Crews made quick work of two fires in the West Kootenay — Five Mile Creek and Above Syringa — that started Sunday according to the Southeast Fire Centre. Both fires are now in the mop-up stages after fire crews, with the aid of helicopters, fully contained the blazes Wednesday. Thirteen firefighters working on the ground […]

West Shore RCMP is hailing the actions of a five-year-old Vancouver Island girl after she called 911 Wednesday morning when her mother had a seizure. Rebekah Simpson told the 911 dispatcher that her family was in the back yard, while father was at work, but her mother wouldn’t wake up. Simpson’s two younger siblings, Joshua, […]

A Saskatchewan motorcyclist has died from injuries sustained during an accident Tuesday afternoon near the Shoreacres Bridge a few kilometers west of the junction of Highway 3A and 6 in South Slocan. At approximately 2 p.m., Castlegar detachment received a report of a collision between a motorcycle and a Ford Explorer on Highway 3A, west […]

The Grand Forks valley has been waking up to intense levels of smoke over the past week. The good news is there are no local fires, but the bad news is the poor air quality is from ongoing fires in Russia. The West Kootenays has three active fires, all believed to be caused by lightening strikes, said Fionna Tollovsen fire ...

Fire crews are getting the upper hand on two remote fires in the Nelson and Castlegar area. The Five Mile Creek fire, located in the City of Nelson watershed, is now 75 percent contained according to a report on the Southeast Fire Centre website Tuesday. “The fire is not threatening any communities or structures but […]

Shambhala Music Festival is sad to inform the passing of one of our patrons in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 12. At approximately 5:20 a.m., a patron collapsed in the food court. Several patrons in the area quickly notified first aid services. First responders rushed to the scene and at that time found him […]

Sunday morning (Aug. 12), Trail RCMP Detachment were contacted by the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail.   Mitchell Joseph Fleischacker of Sidney was transported from the Shambhala Music Festival near Salmo to Trail, according to RCMP Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel.   “It is believed that the (Fleischacker), who had no identification, was suffering from a drug […]

The Five Mile Creek northeast of Nelson continues to burn as fire crews worked through Monday attempting to get a handle on the blaze. “The fire is not threatening any communities or structures but is generating smoke and fire suppression activity that is visible to local communities,” the Southeast Fire Centre said. “Fire is burning […]

A local man is thanking his lucky stars a close acquaintance wasn’t sleeping inside a converted school bus when fire broke out Sunday afternoon at 3406 Highway 6 south of Nelson. The fire started at approximately 2 p.m. The man thought the acquaintance was sleeping inside the converted Bluebird school bus when fire started. “I […]

Employment numbers in British Columbia dipped in July after slight gains in June, as full-time positions replaced losses of part-time positions. In B.C., 14,500 jobs were lost, reflecting a national trend, as 30,400 jobs were lost across Canada. However, full-time positions in B.C. increased by 9,600 from June 2012, and the...