The following is a press release issued by RCMP Const. Mark Macaulay covering files occurring between July 19 and Aug. 21:   The Nakusp and Slocan Lake RCMP had a busy last month attending to over 230 calls for service and attending to 18 motor vehicle collisions. Nakusp RCMP   File 2013-3542 - Impaired Motor Vehicle Collision...

As the lockout of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 by FortisBC drags into its eighth week, Slocan Valley Co-op General Manager Chris Sapriken will be happy to hear that rumours of the two sides using mediation to settle this agreement are true. FortisBC negotiators and members of the IBEW Local 213 ...

The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) recently published a report entitled, The BC Organic Market – Growth, Trends and Opportunities, 2013.  According to the report, the organic market in Canada has grown exponentially over a very short period, to the point that it is now the fourth largest in the world.  In British...

The BC Coroner Service has identified Randolph Peter (Randy) Lundblad, aged 73, of Kaslo, as the victim in a Mirror Lake drowning Sunday. "(He) had ridden his bicycle to Mirror Lake, about five kilometres south of the town in the early afternoon of Aug. 18," said a release issued today. "He was seen to dive into the lake and...

If you need to find a contractor who can help you with your energy saving upgrades – insulation upgrades, windows and doors, heating systems and more, the list of local contractors attached to this article is a good place to start. Local contractors have been meeting with FortisBC PowerSense to find out more about the Kootenay...

When you help your friends and family reduce energy waste and save money, everyone wins. Especially you  ̶  because when you refer them to join you on the Kootenay Energy Diet, you’ll be entered to win a tablet computer! To qualify, you must be a Kootenay Energy Diet participant, and the people you refer must sign up either...

Is your furnace an energy offender? As a Kootenay Energy Diet or Nelson Eco-Save participant, you can take advantage of our $800 Furnace Replacement Pilot Program rebate. Here’s how: make sure to complete your home energy assessment review our program participant eligibility guidelines (attached to this article) have your new...

New Zealand yesterday legalised same-sex marriage, with a surge in marriage applications, according to New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand is now the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalise same-sex marriage, and the fourteenth country to do so worldwide. After passing a bill in April of this year, the New Zealand […]

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died last week following a motorcycle accident near Gyro Park as Nelsonite Justin James Klassen. Klassen, 24, was riding his motorcycle westbound on Douglas Road in Nelson in the early hours of (Tuesday) August 13 when he lost control while making a turn […]

Columbia Power Corporation (Columbia Power) is pleased to announce the appointment of Frank Wszelaki as acting president and chief executive officer, effective Aug. 1. In his most recent role as Columbia Power’s Chief Operating Officer, Frank had full operational leadership responsibility for the company, directing the overall...