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Kootenays residents urged to get active for cognitive health
Keep a healthy lifestyle to support brain health: It’s a message the Alzheimer Society of B.C. is sharing with Kootenay residents and others around the province to mark Brain Awareness Week March 11-17. The charity is encouraging people across the province to get active and help lower the risk of developing dementia by making healthy […]
Majestic mountain landscapes at Nelson Library
New landscape paintings are on display by Nelson artist Abby Wilson. Her feature piece “Valhalla Traverse” is a triptych (three connecting panels) that links popular hiking trails from Valhalla Provincial Park into a panoramic scene. It practically glows off the walls with sunset infused light. Other paintings capture the Kootenay and Rocky mountains with stylized […]
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Ecosystem restoration burn planned for Deer Park Mountain
The BC Wildfire Service will be supporting the Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program section of the Ministry of Forests, in conducting an ecosystem restoration burn within one kilometre of Deer Park. The exact timing will depend on weather and site conditions but could start as early as Monday, March 18, 2024. This prescribed burn will […]
Virtual career fair highlights great opportunities in Interior Health
Interior Health’s next virtual career fair will be held Tue., March 12 beginning at 9 a.m. PDT. This fair will be aimed at all positions in Interior Health (IH). Those interested in attending can book an online one-on-one session and meet their recruiter to learn about opportunities available for environmental public health, health care assistants, laboratory, mental […]
Provincial & National
Person sustains non-life-threatening injuries following early morning shooting in Revelstoke
Revelstoke RCMP General Investigation Section has opened an investigation after a person with a gunshot wound was dropped off at a local hospital. RCMP said that Thursday, March 14, 2024, at approximately 6 a.m., Revelstoke RCMP received a report of an adult male, having entered the local hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. RCMP said […]
Some of the best passwords are ugly ones
Is your password difficult to crack? March 15 is the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Password Day, and BBB is encouraging the public to protect themselves from fraud by changing their passwords to be more ugly, thereby making it harder for hackers to solve. According to a 2023 Statista survey, 25% of Canadians changed their passwords less often than once […]