Clothing/housewares drive for victims of Rock Creek fire
Castlegar city council agreed, at its regular meeting Monday night, to allow fundraising posters throughout the city for a relief effort for people impacted by the Rock Creek fire (the Unmet Needs Committee). The city has already provided $5,000 to help, but agreed to go this extra step to pitch in. Bonnie Johnston approached...
Selkirk College Students Host Fifth Annual SROAMazing Race in Nelson
It's a race through Nelson that always has shopper's heads turning. The Selkirk College Ski Resort Operations & Management Program is back to host the fifth annual 2016 SROAMazing Race starting at the Nelson District Youth Centre. SROAMazing Race, set for Saturday, October 17 in beautiful downtown Nelson, is open to all...
Two prescribed burn projects scheduled in the Kootenay Lake Fire Zone
The BC Wildfire Service, in conjunction with BC Timber Sales and the Kaslo and District Community Forest Society, is planning to conduct two prescribed burns in the Kootenay Lake Fire Zone. Burning will take place between Thursday through Saturday (October 8-10, 2015) weather conditions permitting. The BC Wildfire Service, in a prepared media statement, said […]
Trail and Castlegar take top honours with International Communities in Bloom
Both Trail and Castlegar made excellent showings in their respective categories in the International Communities in Bloom (CiB) competition this year. “To have two communities within 25 miles of each other win internationally is great,” said Darlene Kalawsky, who not only heads up the Castlegar CiB, but is also chair of the...
Police seek information on Salmo Curling rink break-in
Salmo police are looking for a person/people who broke into the Salmo Curling rink on Sunday, Cpl Riordan Bellman. “On Oct. 4, at 10 a.m., Salmo RCMP responded to a Break and Enter at the Salmo Curling Club,” Bellman said. “Organizers discovered that the rink had been broken into sometime between 2 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Entry […]
Working Smoke Alarms a priority during Fire Prevention Week
The stats don't lie. The Fire Chiefs Association of BC says the chance of a fatality rises 74 percent when a working smoke alarm is not present. Members of the Nelson Fire Department are doing their best to combat the loss of life during Fire Prevention Week. “In a fire, seconds count,” said Fire Chief Len MacCharles. “Half...
RDCK announces October 17 as Trash to Treasure day
Regional District of Central Kootenay residents want to mark Saturday, October 17th on the calendar as the day to find treasures in other people’s trash. The RDCK has annnounced Saturday, October 17th as the second celebration of waste reduction this year. “This one-day event gives people a change to give away used items to those […]
Council elects to cool debate on panhandling bylaw with public input
City council is taking a time out as it prepares to draft legislation to deal with those looking for a hand out on Nelson streets. A unanimous vote was carried by city council on Monday night during their regular meeting to defer the wording of the draft bylaw — currently in its second reading — back to city staff for...
Violent inmate escapes custody while at Vancouver Island hospital
Shortly before 8 p.m. on Oct. 4, an inmate from the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (VIRCC) escaped from the custody of provincial correctional officers while at the Victoria General Hospital (VGH) for medical treatment. The West Shore RCMP was notified of the escape, prompting an investigation and search for ...
B.C. mayors council calls on federal candidates to speak to climate change
The B.C. Mayors Climate Leadership Council (BCMCLC) is calling for B.C.-based Federal Parliamentary Candidates to outline how they and their parties will respond to the challenge of climate change and the need for energy conservation and greenhouse gas reduction. Communities across BC are experiencing climate change impacts...
