Welcome! MEET People 3
This handy guide to the East Shore of Kootenay CREATE culture 4,5 Lake is born of a desire to welcome new residents and continue to a ract and engage residents who MAP of beaches and services 6,7 will love this place as much as we do. SERVICES for residents and visitors 8 The East Shore of Kootenay Lake/Wynndel is officially known as Area A Stay ACTIVE 9 of Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK). Eat GOOD FOOD 10 Area A is made up of small communities or neighbourhoods along Highway 3A, across the JOIN IN and VOLUNTEER 11 Kootenay Lake Ferry between Kootenay Bay and Creston: HEALTH & SAFETY in Community 12
Riondel in the north, Kootenay Bay, Crawford Bay, Gray Creek, Mountain Shores, Boswell, Akokli INFO UPDATES SEE: h ps:// eastshore.life Creek, Sanca, Twin Bays, Armstrong Bay, Sirdar, Kuskanook, and Wynndel in the south. (this is To add or update your information, please send not an exhaustive list) an email to to [email protected]
Our communities are made up of active, healthy, engaged residents- we encourage you to join in, stay active, eat good food, create culture, relax and be yourself.
Layout and Design encreLibre – encrelibre.com Cover Photo: Douglas Noblet- wildairphoto.com Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School (CBESS) 250-227-9218 www.crawfordbayschool.ca Meet People
East Shore Alliance Supporting the Early Years Kootenay Lake Lions Club [email protected] 250-227-6807,250-227-9550
Parent Advisory Council Marque Monday Movie Nights [email protected] 7pm at the Riondel Community Centre
East Shore Youth Council Monthly dinners at Boswell Hall [email protected] 250-223-8686
Riondel Seniors Association Wynndel Coffee House [email protected] 21 st year at Wynndel Hall. second Sat monthly Sept-April Age-Friendly Community of Riondel [email protected] The Taste of the Ashram- monthly event 250-227-9224 Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce [email protected] Fi y-five Plus Group www.kootenaylake.bc.ca 250-551-4333
Community Connections Focus on Health [email protected] Boswell - [email protected] www.cconnections.ca Crawford Bay - [email protected]
Yasodhara Ashram Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) 250-227-9224 Th 8:30 am, KL Community Church www.yasodhara.org 250-227-9420
Starbelly Jam AA meetings- Sun eve 7:15 www.starbellyjam.org Community Corner in Crawford Bay
Food Roots For church and spiritual groups- see the 250-227-9111 Mainstreet Bulletin Board [email protected]
3 Diana 250-227-8984 Create Culture East Shore Reading Room (CBay) 250-227-9457 - [email protected] (north to south, Riondel to Wynndel) The Artisans of Crawford Bay artisansofcrawfordbay.com Circle of Friends Artisan Shop 235 Fowler St. Riondel Barefoot Handweaving [email protected] 866-931-8464 Riondel Library Black Salt Cafe- culinary arts 250-225-3242 250-227-9596 [email protected] Dog Patch Po ery Many Bays Community Band 250-354-3159 250-225-3336 - [email protected] FireWorks Copper Enamel Riondel Art Club 250-227-9467 Tuesdays at the Community Centre 250-225-3535 Kootenay Forge and Gallery 877-461-9466 Amazing Felted Fibre Arts @ amazingfeltedfibrearts La Gala Jewelry 250-227-6828 Seena Bees Soap Shop www.seenabeesoapshop.com Mervin Robertson, Wood Carver 250-551-8800 Random.Style 1-877-782-2843 Moonrakings Clay Art 250-551-6873 studio ponnuki; print and web design [email protected] North Woven Broom 866-471-1117 Wilkinson’s Studio [email protected] Collect Boutique 250-505-3774 @collectboutique.bc Kootenay Sound Healing Centre Will and Theresa 250-225-3518 Green Bubble Gardens Ltd. East Shore Writers Group 4 250-354-9791 [email protected]
