Kootenay Carshare offers Transportation to Hospital Staff
In an effort to support the community during the COVID-19 pandemic and keep their vehicles rolling, Kootenay Carshare Cooperative is opening its fleet to any hospital workers that might need an alternative transportation solution. Any and all hospital staff may request a vehicle that will be dedicated to them from two weeks...
Osprey Foundation launches COVID Community Response Fund to help local charities
The Osprey Community Foundation is launching BETTER TOGETHER, a community response fund to assist local charities during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Coordinating a fundraising effort on behalf of our local charities just makes sense and we’re launching the fund with an initial $15,000,” says Tina Choi, executive director of the...
Public welcomed to join COVID-19 Interior Health Town Hall on April 23rd
On Thursday April 23, people living in the Interior Health Authority region can have their COVID-19 related questions answered, through a virtual town hall presented by the Government of British Columbia. "We know that providing regular information about COVID-19 is an important part of helping British Columbians stay safe,"...
Kootenay Lake District Superintendent pens letter to families, staff
Dear families and staff, As we are about to undertake our third week of life under COVID-19, we thought we might take a minute to update all of you so we are all remain on the same page. The BC Government has extended our current medical state of emergency for the Province of British Columbia for the next few weeks. We know...
Kootenay Career Development Society recognized as a Best Workplace
Kootenay Career Development Society (KCDS) is being recognized as one of this year’s Best WorkplacesTM in Canada. The KCDS staff recently gathered online in anticipation of the virtual reveal and they were not disappointed. KCDS moved up the list from 23rd in Canada the previous year, to 6th. This list, and related stories,...
Kootenay Colouring Book to Support Nelson Community Food Centre
A colouring book featuring West Kootenay landscapes is being published to benefit the Nelson Community Food Centre. “Kootenay Colouring” will contain 18 colouring pages, including popular landscapes like Idaho Peak, Monica Meadows, and Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. This project is made possible with the generous support ...
Kootenay Lake School District Launches Pandemic Food Program Plan
The Kootenay Lake School District is acutely aware that in-school food and lunch programs are an important provision that helps to support vulnerable students throughout the entire school year, which is why they are extending a Pandemic Food Program plan. The District has already begun implementing ways to support families ...
Civic Theatre Best Seat in the House – Bringing the World to Your Couch
It was mid-March. The ski season was pretty well over and the world was getting more nervous every day. So, before everything shut down, we decided to take a springtime jaunt to Vancouver to see family. Covid-19 news was flooding in quickly and the government decided to limit groups to 50. The Civic Board and staff immediately...
Tom Rand coming to a home near you via Internet
The talk that wasn't given has been revived - thanks to technology. Renowned author Tom Rand was to give public talks March 28 in Kaslo and Nelson to support his new book The Case for Climate Capitalism: Economic Solutions for a Planet in Crisis. Then Covid-19 intervened and the presentations had to be cancelled. Now thanks...
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change Strategy Issues Open Burning Restriction in Nelson
As cases of COVID-19 in BC continue to increase, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has recommended the implementation of measures to decrease excess air pollution in populated airsheds across the province. There is strong evidence that exposure to air pollution increases susceptibility to respiratory viral infections...
