Campfires now banned in our region
Effective at noon Pacific time on Friday, July 7, 2017, campfires are prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. This campfire ban will remain in place until the public is otherwise notified. The Southeast Fire Centre is currently experiencing dry conditions...
UPDATED: Fire wardens on patrol in the Southeast Fire Centre
The BC Wildfire Service is not taking any chances with people being careless not that the campfire ban has been issued for the Southeast Fire Centre. The BC Wildfire Service is putting the public on notice that fire wardens will be on patrol in the Southeast Fire Centre and educating people about the campfire ban […]
Canada Day 150 carries special meaning for pair of Nelsonites
Canada Day 2017 going to carry more of a special meaning to a pair of Nelson friends than it just being Canada’s 150th birthday celebration. That was a day when quick thinking by a friend turned what could have been a catastrophe into a blessing on Kootenay Lake. “We want people to be careful and […]
US police find body of Trail man killed in watercraft mishap
On June 28, 2017 the body of Jeffrey David Bauder, aged 28 yrs, was located South of Northport Washington USA in the Columbia River. Bauder went missing and was presumed drowned after a water craft accident in the Columbia River in Trail on May 9, 2017. United States Forensic Examiners on this date positively identified...
Summer fun comes with caution
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 weather starts cool, but finishes hot, hot, hot
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 […]
Selkirk College Student Joins Silver King Campus Refresh Crew
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 […]
Monday, Cat 2 open fires prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre
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 […]
Lightning fires keep crews busy in Arrow Lakes
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 […]
Lightning sparks numerous wildfires in southeast British Columbia
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 […]