Flickering Goddess Riondel Historical Society 250-227-6866 see Riondel Library
Freeman Creek Studios I 250-777-2308 Dance- James Wood Funky Town [email protected] 250-551-2489 Dance- Simon Lazarchuck 250-225-1910 Norse Arts 250-777-3908 Fibre- Carman Ditzler 250-866-5688
Purcell Studios Music- Ben Johnson 250-551-3493 [email protected] Classical music-Zora Doval 250-227-9434 Arrowsmith Gallery- Boswell arrowsmithgallery.com Piano, clay- J. Wedge 250-551-6873
Pepper People Studio Shop Quilting-Ni y Needles Quilt Guild pepperpeople.ca [email protected]
Shprixie Land Studios Quilting - Brenda Panio 250-225-3576 shrpixieland-studios.com Improv 250-227-9600 The Historic Glasshouse [email protected] Theatre-Ingrid 250-505-7697
Kunz Gallery Vintners -Alan 403-467-5720 [email protected] Mellowood Studio and Art Gallery Writing- Luanne Armstrong [email protected] 250-866-5772
Boswell Historical Society This list is not complete- We are many more 250-223-8455 talented residents. To add your name to this list send an email to [email protected] Gray Creek Historical Society 5
Services for Locals & Visitors Riondel Community Centre www.riondel.ca 250-225-3262 Riondel Market 250-225-3214 Crawford Bay Hall and Parks 250-227-9205 Crawford Bay Market 250-227-9322 Gray Creek Hall www.graycreekhall.com Gray Creek Store 250-227-9315 Boswell Memorial Hall 250-223-8686 The Lakeview Store 250-227-9367 Wynndel Community Centre www.wynndelcommunity.ca Destiny Bay Convenience Store 250-227-8055 Community Bus Rentals [email protected] 250-551-6020 Wynndel Foods & Sports Gear kootenayrideshare.com 250-866-5314 O LINE Credit Union Nelson& District Hwy 3A- Mainstreet Newspaper - mainstreet.eshore.ca Tues-Sat, closed 1-2pm 250-227-9221 Websites: Bluebell.ca, Eastshore.life Post Offices kootenaylakechamber.bc.ca, Riondel Market, Crawford Bay, wynndelcommunity.ca Lakeview Store, Destiny Bay Facebook: Transfer Stations East Shore Events, Eastshore preowned buy/sell/ Crawford Bay Sun/Tues/Th 9am-3pm free, Kootenay Lake Daily Happenings, Boswell Wed/Sat 11am-3pm Eastshore.life, wynndelcommunity
Construction and Contractors Instagram: see Eastshore.life, kootenaylake.bc.ca, East Shore Trail and Bike Association (ESTBA) Bulletin Boards Senior’s newsle er- [email protected] C H R E PLAYGROUNDS 8 Riondel Community Centre, Crawford Bay School, Enchanted Playground- CBay Park, Stay Active Wynndel Community Centre Pool M/Th 1pm East Shore Fitness Place Sports Night (pool,darts,ping pong) at the Crawford Bay School. dance, yoga seasonal See riondel.ca Now open daily from 6 am to 10pm [email protected] Boswell Memorial Hall Tone and Trim Fitness M/Th 9-10am East Shore Trail and Bike Association [email protected] for walking and bike trails see maps Yoga W 1:30-3pm www.estba.ca [email protected] See Mainstreet Bulletin Board Soccer East Shore Sundays at 2pm Crawford Bay Park, Wynndel Hall 250-227-9065 Indoor Archery, volleyball, floor hockey www.wynndel.ca Volleyball at CBay School All ages - (Wednesday evening) YOGA 250-505-7697 Yasodhara Ashram Wed. 6pm Community class Hiking Groups 250-227-9224 ESTBA.ca Tara Shanti (Kootenay Bay) Shokotan Karate 250-777-4868 [email protected] 250-505-3868 Boswell Yoga with Melina Kokanee Springs Golf Resort 250-223-8443 kokaneesprings.com 250-227-9226 [email protected]
