Welcome to Kootenay Country exhibit gearing up to hit the road
The unique partnership of the Regional Districts of Central Kootenay, Kootenay/ Boundary and East Kootenay, along with Columbia Power Corporation, are gearing up to take the Welcome to Kootenay Country display to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Conference (UBCM) taking place in Vancouver this September. This will...
Community days at the Kootenay Co-op
The Women’s Centre invites you to go shopping at the Kootenay Co-op on Tuesday, July 19.It’s Community Days and the Co-op will donate one per cent of the total sales on that day back to the Women’s Centre. Stock up and save on great specials while supporting the essential work of the Women’s Centre. See you between 8 am and...
Professor develops mobile app to identify plant species
Not every child can dream up a smartphone application and see it come to life. But that’s what happened when eight-year-old William Belhumeur suggested his father make an app that identifies plants using visual recognition technology. As a professor of computer science at the engineering school and director of Columbia’s...
FAIR benefits from TeckServ program
Trail Family and Individual Resource Centre Society (FAIR) is the first community group to receive funding from the Teck Service Learning Internship (TeckServ) - a new student support initiative between Teck Trail Operations and Selkirk College. The FAIR project funding will support a student to conduct research on community...
Province maintains support for arts sector
The BC Arts Council received $16,831,000 from the provincial government to help fund artists and cultural organizations in British Columbia for 2011-12. Arts groups large and small apply to the BC Arts Council – an independent agency of the Province – to support opportunities for artists, strengthen local economies and enhance...
ICBC applies to hike vehicle insurance rates
The Canadian PressInsurance rates for B.C. drivers will go up next year, if an application from ICBC is approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission. ICBC spokesman Mark Jan Vrem says the public insurer will file a rate application with the commission by the end of the year to get approval for higher rates. Jan Vrem says basic...
Lightning storm tracks through the Okanagan and heads towards the West Kootenay
The Kamloops Fire Centre received over one hundred smoke reports following a lightning storm that tracked through the Okanagan late this afternoon — a storm that is now heading towards the West Kootenay region. The lightning storm came through the area with a significant amount of precipitation; thus, the fires that have been...
KLSA Nelson Sailing Regatta
KLSA Nelson Sailing Regatta West Arm of Kootenay Lake, July 9-10 On July 9-10 the KLSA (Kootenay Lake Sailing Association) is sponsoring the Nelson Sailing Regatta to be held in front of the Prestige Hotel (on the water of course). KLSA encourages all experienced and new sailors to take part in this event. There will be several...
Fido commits $100,000 to environmental and community projects across the country
Fido and Evergreen announced the launch of Fido Share Your Care™, a campaign to support local environmental and community projects. Canadians are invited to vote for their favourite project at www.shareyourcare.ca . In total, Fido will share $100,000 among 20 different local projects across Canada.Each of the 20 projects...
Taking responsibility during bruin season
Bears are on the move searching of the nearest food source, and Environment Minister Terry Lake is urging British Columbians to be "Bear Aware" to help reduce bear-human conflicts.The most effective and natural way to prevent conflicts with bears in urban areas is to put away food attractants such as garbage, bird seed, compost...
