Regional News
by Nelson Daily Staff on Thursday Mar 04 2021
RCMP said Emergency Response Team (ERT) was deployed in Kaslo Monday to deal with a distraught woman.
RCMP said the incident began Sunday, February 28, 2021 when officers were informed of using written communication alluding to potential future harm to individuals, such as lethal action and the taking of hostages.
by Interior Health Authority on Wednesday Mar 03 2021
In a media release Wednesday, Interior Health announced the awarding of a contract for 10 substance use treatment beds for youth to The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society in Kelowna.
Cottonwood Lake Preservation Society meets deadline, saves surrounding forest from clear-cut logging
by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday Mar 02 2021
It took almost two years, but the Cottonwood Lake Preservation Society (CLPS) finally achieved its spirited, public campaign to raise $400,000 to purchase 49 hectares of mature forest situated directly above Cottonwood Lake.
by Contributor on Monday Mar 01 2021
Columbia Basin – Call for entry: registration is now open for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT), a celebration of culture taking place August 7 & 8, 2021, from 10 am to 5 pm. Help us make the 13th anniversary tour the best yet!
by CBT on Monday Mar 01 2021
Columbia Basin Trust is providing $1.35 million to three new, large-scale projects that will improve ecosystems in the Elk Valley and Lower Columbia sub-regions, benefitting locally significant species including northern rubber boas, bull trout and Rocky Mountain elk among others, and their habitats.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Monday Mar 01 2021
Three suspects remain in custody following a police takedown at the foot of Ward Street Sunday afternoon in Nelson.
The incident began Sunday afternoon when Nelson Police officers located a rental van that had been involved in two police incidents in Castlegar and Trail earlier in the day.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Sunday Feb 28 2021
The Regional District of Central Kootenay, in partnership with Whitewater Ski Resort, is receiving a funding grant under the B.C. Government’s Community Economic Recovery Infrastructure Program (CERIP) destination development stream worth $1 Million.
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Thursday Feb 25 2021
Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning Thursday for Highway 3 — Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass — with total snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm expected.
“A frontal system will move across the B.C. interior today,” Environment Canada website said Thursday. “Snow heavy at times will persist through this evening.”
