Insurance tangle for lakeshore property owners creates bureaucratic impasse
It was standing room only in Nakusp Village council chambers Tuesday, Sept. 13 as the village grappled with a change in the policies and procedures of several Nakusp insurance companies now affecting waterfront residents. Eighteen people squeezed into the chamber gallery to hear how council would handle the insurance changes. Currently, the Official Community Plan […]
Saudi Arabian women gain right to vote, run in elections
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced women will be allowed to vote in the country and run for municipal elections there. The modifications will apply from 2012. Abdullah made this announcement at the start of a new Shura Council term. In a speech, the king said "we refuse to marginalise women in society in all roles ...
Nakusp Trails Society applies for stewardship of railbed from Nakusp to Summit Lake
The Nakusp and Area Community Trails Society is currently heading into tricky waters as they begin application for stewardship of the railbed from Nakusp to Summit Lake. This is a very complicated issue as the section from the Summit Lake Hill onwards is in Regional District of Central Kootenay’s Area H, and the society resides […]
Prescribed burns planned for West Arm Provincial Park near Nelson
This fall BC Parks and the BC Wildfire Management Branch plans to conduct a prescribed burn on 25 hectares in West Arm Provincial Park near Nelson to reduce wildfire hazard and to restore natural ecosystems in the park. As well, they will be doing a prescribed burn on 20 hectares in Syringa Provincial Park near […]
Time to wake up, and hang up, on the road
For those not paying attention on the road, this one is for you. A new campaign has been launched to highlight the seriousness of drivers not paying attention on the roads. A joint effort between the province, local police, ICBC and WorkSafe B.C. was announced to alert people of the hazard distracted drivers cause every […]
Pile burning south of Revelstoke may cause smoke
If you spot a fire or smoke south and west of Revelstoke, it is likely due to prescribed pile burning. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning to burn slash piles created from a fuels management project that took place in spring 2011. Burning will proceed only if weather conditions are […]
UBCM weighs in on controversial 'Smart Meters'
Serious disagreement continues between the BC electric utility companies and thousands of private homeowners who refuse the forced installation of Wireless Smart Meters on their homes without consent. Customers want the Utilities to listen to their valid concerns before pressing ahead with this program.Questions of conflict...
RCMP: Grand Forks men part of smuggling arrests
Two Grand Forks men, aged 31 and 40, were arrested along with six other men when the RCMP Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET) seized approximately 119 pounds of marijuana en route to the United States. The smuggling incident was intercepted on Wednesday, Sept. 21 when the team stopped a 2004 Ford F150 white pick-up […]
John Hart negotiations 'going nowhere': First Nations
The We Wai Kai and Wei Wai Kum Nations confirmed today that negotiations concerning BC Hydro’s proposed $1.3 billion John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project are close to breaking down due to BC Hydro’s failure to table an offer in the ongoing negotiations to resolve aboriginal issues. Failure to arrive at an agreement...
Castlegar Minor Soccer Association to die?
Attention: Soccer players & families of Castlegar! Castlegar Minor Soccer Association (CMSA) will be holding their Annual General Meeting in preparation for next years Youth & Mini soccer season on Oct. 18 at the Castlegar Complex at 7 p.m. We, the executive, have reached a crossroads with respect to the future of soccer in Castlegar, as […]
