Smoke hangs over Grand Forks as regional wildfires force evacuations
Grand Forks is not under an evacuation alert or order. No active emergency notice for the city or the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary appears on EmergencyInfoBC’s current wildfire list at the publication cutoff.
School District 51 appoints Allen Davidson as new superintendent
School District 51 has appointed Allen Davidson as its next superintendent of schools.
Davidson will begin the role on Aug. 1, succeeding Anna Lautard, who is retiring in July after more than 30 years with the Boundary school district.
Christina Lake earns Bat Friendly Community certification
Christina Lake has been recognized as a Bat Friendly Community following two years of habitat work, public education and wildlife monitoring led by the Christina Lake Stewardship Society.
RDKB updates rural housing plans as region faces need for 6,300 homes
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is updating housing policies in its rural community plans as it prepares for an estimated 6,300 additional homes needed across its electoral areas over the next 20 years.
Advance voter registration closes Aug. 18 for Greenwood election
Advance voter registration for Greenwood’s 2026 general local election will close at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Voters will elect one mayor and four councillors in the upcoming municipal election.
Province announces completion of Grand Forks flood-mitigation program
The provincial government announced July 17 that the Grand Forks Flood Mitigation Program, developed following the destructive 2018 flood, has been completed.
Grand Forks seeks feedback on proposed business licence bylaw
People who consider themselves affected by a proposed update to Grand Forks’ business licence bylaw have until Aug. 5 to submit written feedback to the city.
Grand Forks extends medical clinic support agreement through May 2027
Grand Forks city council has approved a six-month extension of an agreement covering fixed operating costs at the Grand Forks Medical Clinic as the community continues its efforts to recruit and retain primary care providers.
Christina Lake students get hands-on lesson in local government
Grade 4 and 5 students from Christina Lake Elementary School visited the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s Trail headquarters for a hands-on look at local government during Local Government Awareness Week.
Christina Lake celebrates opening of new pedestrian bridge
Community members gathered to celebrate the opening of a new pedestrian bridge in Christina Lake, marking the completion of a project shaped by local advocacy and collaboration.
Locals reject ‘ludicrous’ subalpine rally track plan
BC SPCA investigates shocking abuse at Chilliwack chicken catching company
National Aboriginal Day Celebration comes to Boundary
Category 3 fires to be prohibited in southeast B.C.
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: On #Chrissysentme and community care
Multi Vehicle collision on Highway 1 results in one fatality
Vigil draws hundreds; Archibald family addresses community
COLUMN: Can We Agree Not To Wage Nuclear War?
CH-149 Cormorant helicopter searches over Nelson Sunday for missing plane
