Tag: Regional

Planning to build? RDCK breaks down permit process

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Spring is approaching, and for many residents of the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), it signals the start of construction season. Whether it’s adding a secondary suite, renovating a commercial space, or building a dream home, officials say obtaining a building permit is the first essential step.

Eight toxic drug deaths reported in Kootenay region in January

Health Storrm Lennie -
Toxic drug deaths in B.C. dropped slightly in January, but the Kootenay Boundary saw one of the highest rates per capita in the province.

Border officers seize 80 kg of cocaine near Creston

Crime My Creston Now Staff -
Officers with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized 80 kilograms of cocaine during a truck inspection at a border crossing south of Creston last month.

SD8 projects enrolment drop and funding decrease for 2026–27

SD8 Storrm Lennie -
Kootenay Lake School District 8 is forecasting fewer students and lower funding in the 2026-27 school year.

Creston mayor welcomes B.C.’s move to scrap clock changes

Community Storrm Lennie -
Creston Mayor Arnold DeBoon calls B.C.’s decision to abolish the twice-a-year time change a “positive move,” though for Creston residents it won't change much.

RDCK prioritizes Creston complex upgrades in revised grant application

RDCK Storrm Lennie -
The Regional District of Central Kootenay will prioritize upgrades at the Creston and District Community Complex in a revised 2025 Strategic Priorities Fund application to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). 

Interior Health issues regionwide drug alert

Health My Creston Now Staff -
Interior Health has issued a drug alert for the entire region after several samples of substances sold as down, dope, tranq or fentanyl that were found to contain medetomidine, up to 15 per cent, in addition to carfentanil and benzodiazepines.

Former Creston teacher gets year in jail for sex offences

Crime Greg Nesteroff -
Ki Louie pleaded guilty to the offences and was sentenced in Creston Provincial Court today.

Creston man gets 900 days for child porn offences

Crime Greg Nesteroff -
Jesse Stephen-David Wood pleaded guilty to transmitting and possession of child pornography between Jan. 30, 2023 and Jan. 30, 2024.

UPDATED: Creston man receives life without parole for 13 years

Crime Greg Nesteroff -
Mitchell McIntyre received the sentence in a Kamloops courtroom on Thursday following a joint submission from Crown counsel and defence lawyers.

Creston man wins the lottery

Community My Creston Now Staff -
Gregory Greene was relaxing at home when he learned that he matched six out of seven numbers plus the bonus on his Lotto Max ticket, scoring him a $81,695.70 prize

Area restriction issued for Kidd Creek blaze

Wildfires Kate Brown -
An area restriction has been put in place around the Kidd Creek fire near Yahk. 

Kootenay unemployment rate 5.8 per cent in August

Labour My Creston Now Staff -
More people were working last month in the Kootenays and fewer people were looking for work compared to the same time last year.

Creston man pleads guilty to child porn charges

Crime Greg Nesteroff -
Jesse Stephen-David Wood appeared in court in Cranbrook, where he pleaded guilty to possession and importing or distributing child porn.

Creston area duty-free store struggling with sharp drop in Canadian travellers

Tourism Storrm Lennie -
A sharp decline in Canadian border travel is deeply impacting the country’s duty-free industry, leaving locally owned, family-run border businesses struggling to keep their doors open. 

B.C. athletes with intellectual disabilities set to shine in the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games

Community My Creston Now Staff -
Nearly 900 athletes with intellectual disabilities will converge in Prince George from July 10 to 12 to compete with pride and passion in the 2025 Special Olympics BC Summer Games.  

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B.C. loses more than 20,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate stays steady

Economy
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Kootenay unemployment rate dips to 4.9% in September

Labour
The jobless rate in the Kootenays stood at 4.9 per cent in September, down from 5.8 per cent the previous month and six per cent a year earlier.

B.C. Conservatives propose income tax cuts as NDP, Greens unveil election promises

2026 BC Election
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B.C. Conservatives drop Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate over racist social media posts

2026 BC Election
The B.C. Conservatives have dropped their Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after racist social media posts and comments appearing to support violence surfaced.
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