Drier weather helps RDCK get upper hand at former HB Mine property south of Salmo
Drier weather Wednesday has helped the crews get the upper hand on see sloughing and seepage at the former HB Mine tailings pond south of Salmo according to the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre. “If we would have had more rain today or in the immediate forecast the concerns would be […]
Update on tailings pond
The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre is working with various agencies to ensure public safety for travelers and area residents in response to concerns about sloughing and seepage from a tailings pond. The tailings pond has been impacted by heavy rainfall yesterday and ongoing creek/stream...
OP/ED: In tech we trust?
Technology rocks. Just look at all of wonderful things it has brought into our lives … I can sit here on my couch with my coffee and my mini laptop and send this to my editor within seconds of finishing. I can listen to 800 different songs on something that’s smaller than a box of […]
Flood update: Region still swimming under unseasonal rain
A new state of emergency has been declared in the area, this time by regional district Area G, according to emergency centre public information officer Bill Macpherson: “Heavy localized rainfall today continues to create problems for numerous areas within the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK). “A state of local emergency has been declared for […]
Criminology Department Chair at Nanaimo's VIU has a few words of advice for Nelson City Council
Editor, The Nelson Daily On May 7, a debate in the chambers of Nelson City Council on a motion about legalizing cannabis was profoundly similar to others currently taking place across Canada and the world (Council Debates Legalization of Pot, June 12, 2012). As an active participant in this debate, I have some suggestions which […]
UPDATE: Boil water advisory and level 4 consumption continues through Canada Day weekend in Kaslo
The Village of Kaslo is advising residents its continuing the Water Quality Advisory notice and level 4 water conservation measures through the July 1 Canada Day long weekend. The level 4 water conservation means no outdoor water use. The Village is working hard to fix the intake to its main reservoir and hopes to move […]
Boaters asked to slow down and watch for debris on this Canada Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer
Got a boat? Then the Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is hopeful boat operators pay extra attention to cruising Kootenay Lake this Canada Day weekend. “The RDCK Emergency Operations Centre is advising anyone boating or recreating on Kootenay Lake over the Canada Day long weekend and beyond needs to exercise caution […]
City commits $350,000 to navigational software if WestJet comes to town
City officials played a comparatively rich card in today’s bid to draw WestJet to the West Kootenay Regional Airport (WKRA) in Castlegar, promising to purchase $350,000 navigational software to reduce airport landing ceilings by 1,000 feet. “We’ve been working on RNP (Registered Navigational Procedure) for ages – it will lower the ceiling to land from […]
MP pans Enbridge pipeline, offers online petition
Alex Atamanenko, MP for BC Southern Interior, paid a visit to the Pacific Northwest to learn firsthand about the proposed Enbridge pipeline project. He, along with Federal NDP Environment critic Megan Leslie and BC MPs Fin Donnelly and Randall Garrison were hosted by their colleague, Nathan Cullen, MP for Skeena Bulkley Valley. The group met with […]
Teck delivers $1 million donation to Kootenay portion of Trans Canada Trail
Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by Teck Resources: Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) (“Teck”) today announced a $1 million investment to support the completion of a section of the Trans Canada Trail (TCT) connecting communities in the Kootenays. “The Trans Canada Trail is part of our shared […]
