Nakusp and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Arrow Lakes Hospital due to limited availability of nursing staff. Emergency department services will be unavailable from 10 p.m. on Sunday, August 11 to 7 a.m. on Monday, August 12. Patients can access emergency care at Queen Victoria Hospital in Revelstoke or at Kootenay Lake Hospital in […]

BC Highway Patrol officers caught 19 drug impaired drivers at the 2024 Shambala Festival last weekend including a drug trafficker coming from the festival, according to RCMP Cpl. Melissa Jongema. She said BC Highway Patrol conducted two full days of check stops and sifted through over 30,000 visitors going to and from the festival to […]

On the recommendation of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has rescinded the Evacuation Alert for 185 properties in the Village of Silverton, 17 properties in the surrounding area of Electoral Area H, as well as 18 Parcel Identifiers (PIDs). The Village of Silverton and surrounding […]

The lives of the people in Jasper, a mountain town beloved by Canadians, a place so many of us have spent time in, have been devastated because of a fast-spreading wildfire. Our hearts go out to the people of Jasper and all of the communities and Indigenous Nations facing evacuation, the loss of their homes, […]

On Aug. 7, at 12:20 p.m., emergency crews responded to a serious two-vehicle collision at Emerald Lake Road and Hwy 1, near Field, according to RCMP Cpl. James Grandy. Grandy said evidence at the scene suggested a pick-up truck carrying two passengers from the United States crossed the centre-line, striking an oncoming mini-van carrying three […]

Murals planned for Vancouver and Nelson will showcase the importance of wolves to environmental health while challenging viewers to consider the impacts of the government’s ongoing aerial kill program. WeHowl, a non-profit focused on protecting wolves, has partnered with Drift Mural Co. to develop the first mural as part of the Vancouver Mural Festival, taking […]

Nelson Police said that no one was injured following a car fire last month at the Mountain Lakes Seniors Centre — one of 154 calls for service in the city during the period of July 28th, 2024, at 6 a.m. to August 3rd, 2024, at 6 a.m. Nelson Police responded to the report of a […]

Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on Aug. 15 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, beer and wine garden, and live music at The Night Market in Gyro Park from 5 to 8:30 p.m. The music will kick off at 6 p.m. as the Maritime Kitchen Party […]

On the recommendation of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has downgraded the Evacuation Order for 65 properties and 15 Parcel Identifiers (PIDs) in Electoral Area H to an Evacuation Alert due to the Ponderosa wildfire, part of the Slocan Lake Complex. The area includes […]

[Editor’s Note: The article below focuses on the federal carbon pricing system; please be aware that in BC, the Province runs its own carbon pricing system, but the carbon price for each is the same, and both the federal and the BC systems have rebates – paid quarterly – to benefit low-income and medium-income households. […]