SECOND UPDATE: Columbia Avenue shut down by gas line break
It wasn’t until around 7 p.m. last night that crews finally re-opened Columbia Avenue for traffic, after a gas main was broken by a construction crew just before 11 a.m. Early estimates of how long it would take to fix the severed gas main turned out to be unfoundedly optimistic. Fire Chief Gerry Rempel was originally […]
Smoking in Canada hits all-time low in 2010
According to new statistics released this week, the smoking rate in Canada has dropped to 17 per cent in 2010. This is the lowest level ever recorded, according to annual results of the 2010 Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (CTUMS). “The numbers announced today are encouraging, as they show more Canadians are making the healthy […]
First stamp in Canada Post history to be chosen by public vote unveiled
Canada Post today unveiled the 2011 Mental Health stamp to help kick off the company’s annual fundraising campaign for community-based mental health initiatives across Canada. In November 2010, a competition was launched to help find a design, in which the five finalists were subjected to a popular vote, a first in Canada Post’s 160 years. […]
Deadliest creatures of the USA: five ways to keep safe down south
By BBC Earth Taking a risk by going on an adventure and exploring a new environment, is an essential part of understanding the natural world within which we live. But sometimes accidents occur. Usually completely unaware, humans put themselves at risk of being attacked or even worse – being eaten. But how do you ascertain […]
British Columbians worried about student debt levels: poll
British Columbia’s record high student debt is a concern for the majority of its citizens, according to a new poll. Released by Ipsos and commissioned by the Federation of Post Secondary Educators of BC (FPSE) and the Canadian Federation of Students-BC (CFS-BC), the poll said university and college education in BC is a debt sentence, […]
Truckers take 2011 GFI title
The Lewiston Paffile Truckers took home $18,000 in winnings as the champions for the 2011 Grand Forks International tournament after defeating Australian Geelong Baycats 9-1 under the heat of a late Boundary summer sun Monday. While the Baycats traveled the farthest for the tournament, the Truckers are experienced on the Grand Forks field having visited the tournament […]
Fatal crash of two glider planes near Invermere
Two men died in the Columbia Valley Saturday afternoon after their gliders collided while in flight in the Mount Swansea area of Windermere, south of Invermere. The two planes were gliding in the same thermal lift and at one point contacted wings, causing both to loose control and crash into the side of Mount Swansea. This accident […]
Bears? An electrifying solution
It is beginning to feel like fall and plums, apples, pears and other fruit are the bounty of the season. But fall is also the season when we often see bears in town taking advantage of all the fruit that we make available. One solution is electric fencing. Bear Aware will be hosting a free […]
Arts and heritage organizations get assistance for professional development
Arts and heritage organizations are facing many challenges. Meet those challenges head-on with this upcoming professional development workshop in Nelson, Sept 24 and 25. Presented by Leslie Thompson, this workshop will cover effective board management, volunteer recruitment and management, marketing and fundraising fundamentals for arts and heritage organizations – key elements for sustainability. Travel subsidies […]
Air quality boosted by more wood stove exchange funding
Wood stove exchange programs in communities throughout B.C. will share another $200,000 in funding to help more people swap old wood stoves for new high-efficiency models. The Province is providing $200,000 to the BC Lung Association to expand and continue the successful wood stove exchange program. Local governments, non-profit organizations and airshed or air quality management […]
