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Letter: Passionate plea for city to think again

by Contributor on 24 May 2013
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Letter: Passionate plea for city to think again

Dear Editor,

You can find various chemical and biological hazards throughout our beautiful community. From the naturally occurring environmental hazards that are prevalent in our area such as Radon gas, to the manmade chemicals that are used in many ways throughout society, we are all exposed to a wide variety of hazards throughout our day.

Candidate says so long, but not good-bye

by Joseph Hughes on 23 May 2013
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Candidate says so long, but not good-bye

Dear Editor;

To the free citizens of Kootenay West, I owe you thanks. From family and friends to the thousands who made their voice clear on the election ballot,
thank you. I chose to step forward to represent you and the support I received was amazing. The calls, e-mails and talks on the street were so
empowering. This community has a fantastic trait; that is the support for

More bad news for Johnsons Landing residents

by Nelson Daily staff on 23 May 2013
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The report commissioned by the RDCK shows an orthophoto of the Johnsons Landing landslide.

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily



Johnsons Landing residents who lost their homes last summer in a massive slide received another crushing blow Wednesday at a private meeting with Emergency Management BC.



Province officials told five of the affected landowners it will not  buy their land and return it to the Crown, according to Johnsons Landing resident Harvey Armstrong.



UPDATE: Lethbridge diving community in a state of shock after well-known diver dies during outing on Kootenay Lake

by Castlegar Source on 23 May 2013
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UPDATE: Lethbridge diving community in a state of shock after well-known diver dies during outing on Kootenay Lake

By The Nelson Daily Staff

The diving community in Lethbridge remains in a state of shock after a close friend perished while on an outing in Kootenay Lake Saturday (May 18).

The accident happened during a group dive near the submerged MV Anscombe Ferry, located just off shore in Kootenay Lake 10 kilometers south of Kaslo and north of the resort town of Ainsworth Hot Springs.

“The diver in question was a friend and Dive Buddy,” said a post on the ScubaBoard.com website.

Crunching the numbers: Some facts in break-down of new Trail/Teck deal

by Kyra Hoggan on 23 May 2013
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The bottom portion, outlined in red dots, indicates the proposed expansion area

The City of Trail is offering more specific numbers regarding its plans to expand city boundaries to include the Columbia River Valley (encompassing the airport and Waneta Dam) almost all the way to the U.S Border (see attached map).

City and Teck broker agreement for massive expansion of Trail boundaries

by Trail Champion on 23 May 2013
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City and Teck broker agreement for massive expansion of Trail boundaries

The following is a press release issued jointly by the City of Trail and Teck Cominco:

The City of Trail will be moving forward with the boundary extension referral process which may result in the city extending its boundaries into Electoral Area A; including land from the city’s existing southern boundary through to the Columbia Gardens Industrial Park and south to the US border.

Two overnight fire calls keep Nelson Firefighters busy

by Nelson Daily staff on 23 May 2013
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Nelson Fire Crews, seen here during a recent mock disaster exercise, were busy responding to a pair of fires Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. — The Nelsonn Daily photo

The Nelson Fire Department night shift was kept busy Wednesday and into Thursday, responding to two fires call-outs in a span of five hours.

The first call came in shortly before 9 p.m. from the Kootenay Lake Hospital, prompting the department to send out a crew of even firefighters and two engines to deal with what could have been a major problem.

However, in the end smoke coming from the third floor of the facility proved to be from failed ballast from an older light fixture.

UPDATED: BC Coroners Service releases name of victim in fatal Warfield accident

by Kyra Hoggan on 23 May 2013
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UPDATED: BC Coroners Service releases name of victim in fatal Warfield accident
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a male who died after a motor vehicle incident near Trail on May 3.
 
He was Frederick Wilkinson, aged 52, of Cornwall, Ont.  Wilkinson was the driver and sole occupant of a commercial semi- trailer unit which lost its brakes, went out of control and rolled while descending a steep hill  near the intersection of Highway 3B and Tennyson Avenue shortly after noon on May 3.
 
The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this death.

UPDATE: Travel advisories for Kootenay Pass, Paulson Summit lifted

by Nelson Daily staff on 22 May 2013
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The Kootenay Pass Thursday morning shows snow accumulation on the sides of the highway. — Photo courtesy Drive BC

Travel advisories for the Kootenay Pass and Paulson Summit on Highway 3 have been lifted according to the Drive BC Website.

The recent storm over the Southern Interior lowered the freezing level causing snow of accumulate at higher elevations and Drive BC to issue the advisories to the public.

Kootenay Pass Twitter messages said, “no avalanche control, a lot of snow pack has melted in the start zones thankfully.”

Work crews were busy overnight plowing snow and keeping the highway open at the Kootenay Pass summit.

Resident group garnering signatures to oppose pesticide use in city parks/play spaces

by Kyra Hoggan on 22 May 2013
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Resident group garnering signatures to oppose pesticide use in city parks/play spaces

A group of local residents is using three Facebook pages, an online petition, and several hard copy petitions to try to pressure the City of Castlegar to ban pesticide use in city parks and play areas.

Elise Bourgeois, a mother of three who lives right next to Millennium Park, said she opposes any kind of spraying at all.

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