Extra Lab Day This Month
Kathy Turner of the lab at East Shore Health Centre is putting on a one day Walk-in Lab: Monday March 29th 7:30am-10:30am It will be the old ‘take-a-number’ system; numbers will be outside on the deck and we are asked to wait outside until our number comes up. If you have already booked an appointment online for […]
Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics Available for Whole East Shore Population Later This Month
March 10, 2021: IHA has announced that they are offering mobile clinics for populations of 2500 residents or fewer to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. These clinics will take place at the Crawford Bay School on March 24, 27 and April 3. Anyone 18 years of age and older can book appointments at the two later […]
Osprey 2000 Spring Refit and Ferry Information
Western Pacific Marine is getting prepared for our spring refit and summer service. The system is still under Covid -19 protocols until the Marine Branch allows the vessels to once again open our lounges and washrooms to the public. Students will continue to have access to the lounge on the MV Osprey and MV Balfour. […]
RDCK February 2021 Board Meeting Highlights
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – February 23, 2021 Click here to view a print-friendly PDF version RDCK Emergency Management Bylaw Amended The Board amended the RDCK Emergency Management Bylaw to keep current with the Provincial approach to emergency management. The amended bylaw includes the addition of mitigation as a critical […]
New Regional Food Hub Will Scale-up Food Processing
(Creston, BC) – Fields Forward Society is excited to announce a new Regional Food Hub in the Creston Valley. Farmers and food processors from across the Columbia Basin will have access to the food processing facility, beginning August 2021 when Phase One will be complete. A full launch will take place in the winter of […]
Two Men Wounded in Gun Fire in Crawford Bay
Feb 9, 2021: Crawford Bay An exchange of gunfire occurred at around 10pm in Crawford Bay, resulting in two men wounded and others taken into custody. Officers were called to a home in the late Monday to reports of shots fired. Police say they believe a group of people went to a home in the […]
January RDCK Board Highlights
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY MEDIA RELEASE January 25, 2021 For immediate release Click here to view on the RDCK website Dan Rye appointed to the RDCK Board of Directors Effective January 18, 2021, the City of Castlegar appointed Councillor Dan Rye as the RDCK Board Director and Councillor Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff as the alternate Board Director […]
CBT Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Grant Program Open
2021 Grant Applications Process for Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program opens January 4, 2021 Click here to view on the RDCK website Nelson, BC: Effective today, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will accept grant applications for the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program (CIP/AAP). The programs […]
Rudolph’s Covid Christmas
A Merry Christmas Concert Video by the East Shore’s Howlin’ Dan Silakiewicz and friends! Submitted by Babs Lucas A fanciful romp through the times of covid. The song was written in December 2020 by Dan Silakiewicz. Filmed on the edge of Kootenay Lake, B.C. by a bubble of besties.
Kootenay Lake Ferry Service Improvements Project Update
DECEMBER 15, 2020 – The Kootenay Lake Ferry Service Improvements Project is continuing to progress on improvements to both terminals, and development of the new vessel. TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS Work on the improvements to the Balfour and Kootenay Bay terminals is progressing, with designs nearing completion and construction expected to begin in Spring 2021. In addition […]