Portion of Highway 6 near Slocan makes BCAA's Worst Road top ten
Highway 6 from Slocan City to Vernon checked in at No. 5 on the 2013 Top-10 BCAA (British Columbia Automobile Association) Worst Roads survey. The survey was conducted between April 29 to May 27 allwong motorists, pedestrians and cyclists to participate. For the second year in a row, Kelowna’s Westside Road earned top spot. Potholes […]
$1.6-mill project proposed to revitalize downtown core
Castlegar New Vision Housing Society is currently seeking funding for a $1.6-million project that could help rejuvenate the downtown core while providing affordable housing for singles, city council heard at its regular meeting Monday evening. Society spokesman Dan Sahlstrom told council that Columbia Basin Trust and BC Housing...
CUPE Local 748 stages job action Monday; students not impacted at this time
Members of CUPE Local 748 will be on the picket lines Monday outside Hume Elementary in Fairview after serving strike notice to the Kootenay Lake School District No. 8. “We’ve reached an impasse, both locally and at the provincial level,” CUPE Local 748 president Michelle Bennett told The Nelson Daily Thursday. “This job action won’t […]
Beasley Bluff signs continue to send warning message to motorists even in off season
The signs on both sides of the Beasley bluffs, 12 kilometers west of Nelson on Highway 3A, were errected to give warning to drivers of unexpected icy conditions on the four-kilometer section. The new technology can detect ice crystals forming on the dangerous stretch of road, sending a message to the signs at both entrances […]
Out of Left Field: Council cost itself by passing the buck
I think, in the six years I've been here, I've only criticized city council twice. Not because they're my buddies, or I'm afraid they'll get mad at me, but rather because I've found them to be very capable, and I largely agree with the direction in which they're guiding our city. At Monday night's regular council meeting,...
Scientists find mammoth remains with preserved DNA
An extremely well preserved woolly mammoth has been found by Russian scientists in Siberia, announced Wednesday. The adult female was found with blood preserved still intact in ice cavities. When palaeontologists excavated the animal, blood flowed from the space below the animal’s abdomen. The discovery was made on the Lyakhovsky Islands by scientists from the […]
Red Cross released surprising date during Water Safety Week
Research by the Canadian Red Cross shows the majority of Canadian parents do not understand what is needed to safeguard children in, on and around the water, even though drowning is the second leading cause of preventable death for children under the age of 10. Statistics reveal 90 percent of children killed due to drowning […]
Trail man facing charges after being chased into river
A 33-year-old Trail man is facing a laundry list of charges after an altercation yesterday, according to RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. "On June 3, at approximately 11:30 a.m., police responded to a complaint of a male attempting to pull a female from a vehicle during an argument, which occurred on Bay Avenue in Trail," Hawton said....
Grade schoolers get kudos from cop
Students at Twin Rivers Elementary School got a treat yesterday when a local police officer came around to thank the kids for their support. On June 3, Castlegar RCMP Const. Rob Gardner attended Twin Rivers to talk to the students about the upcoming Cops for Kids Ride. “I am the school liaison officer for Twin […]
LETTER: Is Rossland a 'fat' energy town? And does the Energy Diet help the poor?
Dear editor, It has recently been stated in a local news publication that “Rossland held the notorious tag as the fattest energy town in BC last year”. This deserves comment and correction. Where on Earth does this myth originate? If this originates from the Energy Diet folks, they should do their homework before making such […]
