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Heat Wave 2021: British Columbians urged to monitor elderly in the community
BC's extreme heat over the next several days has the province's leading voice for seniors care and living providers urging everyone to monitor elderly family members, friends and neighbours. Environment Canada has issued a heat warning that is expected to begin Friday...
Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association awarded special operations accreditation
The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) awarded Special Operations Accreditation on 19th July 2021 to Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association (KERPA) in British Columbia. It is the first organization in Canada, and third in the...
Interior Health wildfire preparations and readiness
Interior Health is monitoring wildfire activity and reminds the public to plan ahead for evacuation alerts, evacuations, and power loss. Proactive evacuations continue for health-care clients, residents and patients impacted by evacuation alerts. Anyone wishing to...
Drought Level 4 – reduced water usage requested
The province’s water management branch has declared drought level 4 in the Lower Columbia region due to lower than normal stream flow, lack of rain, and very warm temperatures. In order to conserve water, their recommended action is to voluntarily reduce water usage...
Faces and places: great blue herons
Faces and places: great blue heronsof a great blue heron is a special experience. Whether you’re standing at a river’s edge, or on the shoreline of a lake, it’s a treat to spot one nearby, either standing peacefully in the shallow water or gracefully flying by...
Interior Health wildfire preparations and readiness
Interior Health is monitoring wildfire activity and reminds the public to plan ahead for evacuation alerts, evacuations, and power loss. Proactive evacuations continue for health-care clients, residents and patients impacted by evacuation alerts. Anyone wishing to...
5,000 dose milestone for local mobile immunization clinics
Interior Health’s mobile immunization clinics have administered over 5,000 doses of CO VID- 19 vaccine throughout the region since their launch last week. The mobile immunization clinics are a partnership with the British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA), and...
What is a Neighbourhood House?
Trail FAIR has received funding to develop a feasibility study around the creation of a Neighbourhood House in the community of Trail. A Neighbourhood House is developed when people in the community decide they would like to collectively create a welcoming, caring...
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Ten Principles for Reconciliation
1. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is the framework for reconciliation at all levels and across all sectors of Canadian society. 2. First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples, as the original peoples of this country and as self...
Tune into an online extravaganza
Carolyn Mark, Queen of Vancouver Island, 2012 (Image Courtesy of Mint Records) Transmitting from the Slocan Valley, The Shed features a one-night, online extravaganza of live music and poetry fandangadoccio. Marking the (perhaps) end of COVID-19 as we know it, The...
Lower Columbia affordable housing accepting applications
The Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society (LCAHS) is now accepting applications for the Columbia Park Housing development. Applications must be made through The Housing Registry, BC Housing. Please reference the address: 1232 Columbia Avenue, Trail, BC in your...
Mikenna Hansen receives Red Cross Rescuer award
In the summer of 2018, Ainsworth resident Marsha Gillies was at the beach of Kootenay Lake with her two young grandchildren, Griffin and Emma. Emma donned her personal flotation device to join Marsha in the water, drifting and floating on their donut-shaped tube,...
Faces and Places: Great Blue Herons
To many in the Kootenays, catching sight of a great blue heron is a special experience. Whether you’re standing at a river’s edge, or on the shoreline of a lake, it’s a treat to spot one nearby, either standing peacefully in the shallow water or gracefully flying by...
Funding boost to local literacy programs
NDP MLAs Brittny Anderson, Katrine Conroy and Roly Russell say funding boost to community-based Indigenous, adult and family literacy programs will help people gain skills in reading, writing, math and digital literacy. “Developing literacy skills starts at an...
Kerry Reed’s Fishing Report
The lake was a bit slower fishing throughout March, but that’s normal for the water temperature. we had a few good days with some big bull trout and some slower days with a few smaller rainbows and bull trout. As the month progressed, the fishing seemed to get...
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