Combine beautiful weather, vacation time and our great outdoors and you’ve got the ingredients for a lot of people having fun on and around the water.  Add this year’s fast-flowing, high water levels, poor judgement, lack of preparation and alcohol and you’ve got the recipe for a tragedy.  “It can happen so quickly,” says...

June was a tale of two weather months said Ron LakemanWeather Forecaster for the Southeast Fire Centre. Lakeman said June opened with unsettled conditions coupled with variable temperatures before closing with the final two weeks of warm, hot and dry weather. “Showers or thundershowers occurred on nine of the initial 16 days as a series of […]

With construction on the $18.9 million Selkirk College Silver King Campus refresh project starting to move into full swing, Metal Fabricator Foundation Program student Jennifer Perepelkin has walked into an opportunity to be part of the exciting transformation. Perepelkin is one of two Selkirk College trades students hired by general contractor Yellowridge Construction to work […]

It didn’t take long for the Southeast Fire Centre to issue its first ban of the summer season. Effective at noon Pacific Time on Monday, July 3, 2017, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety the BC Wildfire Service said Friday […]

BC Wildfire Service personnel have been responding to lightning-caused fires throughout the Arrow Fire Zone. Although some fires are highly visible from surrounding communities, none of these fires is immediately threatening communities or structures. Due to the locations of these fires, members of the public may see smoke and notice increased air operations by the […]

It seemed like only yesterday residents of the BC Southern Interior were on flood watch. However, following the first major lightning storm of 2017 Summer, BC Wildfire Service crews were back on the job after there were numerous lightning-caused fires throughout the Arrow Fire Zone and the Kootenay Lake Fire Zone. Fortunately, none of these […]

The recent dry spell hovering over the province has prompted the BC Wildfire Service to remind the public that a Category 3 fire prohibition is in place throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. “As weather conditions get drier and hotter, people are urged to use extreme caution while conducting any outdoor burning activities,” the media […]

Aviation buffs will want to put Revelstoke on the summer holiday agenda as the city and plans to roll out the red carpet to host the Canadian Forces (CF) Snowbirds this July 25-26th. The event, in partnership with the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, is in celebration of Canada 150. “We are extremely excited to host […]

Nelson Fire Rescue and Nelson Police combined Friday afternoon to rescue a person who had capsized a canoe in Kootenay Lake. Both emergency services responded to a call at 4:19 p.m. of a person in a canoe that had capsized but was unable to get the boat righted. “Both on duty members responded immediately and […]

RCMP Senior Media Relations Officer Annie Linteau says the search for missing Crawford Bay teacher Alvin Dunic remains a mystery. Linteau said members from Nelson Search and Rescue as well as Swift Water Teams from Kimberley, Oliver/Osoyoos and Penticton searched Crawford Creek this week again with no success. “Swimmers in the water targeted areas using […]