Public Health Notice: Measles
Why you should take note: Cases of measles have been reported in Canada. Measles is relatively rare in Canada thanks to high immunization rates across the country. However, Canada will continue to see measles cases related to travel to countries where measles is endemic or there are large outbreaks. Additionally, the United...
Concerned groups calling on Ministry to take immediate action on Kootenay Lake Fishery; meeting scheduled for Feb 23 in Balfour
Locals outdoors clubs, including the British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC), are demanding urgent action by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) as Kootenay Lake kokanee stocks continue to dwindle. The two groups together with the Balfour and District...
New Avalanche Warning for Southern Interior
Special Public Avalanche Warning for Southern Interior Ranges of BC: Warming temperatures and weak snowpack resulting in large, destructive avalanches February 13, 2015, Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning this weekend for the backcountry in the South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay-Boundary,...
Small, but vocal, numbers turn out for #ShutDownCanada demonstration in Nelson
A small group of supporters tied up traffic in the Nelson downtown Friday afternoon as part of #ShutDownCanada demonstration. #ShutDownCanada was scheduled to create a bit of havoc Friday (February 13) as people took part in a variety of direct actions and demonstrations. The movement has more than 3700 people joining the ...
Resident Hunters Not Happy about Revision to Hunting Allocations
After weeks of protest, petitioning and lobbying by BC’s resident hunting community, Minister Steve Thomson announced Friday that he was revising the limited entry hunting allocations (LEH) for the province. But local Nelson Rod and Gun director Wally Kampen said the changes were minimal. “It’s a very small step in the right...
It's Joe HIll Time Again -- Sunday at the Miners Hall in Rossland.
SUNSHINE AT JOE HILL COFFEE HOUSE ON FEBRUARY 15! Music, smiles, good company, and sweet goodies make the sun shine indoors at Joe Hill Coffee House, Rossland’s community venue for aspiring talent from near and far. For our February 15 show we have: The Rossland Glee Choir – fine voices raised in sweet harmony Ray […]
Why New Democrats Voted Against Conservative Agriculture Bill
The Conservative government accuses MPs who voted against their new “Agriculture Growth Act” as having no understanding of farming. However, this claim does not jibe at all with the farmers that I have spoken to who seem to think otherwise. The omnibus bill C-18 makes changes to nine different pieces of legislation in which...
Nelson to join #ShutDownCanada demonstration Friday at High Noon
Vancouver is planning to join the cause. So are Calgary, Edmonton, Fredericton and Kamloops. Not lost in the #ShutDownCanada demonstration this week is the Heritage City where people are planning to march outside city halls, shut down highways, occupy high traffic areas. “We're doing this local action because Nelson is part...
Wolves and Mountain Caribou: "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
By: John Bergenske, Conservation Director for "Wildsight" I have been involved with mountain caribou since the 1970’s and as Wildsight since the 90’s when we first sponsored caribou research in the Purcell Mountains. It has been clear since that time that there are no simple solutions or easy answers to mountain caribou...
Crews continue to work on mudslide on Highway 6 north of Crescent Valley
Highway crews continue to work on removing a mudslide Sunday that has partially closed the road three kilometers north of Playmor Junction. According to flagger at the scene, the slide happened in the early hours of Saturday morning on Highway 6 a few kilometers north of Crescent Valley. No houses are in the slide area. The...
