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CBT funds wildfire preparedness initiatives

Over $2 million from the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) will be split between 43 local projects aimed at wildfire preparedness, protection and prevention. CBT officials said the funding will go to rural communities and Indigenous Nations to pay for firefighter training and equipment. “Over the years, Basin communities have worked hard...

B.C. to help vineyards and orchards replant crops

The provincial government will help farmers growing grapes, cherries, tree fruit and berries regrow their crops with up to $70 million in grants available for farmers. B.C. government officials said the move will make farms more resilient to climate change and strengthen food security. "We're taking action to support farmers who...

Ktunaxa Nation pleased to see progress on addressing Elk-Kootenay Watershed pollution

Leadership of the transboundary Ktunaxa Nation is encouraged by the Canadian and US governments agreeing to ask the International Joint Commission (IJC) to study mining pollution in the Elk and Kootenay rivers. The Ktunaxa Nation, which is made up of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho,...

Canadian and US governments commit to IJC referral on Elk-Kootenay watershed pollution

The Canadian and United States governments have agreed to a referral to the International Joint Commission (IJC) regarding water pollution in the Elk-Kootenay watershed. Federal government officials said the joint reference will request the IJC create a formal governance structure between federal and Indigenous governments, British Columbia, Idaho and Montana...

Creston 2024 By-Election

Creston will be heading to the polls on March 16 for the 2024 By-Election. Five candidates will be vying for two open council spots. The five candidates are: Carolyn Hawton Megan Holland Scott Irwin Rick Klimek Micah Wassink MyCrestonNow reached out to each candidate and wrote a profile on each one that was able to get back...

West Kootenay stations report historically low snowpack levels in March

Twelve of the province's 217 snowpack reporting stations showed historically low snowpack levels for March, two of which are in the West Kootenay region. In a media briefing today (Friday), Dave Campbell, head of BC’s River Forecast Centre, revealed that the provincial snowpack for March is 66 percent of normal,...
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