Riondel Golf Club Crawford Bay RiondelGolf.com 250-225-3584 Danielle-txt 250-509-0421 Christina De Pape- 250-227-9015 Riondel Curling Club 250-227-9636 Riondel Community Centre Walk-a-mile/Strength Training M/W/F 10 am 9 250 227-6840 Eat Good Food Bayshore Resort Restaurant, Boswell 250-223-8270 • www.bayshoreresort.ca *open year round *Sirdar Station Pub, Sirdar Bob’s Bar & Grill, Riondel 250-949-0840 • www.sirdarstationpub.com 250-225-3511 • bob’[email protected] FOOD ORGANIZATIONS Mojos Food Truck, Riondel Rd 250- 225-3568 • [email protected] Kootenay Food Tree Project 250-227-9111 Fields Forward fieldsforward.ca *Ladybug Cafe, Kootenay Ferry Landing East Shore Food Roots 250-227-9111 250-354-3753 Farm and Food Mag centralkootenayfood.ca h ps://eastshore.life/assets/ladybug-cafe/ Cartwheel Farm- delivery 428-6571 On-line marketplace KootenayFarms.ca Boccalino Restaurant, Kootenay Bay Kootenay Gourmet (Balfour) 778-529-2900 250-227-6906 • boccalino.ca FOOD BUSINESSES AREA A Black Salt Cafe, Crawford Bay 250-227-9596 • [email protected] Bad Duck Caramel 250-866-5688 Garden Hoe Farms 250-866-5582 Reds Bakery Crawford Bay 250 777 2537 Hive 2 Home Honey 250-999-0383 redsbreadandbakery.com hive2homehoney.com Root and Vine Farms 250-402-8475 Kootenay Mountain Grill Peppered Pig Food Truck Streetdog, Crawford Bay 250-227-9097. U/We Pick Raspberries 250-428-0211 *Newkey’s Place / Max & Nambi’s Kitchen Crawford Bay Webbers Mountainside Cherries 250-227-6911 • www.newkeysplace.ca 250-866-5573 Wynndel Cra Distillery Vibe! Juice Bar, Crawford Bay Saskatoon U-pick 250-551-JENN • [email protected] 705-271-5567 • wynndelcradistilleries.ca
Wood’s Pumphouse Grill, Crawford Bay Wynnwood Estates Wine 250-227-2006 • www.kokaneesprings.com 250-866-5155 • wynnwoodcellars.com
*Rockwood Cafe, Gray Creek Hot Lunch Program 10 250-227-9218 Join in & Volunteer Be er at Home-drivers and visits Rebecca 250-505-6717 Riondel Campground Society www.riondelcampground.ca Starbelly Jam Society www.starbelly.org EMERGENCY VOLUNTEERS Cory (north) 250-551-1352 East Shore Advocacy Society Rod (south) 250-223-8089 [email protected] RDCK AREA A Commissions East Shore Ambulance Auxiliary Society 250-225-3558 Contact Garry Jackman- Regional Director g [email protected] East Shore Facilities Society [email protected] Area Planning Council Economic Development Commission East Shore Freshwater Society Recreation Commissions 3 & 9 eastshorefreshwatersociety.org Riondel Commission of Management
East Shore Kootenay Lake Riondel Community Centre Community Health Society Tues 1-5pm. 250-225-3262 250-223-8455 Crawford Bay Hall and Parks Board East Shore Transportation Society John 250-227-9065 [email protected] Gray Creek Hall graycreekhall.ca East Shore Youth Council [email protected] Boswell Hall 250-223-6868
Boswell/District Farmers Institute Wynndel Community Centre www.wynndel.ca www.bdfi.ca
Kuskanook Harbour Society kuskanookharboursociety.com
Bluebell Manor Society 250-225-3503, 227-9140 HEALTH AND SAFETY IN 11 COMMUNITY ALL EMERGENCIES- CALL 911 Nursing Line- 811
Crawford Bay Health Centre (Tuesday to Thursday) 250-227-9006 Lab- Wednesday mornings 7:30am to 10:30am- drop in
Community Care Nursing and Home Support Services 250-352-1433 Public Health Nurse 250-428-3873 Mental Health Crisis 1-888-353- CARE Veterinary Outpost and Dispensary (crestonvet.ca) 250-428-9494
We Love our emergency volunteers! for all emergencies call 911 N :
Riondel Fire Service non-emergency 250-551-1352 Boswell First Responders non-emergency 250-223-8089 Ambulance (Riondel) non-emergency 250-225-3378 BC Ambulance Community Paramedicine program 250-225-3378 Wynndel Lakeview Fire Department non-emergency 250-866-5212
Fortis BC Emergency 1-866-436-7847 Rural Crime Watch [email protected] Poacher’s Hotline 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP) Fisheries Violations 1-800-465-4336 Kootenay Lake Ferry Western Pacific Marine 250-229-5650 RCMP in Creston 250-428-9313
Regional District Central Kootenay Emergencies Services www.rdck.ca/EOCinfo 1-800-663-3456