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COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING - KOOTENAY LAKE FISHERY Thank you to all who attended the Balfour and District Business and Historic Association meeting earlier in the Spring regarding concerns about the fishery on Kootenay Lake.  Due to the great turn-out by concerned residents, and all the questions...

"This spring, BC Hydro’s Grohman Narrows Channel Improvement Project team is continuing to work on a number of operating studies related to the potential improvements at Grohman Narrows. This supplementary set of studies is a result of feedback from elected officials, First Nations, stakeholders and...

The International Kootenay Lake Board of Control, after consultation with FortisBC (re. Corra Linn Dam operations), has declared the commencement of Spring Rise for Kootenay Lake at 00:00 hours PDT on April 2, 2015. Through the freshet and until the lake falls to 1743.32 feet...

The Balfour Hall was packed with people at last nights meeting regarding the fisheries decline on Kootenay Lake.  There is a 3-5 million dollar per year fisheries on Kootenay Lake.  Many people are concerned about the poor condition of fish being caught, the decline in...