake was my first exposure to angling,” Neufeld explained. “I was around four years old. As a young adult, I spent much of my time in a tin boat […]
Heating up: warm weather keeps snow base repressed in region
Warm winter weather isn’t exclusive to the West Kootenay. One of the warmest periods on record for part of January has not only touched the region, but it was also the warmest January on record across the world, according to Reuters. The warm winter in the West Kootenay has also crimped Whitewater Ski Resort’s snow […]
City’s HUB announces doors to close in March after funding fizzles
One of the core service locations for the city’s street community is closing the doors at its current location after the stream of federal funding has dried up. The coordinated access HUB is closing on March 31 — terminating its lease at 521 Vernon St. — after the Nelson Committee on Homelessness (NCOH) found its […]
Kootenay region site of first cases of chronic wasting disease in deer
Not only do Kootenay communities have street problems but there are also forest problems. The Kootenay region is the site of the first cases of chronic wasting disease in B.C., found in two deer samples recently. Although the disease is considered an infectious and fatal disease affecting species in the cervid family — deer, elk, […]
West Kootenay Basketball Officials take to court to call fouls on cancer
Basketball Officials in the West Kootenay are once again joining with their provincial colleagues to call fouls on CANCER. West Kootenay Basketball Officials are again raising money and awareness in the 15th Call a Foul on Cancer — Pink Whistles Legacy Fund, which strives to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society — B.C. and […]
Update: chamber opposes nearly 40 per cent parking rate hike on meters, but bylaw passes
Despite chamber of commerce objections and an increase well above inflation the City will be implementing its new hourly meter parking rates in the downtown. Approval was given by City council on Feb. 6 to a bylaw amendment to increase parking rates by 37.5 per cent to help bolster an already $1 million revenue generator. […]
Chronic Wasting Disease detected in B.C. deer for first time — BCWF
The B.C. Wildlife Branch reports that cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) have been confirmed in two deer in the Kootenay region, south of Cranbrook. These are the first known cases of CWD in British Columbia. “We have been watching CWD spread province to province, state to state for at least 20 years, so this […]
BC Government issues apology for historic wrongs against Sons of Freedom
Community programs, research, education, wellness and mental-health supports are part of a $10-million compensation package announced to provide lasting recognition of historical wrongs committed by the Province of B.C. against the Sons of Freedom Doukhobor and their families. Attorney General Niki Sharma announced the package, on behalf of Premier David Eby, at an event held Thursday […]
BC Stats report confirms growing population
A new BC Stats report, Sustaining Growth: Population and Demography for B.C. and Canada, has compiled publicly available statistics and data to project population growth to 2046 and highlights demographic trends for the province. The report reflects trends seen in numbers released by Statistics Canada in December 2023 and provides a high-level summary of demographic […]
