BC's Indigenous Leaders remain opposed to TMX
In spite of today’s federal cabinet approval of the controversial project, Indigenous leaders from across BC remain staunchly opposed to the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) and have vowed that it will never get built. The federal government was forced to redo consultation with First Nations after a unanimous Federal...
FortisBC claims bragging rights on Osprey cam as three new chicks are born
Ed.Note: THe following is a press release issued by Fortis BC: We feel like proud parents! We’re pleased to announce that the osprey pair on our Benvoulin nest in Kelowna successfully hatched three chicks Wednesday morning. The public can catch a catch a glimpse and watch them progress on our osprey cam, located on our Facebook...
Hugh L. Keenleyside Navigational Lock Closure, June 21 to 22
The navigational lock at the Hugh L. Keenleyside Dam will be closed starting at noon on Friday, June 21. The lock will reopen at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. This closure is necessary to undertake maintenance activities that will ensure the long-term, reliable and safe operation of the navigational lock. We are sorry for...
Emergency Alert System to be Tested June 21
The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary will test its new emergency alerting system at 10:30 a.m. on June 21, 2019. Anyone registered will receive a test message via mobile cell phone app, SMS text message, voice message over cell or landline, or by email depending upon how the registrant has chosen to be notified when...
UPDATE: Missing 58-year-old Trail man located
In a brief press release issued this morning, police confirmed that missing Trail man Steven Sutherland was found. "Steven Sutherland has been LOCATED and is being assessed. Thank you to the public, SAR, and media for the assistance." Previous coverage: On June 12, the Trail and Greater District Detachment RCMP received...
Category 3 fires to be prohibited in Southeast Fire Centre
The BC Wildfire Service is advising the public that effective at noon (Pacific time) on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, which includes the Rocky Mountain Natural Resource District and the Selkirk Natural Resource District. The BC Wildfire Service is implementing this prohibition to […]
Austin Engineering presents further work on dam safety
Austin Engineering Ltd. and its research partners are taking their findings on how dams respond during earthquakes to an international audience this week when they present at The International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). The Trail, BC engineering firm, Selkirk College, FortisBC, and the University of British Columbia ...
Totem Talks: Free Wildlife Information Sessions in Nelson
Do you love (or fear) bears and want to know more about them? Did you know we share this area with wolves and cougars? And what do you know about the elusive Mountain Caribou? Join Touchstones Museum Indigenous Educator and Wildlife Technician Toni Appleby as she shares stories from years studying, tracking, and reporting on...
Editorial: A malicious crime in Rossland; and a drunk driver on the Cascade Highway
Bees killed: The bees from a deliberately poisoned hive now lie writhing and dying. Someone had gone into the fenced back yard and sprayed an industrial-strength wasp killer on the hive and the surrounding area, at a home on Victoria Avenue. The hive of bees had been delivered just two weeks earlier, by the 99-year-old ...
BC SPCA applauds passing of Bill S-203 to ban whale and dolphin captivity in Canada
The BC SPCA is praising the passing of Bill S-203 after a final debate about the new legislation in Ottawa today. Nicknamed the ‘Free Willy’ bill, S-203 bans keeping whales and dolphins (cetaceans) in captivity in Canada. “Bill S-203 not only bans the capture and confinement of whales and dolphins, it also criminalizes the ...
