East Shore Vaccine Clinics Coming Up Again
Kim Young received this info from Creston Public Health and submitted it to Mainstreet: “Due to the Province’s decision to move up second doses of the Covid vaccine, we will be holding clinics at the Crawford Bay school on June 4th-6th (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). These will be larger clinics with more immunizers and will be […]
RDCK Board Highlights – May 2021
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY MEDIA RELEASE Click here to view on the RDCK website Kirk Duff appointed to the RDCK Board of Directors Kirk Duff, the newly elected Mayor of Castlegar, has been appointed to the RDCK Board of Directors. The Board ratified the decision based on the recommendation from the City of Castlegar. Councillor […]
Service Update for NDCU, East Shore Branch: In Person Member Service Beginning Again
May 2021 Dear East Shore members, I hope this letter finds you and the ones closest to you healthy and safe. I want to stress that the safety and wellbeing of our employees, members and community continues to be our top priority. We continue to limit our hours of operation at all our branches, and […]
Chamber of Commerce Announces Executive Director Appointment and Organizational Changes
Kootenay Lake Chamber of CommerceBox 120, Crawford Bay, BC V0B 1E0 www.kootenaylake.bc.ca info@kootenaylake.bc.ca May 18, 2021 – The Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its appointment of Farley Cursons of Riondel as the organization’s first-ever Executive Director. He starts immediately in this part-time contract position. “We are delighted to have Farley join […]
BC Transit Future Service Plan
May 16, 2021: As promised, BC Transit has released a survey asking for input for the Creston Valley Transit Future Service Plan. Here is the online survey link: http://engage.bctransit.com/creston2021 If you live locally please do the online survey and encourage others to do the same- the deadline is June 6. A copy of the paper survey […]
RDCK Board Highlights – April 2021
REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY MEDIA RELEASE For immediate release – April 20, 2021 April Board Highlights Click here to view on the RDCK website Flood and Geohazard Protection in the RDCK The RDCK Board directed staff to continue discussions with Creston Valley improvement districts (dike owners), Yaqan Nukiy, Town of Creston and RDCK on a […]
Kootenay Lake Riparian Areas Workshops Coming Up
The RDCK is undertaking a review of the current Environmental Development Permit Areas around Kootenay Lake. The project seeks to understand whether changes could be made to better align the current development permit requirements with the community values for Kootenay Lake and address concerns related to Kootenay Lake while also ensuring the requirements are consistent […]
Crawford Creek Regional Park Community Meeting
by Garry Jackman, RDCK Area A Director In my April Mainstreet article I indicated RDCK staff and I would provide an online update for the Crawford Creek Regional Park lands the evening of April 20th from 6pm to 8pm. We will cover ongoing works and will provide information on the more formal park management planning […]
April Clean Up of Kootenay Lake’s East Shore
Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FoKLSS) in partnership with Trails for Creston Valley Society (TCVS) and the East Shore Freshwater Habitat Society (ESFHS) will be facilitating a garbage cleanup initiative along the east shore of Kootenay Lake between Riondel and Wynndel throughout the month of April. Visit Friends of Kootenay Lake’s website for more information: https://www.friendsofkootenaylake.ca/event/eastshorecleanup/ […]
Community Conversations 2021
Community Conversations 2021 invites all residents of Area A to participate by Zoom or Phone in topics of interest to all ages of residents. https://eastshore.life/conversations/ DATE CHANGE for the Transportation Options community conversation. We will meet on Monday April 12 at 7-8:30 pm by zoom or phone. The information you need to join is at https://eastshore.life/conversations/. You […]