Local CUPW president says Canada Post changes coming to Nelson in 2016
Nelson Posties have received word they are the latest local to get their walking papers as part of changes of operations announced by Canada Post. Local Canadian Union of Postal Workers president, Brenda Musoby-Yanke said in a media release Canada post made an announcement Wednesday to workers of the Nelson Post Office postal...
Electricity rates to go up next week
Electricity rates are set to increase next month, according to a press release issued by FortisBC this afternoon.The release reads as follows: FortisBC has completed its annual rates review with the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) and has received approval from the BCUC for a 1.6 per cent increase effective August 1, 2015. The...
Crime wave in Trail frustrating police
Police in Trail are dealing with a rash of property crimes in the Waneta/Beaver Falls/Fruitvale area, according to RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. Oelke provided a veritable laundry list of crimes throughout July. “The thefts and break-ins appear to be occurring during the overnight hours,” he said. “Police are urging the public to...
Phone scammers escalating to abusive language and threats
The local RCMP detachment is getting flooded with calls from people who have had threating and abusive calls from people claiming to work for the Canada Revenue Agency, according to Castlegar's Sgt. Laurel Mathew. The callers start out by telling their targets that there was a problem with their tax return, so they need to ...
Community goes 'whole hog' to support local farmer
Residents rallied after reading a heartfelt – and heartbroken – Facebook post written by a local pig farmer who was nearing the end of his rope after hundreds of dollars of meat were stolen right out of the freezer at his farm. Jim Ross, 51, is the owner of Havesome Hogs in Slocan and creator of the Facebook page Farm the...
Drop everything and head to Hobbit Hill this lunch hour!
The enterprising young kids at Hobbit Hill have something special in store for you this afternoon, according to teacher Amanda Neuman. "We decided as a group that we should make our very own money and then do something special with it," Neuman said, "Like throw a party or go bowling." Having made the decision, the kids...
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: An ode to my son
You just turned 17, and I gave you the stuff and the cash you wanted – as is right and proper for a 17-year-old to want – but I wanted to give you something more, something bigger, in honour of the small child I miss so much, and the spectacular young man who has taken his place, and of whom I am so very proud. A trip to...
Huge concern for sockeye run in BC's South Okanagan region
Kootenay Lake is not the only place in BC having to deal with a decline in fish stocks. CBC News is reporting there could be a potentially catastrophic collapse of the sockeye salmon run on the Columbia River system this year. Okanagan Nation Alliance fish biologist Richard Bussanich said latest predictions are now thought ...
Woman stages one-person protest in support of wolves
A concerned woman staged a one-person protest against the BC Government's wolf kill Monday afternoon at the Park and Ride outside Nelson. The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, held up signs to passing motorists saying, "Stop the War on Wolves" and "Wolves are Tortured to Death". Earlier this year, the province announced...
Sitkum Creek Wildfire 90 percent contained, Area Restriction Order rescinded
Mother Nature is making life a lot easier for BC Wildfire firefighters battling the Sitkum Creek Interface Wildfire north of Nelson. Thanks to recent rains and an effective burnoff — July 18 — the wildfire is now 90 percent contained, allowing the Southeast Fire Centre to relax an area restriction order. "An Area Restriction...
