Red Dress Project – Creston

Sunday 2nd October 2016 Lower Kootenay Band Office 904 Simon Road… 1:30 pm Opening Ceremony followed by Walk of 2 kms and Light Reception  Is a powerful, striking one-day event to honor, awareness, draw attention, educate the public, to the issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women and girls, and their families in Canada. A […]

Specialized 9-1-1 Text Service for Deaf and Speech Impaired Now Available

September 21, 2016 A specialized text service that allows people who are Deaf/Deaf-Blind, Hard-of-Hearing or Speech Impaired (DHHSI) to communicate with 9-1-1 call-takers by text is now available in the Regional District of Central Kootenay.  This service, called Text with 9-1-1 (T9-1-1), is being delivered by E-Comm—the emergency communications centre responsible for answering 9-1-1 calls […]

Smoke from U.S. wildfires visible in southeast B.C.

For Immediate Release 2016FLNR0182-001517 Aug. 22, 2016 Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations BC Wildfire Service INFORMATION BULLETIN Smoke from U.S. wildfires visible in southeast B.C. CASTLEGAR – Most of the smoke that’s been visible in parts of the Southeast Fire Centre is coming from several wildfires in Washington State, particularly one near […]

Annual Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up: Coming this fall to a community near you!

August 11, 2016 NELSON – Time again to clean out your garden shed, garage and under the kitchen sink to safely get rid of toxic chemicals such as pesticides, oils, cleaners, and unknown liquids! The Regional District of Central Kootenay is pleased to announce six upcoming Household Hazardous Waste Round-up events. These community events offer […]