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RDCK adopts five-year financial plan

RDCK adopts five-year financial plan

Residents will see an average 5.8% tax increase
Curbside collection vote on May 11 for residents of southern Slocan Valley

Curbside collection vote on May 11 for residents of southern Slocan Valley

The collection is for garbage, recycling and food waste
Community Development grants for 5 groups in Nakusp

Community Development grants for 5 groups in Nakusp

The annoucement comes from a council meeting
Trail campus a hub of innovation in the digital design makerspace

Trail campus a hub of innovation in the digital design makerspace

Classes split between Selkirk College and Selkirk Technology Access Centre, both in Trail
Goats welcomed back to downtown Prince Rupert after council overturns ban

Goats welcomed back to downtown Prince Rupert after council overturns ban

Moby Dick Inn owner Teresa Lee is planning to open up petting sessions for families this summer
Whirling disease threatens fish in Kootenays

Whirling disease threatens fish in Kootenays

CKISS urges anglers to prevent introduction whirling disease in Central Kootenay
UPDATE: Millions of litres of sewage leak into Kootenay River

UPDATE: Millions of litres of sewage leak into Kootenay River

City management staff call the leak ‘negligible’
Friends of Kootenay Lake on hiatus due to funding, volunteer issues

Friends of Kootenay Lake on hiatus due to funding, volunteer issues

The environmental organization runs a number of initiatives
UPDATE: Wildfire west of Merritt confirmed to be human-caused

UPDATE: Wildfire west of Merritt confirmed to be human-caused

The blaze was found Tuesday afternoon
West Kootenay Regional Airport apron project receives $1.6M grant

West Kootenay Regional Airport apron project receives $1.6M grant

The project will enlarge the apron to accommodate multiple planes at a time