Southeast Fire Centre relaxes some areas for Category 2 open fires
The Southeast Fire Centre said in a media release, effective at 1 p.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, Category 2 open fires will be permitted within the Columbia and Invermere Fire Zones of the due to a decreased risk of wildfires. Category 2 fires are fires that burn material in piles smaller than two metres high...
RCMP asking for public assistance to locate missing Kelowna woman
RCMP in Kelowna is asking the public to be on the lookout for a 31-year-old Kelowna woman, missing since Friday (September 11). Megan Doyle, last seen during the evening hours of Friday, is believed to be in the area of Big White or heading to Nakusp. Doyle was driving a grey 2012 Toyota Rav 4 with BC licence plate 978 LHJ....
Local tragedy leads Castlegar family to support peace studies
A freak accident involving a firearm took the life of a young Castlegar man almost 33 years ago, but the legacy of Philip Mark Malekow continues to this day. On Sept. 26, 1982, Malekow and a friend were out for a Sunday drive when they picked up a pair of female hitchhikers. After they dropped the passengers off at their...
UPDATED: No injuries reported as NFD deals with gas leak Monday
No injuries were reported at Nelson Fire Department dealt with a gas leak in the 600 Block of Hall Silica Monday afternoon. Assistant Fire Chief, Michael Daloise said in a media release that two fire engines, one ladder truck and two utility vehicles responded to the call at 1:05 p.m. Monday of a natural gas line break. Daloise...
Just another amazing Road Kings Queen’s City Cruise weekend
There's definitely someone in the weather center that likes the Nelson Road Kings Queen City Cruise weekend. Why else would blue skies appear during the weekend of the annual car show. Once again the weather was perfect, entrants filled the streets and car lovers filled the streets for the annual car show. " We had just over...
ATV accident and car fire keep local crews busy this afternoon
One man has been transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after an ATV accident on the Canada Trail this afternoon. Deputy fire chief Sam Lattanzio said they were dispatched to the trail, which runs along an old railbed West of the Hugh Keenleyside Dam, at 1:54 p.m. “The ATV had rolled down an embankment...
City of Nelson ushers in Level Four water restrictions
Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak said in a media release that despite the recent wet weather, the City of Nelson is moving to Level Four water restrictions effective Friday, September 11. The decision comes after weather models forecast a drier, warmer fall and winter for the Southern Interior. “We all need to chip in on this,” Mayor...
Chiefs spoil opening night for Nelson Leafs
Wow, nobody saw that one coming. Brady Lenardon stopped all 22 shots to power the Kelowna Chiefs to a 3-0 shutout of the Nelson Leafs on opening night of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Friday night in the Heritage City. Josh Kobelka, Jeffery Schiegel and Jaden McNulty, into an empty net, scored for the […]
NPD forced to put down stressed bear in Fairview
Bears continue to be a problem for residents of Nelson. The latest incident happened Friday (September 11) afternoon as Nelson Police was called to deal with a bear in a tree in Fairview region of Nelson. The call came in a at approximately 12:45 p.m, from a home owner in lower Fairview after the bear […]
Cooler temperatures help Southeast Fire Centre tame wildfires
The Southeast Fire Centre said sustained and persistent work by firefighters, cooler temperatures and significant precipitation have reduced wildfire activity in many areas of the district. "The fire danger rating in most of the northern part of the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction is now “very low”, while most of the...
