The Town of Golden received $425 thousand in provincial funding to develop an Ice Monitoring Program for the Kicking Horse River that will start this winter.     Ice jams in mountain watersheds are complex and difficult to predict due to the lack of monitoring programs in other...

The Town of Golden will run its annual free yard waste roundup on Tuesday, October 29. Residents can place yard waste in containers, compostable bags or bundles at their regular curbside collection area before 8 a.m. on October 29 for free pickup.   New this year, bagged yard waste must...

The Town of Golden is collecting input from residents from now until September 22 to understand the community’s values and vision for the future of the downtown riverfront area. “We want to hear from residents about what they wish this area had, what their vision is and what’s...

The Town of Golden has received $270 thousand in federal and provincial funding under the National Disaster Mitigation Program to update flood mapping for the community.   The project will provide updated flood mapping for the Town of Golden for three watercourses that flow through or...

The Town of Golden and the Rural Development Institute (RDI) at Selkirk College are conducting a short survey about backyard food production and emergency preparedness to help understand how prepared Golden residents are for the impacts of climate change. Golden residents can take the survey...

The Town of Golden released an updated Resort Development Strategy this week, outlining the vision, goals and key projects for the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI) funding for the next three years (2019 to 2021). “With over $9 million awarded to the community of Golden through the RMI...

The Town of Golden will be rolling out the third, and final, batch of bear-resistant garbage bins July 17 and 18 in remaining areas of the community.   The Town has been working to replace all green garbage bins in Golden with a form of lockable bin that is bear resistant, a tactic now...

Our 2018 Annual Report is now available for the public to view. You can pick up a copy at Town Hall or review it on our website here.   The report will be reviewed and presented by Town Council during its Regular Meeting held at 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, at Town Hall. Public commentary...

Help conserve water this spring and summer!This Spring and Summer, the Town of Golden is asking residents to be mindful of water usage and to make every effort to conserve water. Golden's water use is at its highest in the spring and summer, and lawn watering is a large contributor to this...

It’s the time of year when bears and other wildlife are venturing in to the community in search of food after a long winter. Black Bears have an extremely good sense of smell and can smell food from over a kilometre away. That is why we are urging residents to keep garbage bins locked on...