B.C.’s Interior is expecting hot weather with accelerating snowmelt anticipated through Friday, May 5, followed by heavy rainfall and thundershowers that same day and through…
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Region included in High Streamflow Advisory
The B.C. River Forecast Centre is maintaining a High Streamflow Advisory for the East Kootenay, West Kootenay, including tributaries into Arrow Lakes, Slocan Lake and…
White nose syndrome fungus detected in B.C.
The fungus that causes white nose syndrome in bats has been detected in bat guano in the Grand Forks area. Since the arrival of the…
Kootenay Contraption Contest winners announced
This year’s grand prize winner is Ciara M, a Grade 5 student from JA Laird Elementary School in Invermere. The future is bright as Kootenay…
Subsidized training available for building contractors
People from across the Kootenay and Boundary communities working in the home building and renovation sector can access subsidized training to prepare for upcoming industry…
Former local B.C.’s new chief forester
Shane Berg has been named British Columbia’s 18th chief forester and the assistant deputy minister for the Office of the Chief Forester. This is following…
Local farmers look at ways to optimize irrigation
As the summers get hotter and drier, farmers in the Kootenay-Boundary region are stepping up to fine tune their irrigation systems to make sure that…
Floods devastating B.C. are no accident
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary “Great floods have flown from simple sources.” That’s how William Shakespeare described floods in ‘All’s Well that Ends Well,’…
Mobile immunization clinics hit milestone
Interior Health reports its mobile immunization clinics have administered over 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine throughout the region since their launch last week. The mobile…
COVID-19 testing expanded in B.C.
B.C.’s testing COVID-19 strategy has been expanded to include anyone with cold, influenza or COVID-19-like symptoms, however mild. The symptoms of COVID-19 are similar to…