BC records 9,332 COVID-19 cases over weekend 1,185 in IHA
Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 9,332 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 264,181 cases in the province: Dec. 31, 2021 - Jan. 1, 2022: 4,033 new cases Jan. 1-2, 2022: 3,069 new cases Jan. 2-3, 2022: 2,230 new cases Note: case counts provided today are preliminary. The new cases include: 4,859 new cases in Fraser...
Record-setting $891 million paid to lottery winners across BC
It was a record-setting year for lottery players in British Columbia, with more than $891 million in total prizes paid out, including $23 million to players who purchased winning tickets in the Kootenay region. BCLC sold more than 102 million winning tickets to players at retail locations and online in 2021, which was also ...
Weekend sees 6,288 new cases, 713 in IHA
Over a three-day period, B.C. is reporting 6,288 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 241,946 cases in the province: Dec. 24-25: 2,552 new cases Dec. 25-26: 2,023 new cases Dec. 26-27: 1,713 new cases Note: case counts provided on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, are preliminary. The new cases include: 3,181 new cases in Fraser Health...
New proof of vaccination requirements for aquatic activities and other news
To all RDCK Recreation Customers:The BC Provincial Health Officer (PHO) today released a revised Gatherings and Events Order with new restrictions that impact people who use RDCK recreation facilities and programs.FITNESS CENTRE CLOSURESFitness centres are closed and fitness classes are suspended effective December 23, 2021...
RDCK fitness centres to be closed until January 18
By order of the British Columbia Provincial Health Officer (PHO), fitness centres at Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) recreation facilities will be closed as of Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 11:59pm until January 18, 2022. The PHO ordered these and other new restrictions today in response to the escalating...
Toxic illicit drug supply takes another Trail life, prompts RCMP plea for precautions
Yet another local tragedy has police once again warning of a murderously toxic area drug supply, according to Trail RCMP NCOIC Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. "On Dec. 7, at 6:04 p.m. Trail and Greater District RCMP investigated the sudden death of a 42-year-old Trail man which occurred inside his residence located in the 600 block ...
Local students learn at the landfill - Waste out of sight but not out of mind for local students
When most people throw something away, that's usually the last thought they give to the piece of garbage now in the trash. But students in Warfield's J.L. Webster Elementary will likely think twice after a field trip to the local landfill, where they learned the valuable lesson that just because it is not out of sight, it...
B.C. experiences record loss of life due to drug toxicity
An increasingly toxic and volatile illicit drug supply has claimed at least 201 lives in October and 1,782 lives in the first 10 months of 2021, according to the latest preliminary data released by the BC Coroners Service. “Today is a heart-rending milestone for our province,” said Lisa Lapointe, B.C.’s chief coroner. “The ...
Kootenay Savings helps grant holiday wishes
Kootenay Savings Credit Union is helping the holiday season come a little early this year for seventeen diverse and dedicated community groups and service clubs. In keeping with the credit union’s proud tradition of investing in the well-being of those living, working and playing in the Kootenays, the Kootenay Savings Community...
Salmo BC/49 Winner Eyeing a New SUV after $75K Win
A new golf bag and club – and a new SUV to haul them in – are in the plans for Salmo’s Lydia Verigin after winning $75,000 in the BC/49 draw on October 2, 2021. “I was sitting at my kitchen table when I found out and I couldn’t believe it, I was shaking,” says Verigin, who has played B/49 for many years. “I’ve been playing ...
