The trouble with truffles - Castlegar style
The environment ministry is turning eyes toward Castlegar – not because of any sort of spill or calamity, but rather because of a truffle. Yes, that’s right, a truffle. It all started when life-long area resident Vera Chernoff was digging around in her flower bed and found what she thought was a rotten potato – which would ...
Nelson Youth Soccer acquires indoor facility thanks to $350,000 loan from City
Nelson Youth Soccer is going from a six-month program to a year-round operation after getting a loan from the City of Nelson to purchase the Cedar Street indoor soccer facility from the Soccer Quest organization. The deal was completed thanks to a $350,000 loan agreement between the City of Nelson and NYSA. “This opportunity will […]
Visits to Violin Lake are actually trespassing
The City of Trail would like to remind the community that the Violin Lake area is private property and is closed to the public for any use at all times. Scheduled logging activity, with the use of heavy machinery, is currently underway in this area. Therefore the city would like to emphasize the importance for all people to...
Trail's Ximena Abresch claims women's Canadian Cheese Rolling title
Don’t look now but there’s another champion for the Home of Champions — and the newest recipient doesn’t play hockey. Twenty-year-old Ximena Abresch of Trail was crowned the Women’s Champion at the Canadian Cheese Rolling Festival Saturday in Whistler. Abresch, a student at University of BC, took home an 11-pound wheel of...
Mother Nature cools off Southeast Fire Centre; crews work to mop up Slocan Park wildfire
What a difference a week makes. Last week at this time some residents in the Slocan Valley were on evacuation alert praying the Slocan Park wildfire would continue to burn in the opposite direction — away from their homes. Sunday, Information Officer Jordan Turner said the Southeast Fire Centre has received a “substantial...
Robin Williams made you uncomfortable? You have no idea.
Ed note: I sent this column to many of my people and asked if I was doing wrong in publishing it. They essentially said that, if I value telling the truth, I need to publish it. But it will likely hurt my business. I decided I want to be a better person than a better reporter. So here it is. I was so touched and moved by the...
City responds to CUPE's 72-hours strike notice
In the same week that Local 2262 requested the City to return to the bargaining table, Union Employees have issued 72 hour strike notice. “The city is concerned that the Union continues to represent that it is the city that needs to come back the bargaining table when it was the union that booked out the mediator, will not ...
Campfire ban rescinded for Southeast Fire Centre
Effective at 4 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, Aug. 15, campfires once again will be permitted throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. The current campfire ban is being rescinded due to cooler weather in the forecast and recent precipitation that has resulted in a decreased wildfire risk in the region. Anyone lighting...
This year's Shambhala a mixed bag, from a policing perspective
Shambhala Festival ended well in terms of crashes and accidents, but there were many arrests, according to West Kootenay TRaffic Services Sgt. John Ferguson. "The West Kootenay Traffic Services and Nelson IRSU are pleased to announce that during the week long Shambhala Festival no reported fatal or serious crashes occurred...
City CUPE workers serve 72-hour strike notice
The following is a press release issued by CUPE Local 2262: CUPE Local 2262 city workers have filed 72-hour strike notice with the BC Labour Board. The 34 workers have been without a contract since February 2013. This marks the first time in 60 years that the union has been forced to a strike in its contract negotiations with...
