People throughout the Basin have given Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) their input on the key social, economic and environmental issues in their region, and how to address them. Now the public—those who completed the first step, plus anyone else who wishes to join the process—is invited to help increase understanding of the region’s...

More than 1500 people took advantage of an open house to tour the new Waneta Expansion Project, south of Trail near the Canada/USA Border Sunday. The partners in the Waneta Expansion Project — Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation, and Columbia Basin Trust — tossed out the invitation for the Community Day Open House. “This...

An amphibious plane is resting on the bottom of Kootenay Lake today, after an accident yesterday, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. “The Nelson RCMP responded to a float plane accident that occurred on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake near Seven Mile on (Sunday) June 23 at approximately 2:45 p.m.,” he said. “The investigation […]

Sunny skies greeted residents at the North End of Kootenay Lake as the community in and around Meadow Creek began the arduous task of cleaning up following recent flooding in the area. “It’s sunny, which is nice,” Jen Hadikin told The Nelson Daily Sunday from Drifters Restaurant on Highway 31 in Meadow Creek. Thursday the […]

A number of incidents of flooding, slides and infrastructure damage are being addressed by the RDCK Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), agencies and other organizations, particularly at several locations in Area D. At Hamill Creek, the bridge and approaches were washed out and one home was swept downstream and another suffered...

I was a little startled to read Premier Christy Clark's press release regarding Alberta flooding (see below) - there was no mention of flooding in B.C., no pledge of mutual assistance, nor any statement speaking to assistance already en route ... really, no information at all - I could've been more enlightened by a two-minute...

Traffic is beginning to move, albeit, slowly north of Kaslo as crews clean up the damage created by recent rains that have swollen creeks and rivers in the area, causing mudslides and water to jump banks. “The creeks and rivers have peaked are beginning to drop,” said Bill Macpherson, Public Information Officer for the Regional […]

Residents throughout the valley last night heard a military helicopter, en route to flooding in Calgary, that was forced to land in Castlegar for the night, according to RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. She said local police received a call at about 12:30 a.m., when the chopper’s crew (a Search and Rescue squadron) landed in the […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily The heavy rain that pummeled the East and West Kootenay is on its way out, as skies begin clearing and temperatures return to normal by Sunday. But not without causing evacuations, major damage and road closures on Hwy 31 A between New Denver and Kaslo—which is still closed—two mudslides […]

I was just saying the other day that it’s been a long time since I penned a good old-fashioned rant deriding the moronic behaviour of members of our society who seem to find themselves with a common sense deficit – but really, I’ve had nothing to complain about, being surrounded by largely thoughtful, reasonable, competent […]