The colour of the stone and water in this glacier-fed lake. #westkootenay #canada #teal

The colour of the stone and water in this glacier-fed lake. #westkootenay #canada #teal
Rossland council will consider whether to send sponsorship, naming recognition, trail funding and recreation-project review proposals for further staff investigation Monday. #Rossland #WestKootenay
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/rossland-recreation-sponsorship-trail-funding
The RDCK is proposing an option to issue tickets for unauthorized work in Electoral Area G’s Watercourse Development Permit Area, with the bylaw expected back before the board Oct. 22. #Salmo #RDCK #WestKootenay
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/rdck-area-g-riparian-enforcement
Rossland council will consider allowing indoor self-storage in the C-1 Downtown Core zone, with storage barred from street-level commercial frontage except for access. #Rossland #WestKootenay
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/rossland-downtown-indoor-self-storage
Fall evening a few years ago. #Canada #westkootenay #canoeing
Nelson is asking residents to reduce water use Oct. 1 while crews repair the Five-Mile supply pipeline, with secondary sources covering a planned two-hour shutdown. #NelsonBC #WestKootenay
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/nelson-five-mile-pipeline-repair
The RDCK is updating seven rural planning documents to match housing zoning already in place, with changes to density language, lot-size rules and accessory dwelling terminology. #WestKootenay #RDCK #Housing
Slocan Lake RCMP says Thierry Emile Brenon, who was reported missing in February 2025, has been located deceased. #Slocan #WestKootenay #BCNews
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/thierry-brenon-located-deceased
RCMP says about $42,000 in illicit nicotine products were seized from businesses in Nelson and Castlegar during a coordinated Sept. 16 operation. #NelsonBC #Castlegar #WestKootenay
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/illicit...
Ximen Mining is seeking financing for planned underground construction at the historic Kenville Gold Mine west of Nelson as site work continues. #NelsonBC #WestKootenay #Mining #Kenville
Interior Health is warning people not to eat potentially toxic mushrooms sold at Harrop Community Hall on Sept. 20. #Harrop #WestKootenay #InteriorHealth #BCHealth
A skunk in the Kootenay Lake region has tested positive for rabies, and Interior Health is urging anyone bitten or scratched by a skunk in the area to seek medical attention. #KootenayLake #WestKootenay #Rabies #PublicHealth
Darryl “Tiger” Milburn, the longtime voice of the Trail Smoke Eaters who spent 51 years behind the microphone, has died at age 92. #TrailBC #WestKootenay #BCHL
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/tiger-milburn-trail-smoke-eaters
KERPA has put a new community-funded emergency response vehicle into service, replacing ERV1 after more than 1,000 emergency calls. #WestKootenay #NelsonBC #KERPA
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/kerpa-erv3-emergency-response-vehicle
Nelson is seeking nominations for its 2027 Sports Ambassador, with a Sept. 25 deadline and a $1,000 honorarium for the recipient. #NelsonBC #WestKootenay #Sports
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/nelson-2027-sports-ambassador-nominations
Castlegar Mayor Maria McFaddin has been appointed executive director of Forestry Works for BC as she prepares to leave municipal office. #Castlegar #WestKootenay #BCForestry
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/castlegar-mayor-maria-mcfaddin-forestry-works-bc
Several people were taken into custody during a joint Castlegar and Trail RCMP drug-trafficking investigation that prompted a brief hold and secure at Robson Community School. #Castlegar #TrailBC #RobsonBC #WestKootenay
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/robson-waneta-drug-trafficking-search-warrants
Yikes!
#WestKootenay friends: you all good?!?
A historic mine opening about 25 metres from Rossland’s KC Trail will be permanently sealed by Teck, with a three-week trail closure beginning Sept. 28. #Rossland #WestKootenay #BCTrails
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/teck-historic-mine-opening-kc-trail-rossland
Kaslo has updated its Official Community Plan around a projected need for 295 additional housing units by 2041. #Kaslo #WestKootenay #BCNews #housing
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/kaslo-official-community-plan-295-housing-units