Community supported, independent news serving the East Shore of Kootenay Lake

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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.

Jet Fuel Spill in the Slocan

Update: July 28 REMEDIATION EFFORTS AND MONITORING ONGOING FOLLOWING LEMON CREEK FUEL SPILL While the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Emergency Operations Centre has been scaled back following the lifting of an Evacuation Order and a State of Local Emergency, residents can continue to contact the Emergency Operations Centre at 1-800-268-7325 throughout today. Although much of […]

Kootenay Gutbuster Comedy Festival – This Weekend in Crawford Bay Park!

Coming this weekend! The Funniest Vacation you’ll EVER have!  The 8th Annual Kootenay Gut Buster July 26,27-2013  In Crawford Bay BC (Map Link) Gates Open at 7PM Music til 9PM with comedy starting right after. http://www.kgbcomedy.com   Pete Zedlacher: Gemini Award winning comic Pete Zedlacher will be joining us. Pete’s credits include Montreal’s Just For Laughs […]

Starbelly Jam is Days Away!

  Blue King Brown – pictured above Starbelly Jam Music Festival is days away from inviting festival goers back to Crawford Bay Park for another great weekend of music. As the event organizers prepare for their 14th festival, they are proud to call themselves the Kootenay’s #1 all-ages music festival. If you don’t believe it, […]

Caring About Health Care – Report from the Rally

by Gerald Panio (Photos by Allan Hughes) “If health care doesn’t include care, then it doesn’t include health.” The quote above came from one of the many speakers who gathered at the Kootenay Bay ferry landing on Saturday morning, July 7, to protest the replacement of Mary Donald’s 21-hour-per-week resident East Shore nursing position with “as needed” visitations by […]

Re-Establish a Nurse on the East Shore

Join East Shore residents on Saturday, July 6th from 10 am until noon at the Kootenay Bay Ferry landing to come together in peaceful support rally… Re-Establish a Nurse on the East Shore! Many residents feel that since losing the Community Nurse position, the IHA has not delivered in supplying adequate nursing care to East […]

Canada Day Events!

Canada Day in the Crawford Bay Park – 2013 Monday July 1st at the Crawford Bay Park 9:30 AM: Tennis Tourny Register at 9:30. Prizes for singles & doubles 11 AM: Flag Raising and “O Canada” 11-1:30 PM: Many Bays Band Concert 11-12 PM: Kids Games (12-12:30pm, adults give it a try!) 11-3 PM: Bocci […]

URGENT ALERT – Highway Closure

On behalf of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Yellowhead Road and Bridge: Hwy 3A will be closed overnight Wednesday June 26, 10:00 pm until 6:00 am Thursday morning for highway repairs at the washout north of Sirdar. The ferry will be on standby at Balfour overnight for medical emergencies (BCAS). For more information […]

Boil Water Notice Issued for Riondel Water System

Increased turbidity triggers BOIL WATER NOTICE Jan 20, 2013: The Regional District Central Kootenay (RDCK) has issued a BOIL WATER NOTICE for users on the Riondel Water System. Recent testing shows that current water quality is now POOR due to increased seasonal turbidity (cloudiness). The RDCK and Interior Health recommend that all customers drink boiled […]

Strawberry Social 2013

18th Annual Strawberry Social – Saturday, June 22, 2013, 1 – 4 pm  Kick off summer with fresh strawberries and cream at Yasodhara Ashram’s annual Strawberry Social on Saturday, June 22nd, from 1 to 4 pm. This community gathering is now in its 18th year! Join with friends and neighbours, hear the upbeat rhythms of The Many […]

Nelson a candidate in online re-paint challenge

By Kirsten Hildebrand – Nelson Star The Chamber of Commerce’s Tom Thomson wants you to vote in an online competition that could get Nelson’s downtown a fresh coat of paint. The executive director would love to see some of that paint on the CP station at the west end of Baker Street. The Heritage City is […]

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