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Kootenay Boundary Directors Call for Removal of Encampment After 3 Deaths

RDKB says the site has seen three deaths and a third large fire, warning wildfire season could threaten nearby infrastructure.

Summary by Arrow Lakes News
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB) is calling on the provincial government to take immediate action to remove an unhoused encampment near Seven Mile Dam in Electoral Area A after three deaths and reports of another large fire at the site over the past month. The issue was discussed Wednesday, May 27, during an RDKB board of directors meeting in Grand Forks, where directors received a verbal report from East End Fire Chief Dan Derb…

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Arrow Lakes News broke the news on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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