Kootenay Caravan gathers momentum on their way to Kitimat
The Kootenay to Kitimat Caravan to protest Enbridge’s plans for a northern tar sands pipeline made one of their first stops in a 10 day journey in Grand Forks today gathering support and raising awareness. Meeting a small gathering of locals at Gyro Park on Highway 3, the four men, Keith Wiley, Michael Gilfillan, Tom Nixon ...
Second body found Monday at Johnson Landing as recovery operation continues
The BC Coroners Service is confirming that the recovery team found a second human body Monday afternoon at the site of the Johnson Landing mudslide on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake. “We did find remains of a female this afternoon, (however) identification has been not confirmed,” Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe told The Nelson Daily […]
Another mudslide strikes, this time in Village of Fairmont in East Kootenay
There's been another massive mudslide, this time near the Village of Fairmount Hot Springs in the East Kootenay. At 4:38 p.m. local time, Columbia Valley RCMP received a call of a mud slide near the East Kootenay resort. Mud and debris thundered down the mountain side closing parts of Fairmount including Highway 93/95. "We've...
Johnson Landing search changed to recovery mission after body found Sunday
The BC Coroners Service announced during a briefing Sunday in Kaslo the rescue operation at Johnson Landing has been changed to a recovery operation. “You were informed this afternoon that the site had no longer deemed a search and rescue operation but now would be a recovery operation,” Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe told the media […]
Recycling program hits target
With recent celebrations during Canadian Environmental week, Tire Stewardship B.C. (TSBC) is proud to announce that it has reached a milestone of 60 million tires recycled in British Columbia as part of the province’s progressive environmental platform. TSBC is the not-for-profit society that in 2007 took responsibility for B.C.’s scrap tire recycling program, first introduced […]
Search resumes; government explains email warning of potential slide
The search for four people missing after a landslide Thursday in Johnsons Landing was resumed at 8 a.m., after geo-technologists determined that last night’s rain did not leave the site too unstable for the 70+ searchers, dogs and equipment. A father, his two grown daughters, and a female tourist from Germany have been listed as […]
Update Sat. afternoon: Search continues with roughly 70 people, three dog teams
Saturday afternoon: As of 4 p.m., HUSAR, local SARS, RCMP have roughly 70 people in total on ground, with spotters in place above search area as safety measure, as the search continues for four people missing after a landslide in Johnsons Landing. Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson said there are three police dog teams also […]
Premier makes statement re: Johnsons Landing landslide
Premier Christy Clark made the following statement on yesterday’s land slide in the community of Johnsons Landing: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and the loved ones of the individuals still missing due to yesterday’s devastating land slide at Johnsons Landing on Kootenay Lake. “On behalf of all British Columbians, I want […]
Imagine a world without free speech - Russia debates rules
Access to the Russian-language Wikipedia is disabled across almost all its pages on Tuesday, July 10, due to the Russian parliament, the Duma, debating amendments to the law "About information" which may lead to censorship of Runet through blacklisting and filtering of internet sites. The proposed bill aims to creating a...
Johnsons Landing resident said Gar Creek fluctuating for past few days
A massive mudslide Thursday that destroyed at least one home, or as many as five depending on who you talk, has residents in Johnsons Landing feeling uneasy about the stability of the terrain near creeks. Gail Spliter, who lives approximately one kilometer north of the Gar Creek slide, told The Nelson Daily Thursday afternoon that […]
