@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialRossland 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialThe 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialRossland 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
@kellyjeanrebar.bsky.socialFall evening a few years ago. #Canada #westkootenay #canoeing
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialNelson 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialThe 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialSlocan 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialRCMP 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...
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialXimen 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialInterior Health is warning people not to eat potentially toxic mushrooms sold at Harrop Community Hall on Sept. 20. #Harrop #WestKootenay #InteriorHealth #BCHealth
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialA 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialDarryl “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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialKERPA 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialNelson 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialCastlegar 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialSeveral 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
@ruggedbroad.bsky.socialYikes!
#WestKootenay friends: you all good?!?
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialA 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialKaslo 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
@boundarysentinel.bsky.socialNelson resident and longtime educator Reinhard “Ryan” Lengsfeld, known for his work in science education and his presence in West Kootenay online communities, has died at 74. #NelsonBC #WestKootenay #Kootenays
www.boundarysentinel.ca/news/reinhard-ryan-lengsfeld-nelson-educator-dies-74