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Thirteen Boundary-area exemption entries will receive permissive property-tax exemptions from the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary in 2027, covering community organizations, recreational facilities, medical services and land used for public purposes.
The Boundary Sentinel’s entertainment coverage is moving to a new home.
Boundary voters will have choices in municipal, regional district and school board races this fall, with contested mayoral and council elections in Grand Forks, Greenwood and Midway, a two-candidate race for Regional District of Kootenay Boundary director at Christina Lake and contested School District 51 trustee races in Grand Forks and Kettle Valley East.
Christina Lake community and trail groups, joined by a provincial powersports association and RDKB Area C director Grace McGregor, are pressing the B.C. government for action on the Columbia & Western Rail Trail after years of uncertainty over who is responsible for managing and maintaining the corridor.
RDKB agenda puts $25,853 toward Boundary community projects
The Phoenix Foundation of the Boundary Communities is preparing a new Vital Signs report for 2027, the region’s first since 2019, and is seeking financial support from local governments and other organizations across the Boundary.
Drag racing is scheduled for Grand Forks Municipal Airport later this month, with the Grand Forks Drag Race set for Saturday, Sept. 26.
Grizzly Discoveries has identified at least five geophysical anomalies around the historic Mother Lode, Greyhound and Sunset mining areas near Greenwood, and the company is seeking permits to test several of them with drilling this fall.
Big White Ski Resort is spending more than $1 million to expand its Happy Valley beginner area ahead of the 2026/27 ski season, including a new covered conveyor lift for skiers and snowboarders learning on the mountain.
Some floodplain maps still used under the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s current bylaw date to 1992 and 1997, as the regional district develops new mapping for Rural Grand Forks and the West Boundary.
Students from West Boundary received StellerVista Credit Union's StellerStudent awards for the first time this year as the program expanded into the West Kootenay and Boundary region.
The discussion around the recent wildfire-related off-road vehicle restrictions got me thinking about more than one temporary ban. It also brought out a lot of strong opinions about e-bikes, trail users and who belongs on our local trails.
Two wildfire restrictions that affected the Boundary through much of August have now been lifted. BC Wildfire Service ended the Category 1 campfire prohibition at noon Sept. 1 throughout the Southeast Fire Centre, several days after rescinding its regional prohibition on recreational off-road vehicle use on Crown land.
A small stem-mining weevil released at three sites in British Columbia this spring is the newest tool in a decades-long effort to control common tansy, an invasive plant that has been established in the Boundary for years.
The 2026 local election field begins taking shape Tuesday as prospective candidates across the Boundary become eligible to file nomination papers for municipal councils, regional district seats and the School District 51 board.
Christina Lake will host the B.C. RCMP Golf Championship for three days in September.
Mountain bikers will return to the trails above Christina Lake on Sept. 13 for the fifth annual Funduro, a local race that raises money for trail maintenance and improvements in Christina Lake and Grand Forks.
Residents in Midway, Greenwood, Rock Creek and several other West Boundary communities could have their electricity intentionally shut off by FortisBC if extreme wildfire conditions and high winds develop at the same time.
Electric vehicle drivers travelling through Rock Creek have a faster charging option after FortisBC added a new 150-kilowatt DC fast charger at the Rock Creek Visitor Centre at Riverside Centre.
Students across School District 51 will return to class Tuesday, Sept. 8, with a shortened first day and classes running Tuesday through Friday during the opening week.
The Border Bruins were forced to move all of their 2026–27 main-camp ice sessions out of Grand Forks after a fire at Jack Goddard Memorial Arena disrupted the club’s access to its home ice.
The BC Wildfire Service will lift its Category 1 campfire prohibition across the Southeast Fire Centre at noon Tuesday, Sept. 1, following recent precipitation and improving wildfire conditions.
Wildfire conditions across the southern Interior have eased enough for more communities to move into recovery, but active fires, access restrictions and evacuation measures remain in parts of the Okanagan and West Kootenay.
The controversy surrounding Nelson’s grizzly family, already the subject of widespread public discussion across British Columbia, took another turn on Aug. 27 when the B.C. Conservation Officer Service killed one of the two yearlings relocated earlier in the month.
The circumstances surrounding three separate wildfires on Hardy Mountain are considered suspicious after Grand Forks Fire Rescue responded to the fires within a period of several hours Friday night and early Saturday morning.
A fast-moving wildfire near Gilpin Forest Service Road and Highway 3 prompted the shutdown of three FortisBC transmission lines Wednesday evening as crews from Grand Forks, Christina Lake and the BC Wildfire Service worked to contain the fire. Grand Forks Fire Rescue was dispatched at 6:44 p.m. Aug. 26 after smoke was reported in the area.
An air-quality warning for wildfire smoke covering Grand Forks, Midway and Greenwood ended Sunday morning, although Environment Canada continued to forecast local smoke for Grand Forks on Monday. Environment Canada listed Boundary among the regions where the yellow warning had ended in a bulletin issued at 9:42 a.m. PDT Sunday.
