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Field fire service transfers to CSRD amid Parks Canada difficulties
21 Nov 2025 08:35 GMT
… department serving Parks Canada in Field, B.C., will transfer into … in the surrounding Yoho National Park.
READ: Emergency responders … protection, and Parks Canada will continue financially supporting … Masse, Parks Canada’s Lake Louise-Yoho-Kootenay field unit …
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COLUMN: Approaching the holiday season in Kootenay Central
21 Nov 2025 03:23 GMT
… local representatives from here in Kootenay Central.
It meant the … clean energy jobs, protecting B.C.’s environment, or standing … and working to protect key B.C. industries, like forestry and … cafes, or breweries, or, visit a neighbouring community for lunch …
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Laughing gas no laughing matter, police warn after man’s B.C. hospital visit
19 Nov 2025 17:33 GMT
Recreational misuse of nitrou oxide often involves metal cartridges known as ‘whippets’: Trail RCMP
A young man was hospitalized in Trail early Saturday after suffering a prolonged seizure linked to nitrous oxide use.
Trail and Greater District RCMP say …
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Proposed resort threatens critical wildlife corridor in B.C., study says
18 Nov 2025 23:45 GMT
… the southern interior of British Columbia threatens a critical wildlife … Highway 31A between Slocan and Kootenay lakes — an area … in their natural environment. Increased tourism, he said, could “ … future land-use decisions.
Canada’s National Observer reached …
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Buckaroo Jake and Calico Carol: B.C. couple entertains the old cowboy way
12 Nov 2025 17:16 GMT
… song in their 80s
A B.C. cowboy poet known as … and served at various west Kootenay and Vancouver schools with … entertainment events and travelled across western Canada and the United … The pair travelled to schools and libraries across B.C. and Alberta, at one …
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Snowfall Warning for Kootenay Pass area
14 Nov 2025 15:54 GMT
Posted:
November 14, 2025
As heavy rain smashes down on morning commuters in the East Kootenay, it should not come as a surprise that there is a snowfall warning for Kootenay Pass today, Nov. 14.
Environment Canada this morning issued a snowfall warning …
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Failure to click: Central B.C. drivers least likely to use seatbelts
01 Nov 2025 22:21 GMT
… ): 45
Central B.C. (including Kamloops, Merritt, Kelowna, Clearwater): 285
Kootenay region (including … occupant restraint offences:
Northern B.C.: 71
Central B.C.: 162
Kootenay region: 58
Vancouver … ’ or ‘Speed limits are for tourists,’ and we see that lack …
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Kalispell reaching out to Canadian visitors
09 Nov 2025 17:12 GMT
… in recent months in Canadian visits to the U.S., … , Discover Kalispell, the tourism marketing and management organization … Whitefish Lake and Glacier National Park, among other attractions, the … for Canadians living in the nearby East Kootenay and Alberta for …
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Kootenay-based Hello Virtual Healthcare expands access to doctors across B.C.
30 Oct 2025 19:04 GMT
Published 12:42 pm Thursday, October 30, 2025
By PAUL RODGERS Bulletin Staff
A new healthcare platform founded in the East Kootenays is aiming to make it easier for British Columbians be able to quickly see a doctor, regardless of where in the province …
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Parks Canada asks: Please help protect our rivers
08 Nov 2025 21:45 GMT
This summer, Parks Canada staff removed approximately 15 human-made rock structures from the Kootenay River in Kootenay National Park to restore natural water flow and keep fish safe.
We know these rock stacks and dams often come from a place of curiosity …