A new BC Hydro report finds after an unprecedented drop in electricity demand due to COVID-19, overall power consumption in B.C. is trending upwards as a…
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Kootenay RDs win Sustainable Communities Award
The Regional Districts of East Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary and Central Kootenay have been selected as a winner of a 2020 Sustainable Communities Award for exceptional…
FWCP’s Columbia region seeks new board member
If you have experience in conserving and enhancing local fish and wildlife, then you may be interested joining the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program’s (FWCP)…
Firefighters grateful for assistance
The fire spreads from the old legion to the May May Sept. 1. Photo by Wayne Stetski The City of Cranbrook was shaken the afternoon…
Emergency responders get boost from BC Hydro
BC Hydro is providing over $5,000 in grants to East Kootenay emergency services groups to support the purchase new safety equipment this year. The funds…
British Columbians not-so-savvy with home A/C use
A new BC Hydro report finds air conditioning use is on the rise, but many are using it inefficiently and adding multiple portable units, increasing…
Nearly 200 turtle hatchlings at Elizabeth Lake
The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) approves $5.5 million for 43 regional fish and wildlife projects A project to increase the hatchling survival rate…
Pole fire cause of power outage today
A transmission pole north of Wasa caught fire on Friday morning, August 7, at about 4:50 a.m. The cause of the fire is unknown. A…
Beware over-confidence, impairment in and on water
A new BC Hydro report finds an increase in drowning or near-drowning incidents at its recreation sites may be tied to visitors overestimating their swimming…
MVA causes power outage in Mission Road area
BC Hydro is reporting a power outage this afternoon (July 31) that was caused by a motor vehicle accident (MVA). A crew has been dispatched…