A small wildfire reported Saturday evening in Kelowna’s Black Mountain area has been declared out, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
This tiny panther is Kittybeans
Sadly, Kittybeans recently lost her beloved human and, through no fault of her own, now finds herself looking for a new forever home.
A historic mine opening near Rossland’s Kootenay Columbia Trail will be permanently sealed, with a three-week trail closure beginning Sept. 28 so crews can complete the work.
Kaslo has adopted changes to its Official Community Plan built around a provincially calculated need for 295 additional housing units by 2041.
Three young people charged with second-degree murder in the Taig Savage case have now pleaded guilty to the lesser included offence of manslaughter, the BC Prosecution Service has confirmed.
Reinhard “Ryan” Lengsfeld, a longtime educator who later made his home in Nelson and became known to West Kootenay residents as a moderator of a regional Facebook discussion group, died Sept. 1 at the age of 74.
University RCMP has introduced low-frequency emergency sirens to its police vehicle fleet, giving officers another way to alert drivers, cyclists and pedestrians who may not hear a conventional siren.
A 54-year-old man was seriously injured after the vehicle he was driving veered off the road and collided with a moving train in Maple Ridge on Monday night.
Creston RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a 41-year-old man wanted in connection with multiple criminal charges and an alleged breach of court-ordered release conditions.
Dr. Gerald H.G. Nowek, a Vernon-born physician whose obituary describes a medical career that included work in Canada and abroad, died Aug. 28 at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. He was 68.
Reg Longhurst, Creston’s first full-time career fire chief and a firefighter whose service to the community continued for nearly four decades, has died at 86.
The Boundary Sentinel’s entertainment coverage is moving to a new home.
Residents hoping to submit a new application for help paying for wildfire mitigation work will have to wait for another funding round after the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary exhausted its available 2026 FireSmart residential rebate money.
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is preparing to resume compost sales at Salmo, Ootischenia and Creston this fall, with higher prices approved for 2026 and the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary requesting an estimated 115 cubic metres of the finished product.
Mission Creek has entered a three-year window in which many of the sockeye salmon released into the Kelowna waterway in 2023 are expected to return as adults.
The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers will bring an evening of adventure storytelling to Nelson on Sunday, Sept. 20.
The Osoyoos Indian Band has formalized a partnership with Gorman Group that gives its forestry company a direct role in planning and managing Tree Farm Licence 59, a 46,000-hectare forest tenure east of Oliver.
Trail and Warfield are moving ahead with a joint study examining what amalgamation could mean for the two municipalities, including its potential effects on local governance, services and costs.
The annual Syilx Okanagan Nation Salmon Feast will take place Sept. 18 to 20 at sx̌ʷəx̌ʷnitkʷ Provincial Park in Okanagan Falls, bringing together cultural traditions, community activities and ongoing efforts to protect salmon, water and their habitat.
Recovery work continues in communities affected by the Bald Range wildfire, with crews working to restore the Faulder water system, plans being developed for disposal of burned debris and access restrictions remaining in parts of the area.
Prince Rupert RCMP are asking for the public’s help finding a 39-year-old man who was reported missing Sept. 1.
Donald James Danchella, who was charged with second-degree murder following the 2024 death of his estranged wife in Montrose, has a case before B.C. Supreme Court.
Barry Melrose, the Saskatchewan-born former NHL player and coach who later became one of hockey television’s most recognizable analysts, has died at age 70.
The Osoyoos Indian Band will take a lead role in planning and managing forestry operations within Tree Farm Licence 59 under a new agreement with Gorman Group.
Local election season is entering its next phase across the Kootenay-Boundary, with the regular nomination period set to close at 4 p.m. Friday and communities putting the people, polling places and procedures in place for the Oct. 17 general local election.
VegFest Kelowna will return to City Park on Sept. 20 for its sixth annual festival, bringing plant-based food, vendors, entertainment and family activities to the park’s north field.
Golden City Days begins in Rossland today, launching a weekend of community events that will bring the annual parade, Fall Fair, live entertainment and family activities to locations around the city through Sunday.
The family of an 85-year-old Burnaby man killed by a stray bullet inside his home is appealing for anyone with information about the shooting to come forward, after investigators said they had identified a group of youths believed to have been involved or to know what happened.
A Sept. 17 field day at Thibeault Ranch will give producers a look at virtual fence technology being tested under East Kootenay grazing conditions.
Kamloops RCMP are renewing a public appeal for information more than two years after a man was found seriously injured beside a highway and later died.
Nelson residents are being encouraged to pick ripe fruit, clear fallen produce and share excess harvests as the city prepares for Fruit Tree Week next week.
A Big White developer asked the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to reconsider the denial of a variance for a Feathertop Way home after the regional district acknowledged the zoning problem had been missed during its own reviews of the project.