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KLAIP awards big grand prizes
The West Arm Outdoors Club and B.C. Wildlife Federation recently announced the winners of the Grand Prize draw of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program…
Kids win by supporting Kootenay Lake conservation
Several local kids won great prizes in the fall kids’ derby draw of the Kootenay Lake Angler Incentive Program (KLAIP). Kids submitted Rainbow or Bull trout heads…
Control work ongoing on Bill Nye fire
The BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) today reports work continues apace the Bill Nye Mountain wildfire, seven km southeast of Wasa. Discovered Thursday, July 8, the…
Fisher catches 18’ Kingfisher boat thanks to KLAIP
On June 9, the West Arm Outdoors Club and B.C. Wildlife Federation announced the winner of the grand prize draw of the Kootenay Lake Angler…
Internet speed tests still available for some residents
There is still time for residents in select East Kootenay communities to be able to test their internet speed courtesy Columbia Basin Trust. Panorama Mountain…
BC Land Matching Program growing strong
The B.C. Land Matching Program, delivered by Young Agrarians, has been picking up steam since launching in the Columbia Basin in July 2018. The YA…
Canfor curtailing production capacity
Two sawmills in the East Kootenay will be impacted in a temporary production curtailment announced by Canfor Corporation today (April 24). Canfor reported it will…
B.C. continues to bolster rural Internet access
The provincial government today announced that $1.1 million in grants has been approved for a second wave of nine projects funded through the province-wide Connecting…
$2.28 million provided for fibre optics in region
More than 70 communities will benefit from the first eight projects to be approved under the up to $10 million Connecting BC Program, the B.C….