As the Lemon Creek fuel spill moves from a response phase to a recovery and remediation phase, the Emergency Operations Centre for the Regional District of Central Kootenay will transition to providing assistance and information to the lead agencies and its constituents. “We will continue to have staff involved in the management...

Vandals have now destroyed a second holding tank at Crescent Valley fire hall that was intended to supply Slocan Valley residents with potable water, according to Nelson RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. "The first incident occurred overnight when a vehicle was used to overturn the 1,000 gallon tank, resulting in the spigot being...

Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson says one of the water tankers brought to relieve the need in Slocan Valley has been damaged "in a suspicious manner", but there are now additional tankers available to supply residents with potable water. "Executive Flight Centre’s contractor has established two additional...

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Frustration and anger were palpable at the Winlaw Community Hall, as a room overflowing into the parking lot with Slocan Valley residents heard the bad news. It will be at least five days and maybe 10 before Slocan Valley residents can use their water in any form. That means no swimming, no...

Dear Editor, Did you know that being cosmetic-pesticide-free will save tax dollars in the long run? A recent “Thanks & Spanks” post (in the Castlegar News), bewailing City parks being watered almost daily while residents are fined if they do so outside of their allotted days, reminded me not only that pesticide-treated ...

A car accident out near the weigh scales ended with vehicle damage but no injuries, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On July 30 at approximately 11:50 am, Castlegar RCMP, Fire and Ambulance personnel attended a vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and an SUV. The SUV was stopped at the intersection of...

Police are asking the public to come forward with any information they migth have on a comparatively big-ticket theft.   "Sometime during the evening of July 13 or early morning of July 14, a 2009 35-foot Keystone Cougar Trailer was stolen from a residence located in the 2700 block of 27 Street," said Castlegar RCMP Cpl....

Emergency responders negotiatied a successful ending to a stand-off with a suicidal man yesterday, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. "On July 29, at approx. 6:45 p.m., Trail RCMP received a report of a man in his early 20s on the Trail bridge, with a rope tied around himself," Hawton said. "When police attended, the ...

Selkirk College’s Health Care Assistant certificate program opened up 10 additional seats for this fall’s program. The extra seats have helped meet interest and demand, as well as employer needs in Selkirk’s northern communities. The additional 10 seats were reserved for students from Nakusp, Kaslo and New Denver, and before...

Executive Flight Centre spokesman Shael Gelfand said the website lemoncreekresponse.ca should be up an running within a couple of hours, and that samples taken from the waterway are being sent to a Burnaby lab, where the testing will be expedited. “Crews are on the river right now, looking for hot spots,” he said, adding there...