By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Frustration and anger were palpable at the Winlaw Community Hall, as a room overflowing into the parking lot with Slocan Valley residents heard the bad news. It will be at least five days and maybe 10 before Slocan Valley residents can use their water in any form. That means no swimming, no...

Dear Editor, Did you know that being cosmetic-pesticide-free will save tax dollars in the long run? A recent “Thanks & Spanks” post (in the Castlegar News), bewailing City parks being watered almost daily while residents are fined if they do so outside of their allotted days, reminded me not only that pesticide-treated ...

A car accident out near the weigh scales ended with vehicle damage but no injuries, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On July 30 at approximately 11:50 am, Castlegar RCMP, Fire and Ambulance personnel attended a vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and an SUV. The SUV was stopped at the intersection of...

Police are asking the public to come forward with any information they migth have on a comparatively big-ticket theft.   "Sometime during the evening of July 13 or early morning of July 14, a 2009 35-foot Keystone Cougar Trailer was stolen from a residence located in the 2700 block of 27 Street," said Castlegar RCMP Cpl....

Emergency responders negotiatied a successful ending to a stand-off with a suicidal man yesterday, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. "On July 29, at approx. 6:45 p.m., Trail RCMP received a report of a man in his early 20s on the Trail bridge, with a rope tied around himself," Hawton said. "When police attended, the ...

Executive Flight Centre spokesman Shael Gelfand said the website lemoncreekresponse.ca should be up an running within a couple of hours, and that samples taken from the waterway are being sent to a Burnaby lab, where the testing will be expedited. “Crews are on the river right now, looking for hot spots,” he said, adding there...

The company responsible for a 33,000-litre fuel spill into Lemon Creek will be providing potable water for impacted residents, according to RDCK Emergency Operations Centre infromation officer Bill Macpherson. "There are a lot of surface-source users out there who aren't connected to any (water) services," he said. "We were...

The following is a press release issued yesterday via Marketwire: More than two dozen environmental clean-up specialists are now working to contain and clean up the jet fuel that spilled into Lemon Creek in British Columbia's South Central Kootenay Region on Friday afternoon. Crews in boats and along the shoreline are monitoring...

Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Kate Trotter told The Source today that the road on which the Lemon Creek jet fuel spill happened was closed, and the driver would have had to detour around 'road closed' signs to end up where he did. "The first 360 metres of Lemon Creek Road from Highway 6 is currently maintained and...

Basin residents are invited to connect with each other at the 2013 Columbia Basin Symposium, to be held October 18 to 20 in Creston. This event will focus on “Community Change Through Collaborative Action” and is hosted by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). “Many of the complex issues facing our communities require collaboration...