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Author: ingrid

Ingrid has been the owner and editor of The East Shore Mainstreet newspaper since 2002. She lives and works out of her home in Gray Creek alongside her husband Juergen and children Zoe and Luka.

Crawford Bay Transfer Station Closed

UPDATE: 4pm, June 5, 2020 Crawford Bay Transfer Station closed until mid-July Boswell Transfer Station hours extended Click here to view on the RDCK website Nelson, BC: The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Crawford Bay Transfer Station, located at 16798 Crawford Creek Road, will be closed through the month of June and possibly until mid-July. […]

EVACUATION ORDER FOR CRAWFORD CREEK – RESCINDED

UPDATE, JUNE 1, 2020, 10AM: Evacuation order rescinded for Crawford Creek, Duhamel Creek, and Salmo/Ymir. Please exercise extreme caution around rivers and creeks when returning home. For more info, visit www.rdck.ca/eocinfo

June Mainstreet is Printing!

Deadline is May 27, 2020 Also, please note that we now have a Donate button on the website – just look up, on the menu bar below the logo. If you click that button, it will take you to a page where you can show your support for Mainstreet by making a recurring monthly donation, […]

Cell Tower in Riondel – Citizens Sound Alarm

submitted by Blanche Tanner and members of the Relocation Group Telus has announced a plan to put a cell tower right in the middle of Riondel. There is a committed, passionate group of residents that have been busy informing the various levels of government, Tech resources and Telus. This is a very hot topic right […]

Virtual Focus on Health Workshop – April 27/2020

You are invited to participate in our April Virtual Focus on Health Workshop.  Please take a look at the following poster/notice and send it on to any others who might be interested.  On Monday morning, we will be delivering soup from our kitchen, so please sign up (by email or phone) for a quart of Barb […]

STARBELLY JAM POSTPONED TO 2021

by The Starbelly Jam Board and Management Team On behalf of our Starbelly team, and in the context of recent world events, it is with a heavy heart we must announce Starbelly Jam will not be taking place this July and will be postponed to the summer of 2021, tentative dates July 16-18. We are […]

Osprey Ferry Maintenance

IMPORTANT UPDATE! Kootenay Lake Ferry – Effective April 16th, 2020, the Kootenay Lake Ferry will be out of service for the 1:10 pm sailing out of Balfour, and the 2:00 pm sailing out of Kootenay Bay. This is a safety precaution due to COVID-19, to ensure the safety of crew and passengers.All other regular sailings […]

April (No Fool’s Joke) Mainstreet Digital Version

Click here to read the April edition of The East Shore Mainstreet – in digital format only for the first time ever! Due to Covid-19 and our choice to reduce exposure and stay at home, the paper is only available online for April 2020. We hope you take advantage of it (it’s free this month […]

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