Fire guts converted school bus south of Nelson
A local man is thanking his lucky stars a close acquaintance wasn’t sleeping inside a converted school bus when fire broke out Sunday afternoon at 3406 Highway 6 south of Nelson. The fire started at approximately 2 p.m. The man thought the acquaintance was sleeping inside the converted Bluebird school bus when fire started. “I […]
B.C. employment figures show lag
Employment numbers in British Columbia dipped in July after slight gains in June, as full-time positions replaced losses of part-time positions. In B.C., 14,500 jobs were lost, reflecting a national trend, as 30,400 jobs were lost across Canada. However, full-time positions in B.C. increased by 9,600 from June 2012, and the...
Romney announces running mate Congressman Ryan
Yesterday, in front of the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Virginia, presumptive Republican presidential nominee, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney selected Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his running mate. Paul Ryan prepares to deliver his acceptance speech after Mitt Romney's introduction. After an introduction from...
Two new blazes, one in Five Mile Creek area, spark up as fire season kicks into high gear
The recent string of hot weather, couple by lightning in the area, has fire crews at the Southeast Fire Centre on red alert. As of Sunday three fires are currently burning in the Kootenays, including two new blazed reported Sunday. The new fires are in Five Mile Creek northeast of Nelson and above Syringa Creek […]
No injuries as Greyhound Bus catches fire on Okanagan Connector
More than 20 passengers on an eastbound Greyhound Bus got out safely after the bus caught fire on the Okanagan Connector Saturday afternoon. Around noon the Greyhound, which left Merritt and was traveling to Kelowna on Highway 97C, caught fire. The driver stopped on the side of the road allowing all passengers to exit safely. […]
UPDATED: Victim identified in yesterday's drowning near Christina Lake
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died while canoeing on a small, private lake near Christina Lake on Aug. 9. The man is Richard Arthur Thomas, aged 78, from Christina Lake. The Coroners Service is continuing to investigate this death. The family of Mr. Thomas has been notified of […]
LETTER: Kamloops Sun Devils to replace U.S. Military Allstars at GFI
The Grand Forks International (GFI) baseball tournament received word on Aug. 2 that the U.S. Military All-Stars will be unable to attend the 2012 Grand Forks International. Terry Allvord, general manager of the team, said in their announcement, “It is with our deepest regret that we must request to reschedule your event if...
Combat engineers to invade Castlegar/Trail
One hundred and fifty soldiers from BC and Washington are about to invade the tri-city area … not with hostile intent, but rather for an ambitious training exercise to run for the two weeks between Aug. 10 and 24. Castlegar’s own Sgt. Bart Fyffe, 32 and an Afghanistan veteran, has taken the lead in designing […]
Price tag for RDCK flood clean up could run in the two million dollar range
The landslides, damage to the dam at the HB Mine near Salmo and flooding experienced throughout the region over the past months could cost between one and two million dollars by the time the clean up is done Regional District of Central Kootenay chair John Kettle told The Nelson Daily. The last few months has […]
LETTER: A 'thank you' to those who came through in a crisis, from Babe's Automotive
Dear Editor, Chris Carlson and Ronni Nickel of Babe’s Automotive would like to thank all of our friends and neighbours who showed their support during this difficult time. An extra-special thanks goes out to the volunteer firefighters of Cresent Valley, Beasly and Tarrys for keeping the fire contained to the shop, saving our house as well as the neighbours’ houses. We would also like to thank The […]
