Crawford Bay Community Park reaches finals in first-ever BCAA play space revitalization award
BCAA announced that Crawford Bay Community Park has been named one of five BCAA Play Here finalists. Chosen from over 400 entries province-wide, Crawford Bay Community Park, located on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake 35 kilometers north of Nelson, is now in the running for a play space revitalization worth up to $100,000 from...
Community input requested for the future of Balfour terminal
A change in the location of the Balfour ferry landing has been talked about for years. Now the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is considering putting the relocation plan of the inland ferry terminal on the west side of Kootenay Lake into action in order to enhance access and improve safety and service for ferry...
Southeast Fire Centre bans Category 3 open fires beginning Friday at noon
Get ready for fire season in the Southeast Fire Centre. The Southeast Fire Centre said effective at noon PDT on Friday, June 3, Category 3 open fires will be prohibited in the district to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. Human-caused wildfires continue to be the biggest concern of BC Wildfire...
Missing Castlegar man located
Missing male Norman Reid was located by the Search and Rescue dog during the local search of the area. Reid was conscious and speaking with the ambulance crew when they arrived. Reid was then taken to the hospital. Previous story: Castlegar RCMP and Castlegar Search and Rescue are currently searching for a missing male in the...
Volunteers need for the annual BC Bat Count
The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) is seeking volunteers for the annual BC Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites. “Bat counts are a wonderful way for residents to get involved in collecting important scientific information” said Leigh Anne Isaac, Coordinator...
Parking in Nelson just got a little tougher
As if there wasn’t enough problems with parking in Nelson, now stalls at the only parkade in the city one are being closed until upgrades can be completed. The news, announced in a media press release, comes after an engineering firm recently completed a detailed structural assessment of the City parkade as part of the […]
Nelson SAR host Swiftwater training on Slocan River
Nelson Search and Rescue rolled out the red carpet to host the fourth annual RAFTEX training weekend on the Slocan River. Nelson SAR Public Information Officer, Chris Armstrong, said the public may have seen as many as 14 rafts on the Slocan River this past holiday weekend as teams from Nelson, Fruitvale, Penticton, Panorama, Sparwood, […]
Police seek public help finding missing woman
Trail RCMP is seeking public assistance in locating missing person 48-year-old Neva Evdokimoff, who was reported missing by her family on Wednesday, May 25. The Trail RCMP was advised on May 25, that Neva Evdokimoff left her family's residence in Shore Acres at 8:30 a.m. on May 24. Neva was supposed to be driving home to her...
GradPASS provides safe travel during graduation celebrations
Grad Class of 2016 in Nelson, Trail, Castlegar and South Slocan at Mount Sentinel High School, will have access to the BC Transit GradPass promotion. BC Transit, through its partnering communities, is thrilled to offer the two days of free, unlimited transit travel during the month of June. It’s expected that more than 21,000 GradPASS […]
Obituary: Kevin Chernoff
It is with a heavy heart that Trish and Megan Chernoff share the loss of their best friend, Kevin Chernoff. He left our world suddenly on Tuesday morning, with Trish by his side after a full week surrounded by family. It’s hard to imagine how the world will go on without him but we are […]
