Cold weather equals peak electricity demand in province
By Greg Alexis, BC Hydro With sustained cold temperatures province-wide, there is currently a very high demand for electricity. On Monday night, the hourly peak demand – 9,877 megawatts – for BC Hydro was recorded between 5 and 6 p.m., representing an increase of more than 1,900 megawatts over the peak a week earlier. Efficiency...
Slocan mayor's husband arrested in grow operation bust in August has court case adjourned until January
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The arraignment hearing for the husband of the Slocan mayor accused of operating a large outdoor marijuana grow operation in Winlaw was adjourned in Nelson Provincial Court Monday. The judge adjourned the arraignment hearing until Jan. 11 when it is expected Georges Perriere will enter a plea to the […]
Christina Lake man charged with feeding bears
A resident of Christina Lake has been charged with one count of feeding dangerous wildlife under the Wildlife Act [Sec. 33.1(1)]. Allan Wayne Piche is scheduled to appear in Grand Forks provincial court on Dec. 14, 2010. A police investigation of an alleged marijuana grow operation in mid-August 2010 uncovered a number of severely […]
Kalesnikoff Lumber hits a cord with Selkirk students
Students in Selkirk College’s School of Renewable Resources (Integrated Environmental Planning Technology, Recreation, Fish and Wildlife Technology and Forest Technology) are raising money for their year-end field trip fund to assist with expenses of travel, accommodation, food and tours. They will be selling cords of firewood, generously donated by Kalesnikoff Lumber Company. “Thanks to Kalesnikoff […]
Votes needed for outdoor skateboard project
The Nelson Skateboard Park is in fifth place in the Aviva Community Fund’s million-dollar question voting.As of Friday, the submission by the Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society (KLOSPS) sat at 1,953 votes, around 1,300 behind the first place leader. With the next round of voting beginning last Monday, KLOSPS has begun ...
Pet owners beware - police report suspicious incident that may have sinister implications
While everyone is commenting on the bizarre happenings in provincial politics of late, it’s worth noting that Castlegarians can find ample weirdness in their own backyards – literally. Police were called to the Woodland Park Housing Co-op this morning to investigate what appears to be an effort to bait bears or other animals. Castlegar RCMP […]
Mount Sentinel student in stable condition following early morning accident
The Nelson Daily staffAn 18-year-old Mount Sentinel student is reported to be in serious, but stable condition at the Trail Regional Hospital following a highway accident west of the junction at South Slocan near Shoreacres Thursday morning.Michael Reinhart was cycling on Highway 3A when he somehow left the shoulder of the ...
Selkirk's Travis Herlein named BCIHL Player of the Week
Selkirk College forward Travis Herlein has been named the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League’s Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 14th, the league announced Monday. Herlein was Selkirk’s top performer during a two-game Interior road swing that saw them come close to collecting points against BCIHL powerhouses Thompson Rivers and Okanagan. On […]
First peak at the backcountry's snow
The Nelson Daily staffConfidence is poor in the backcountry, according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s first forecast of the year.However, with few people venturing out the conditions in the backcountry right now remain a bit of a mystery, the CAC reported. There generally is a lack of snow in the region except for higher...
Logging stopped as Sinixt win injunction in court
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyA hotspot of environmental and political activity on Perry Ridge will now be cooled until the new year. The Sinixt Nation protest camp and blockade on Perry Ridge Forest Service Road will be dismantled after the aboriginal group was successful Monday afternoon in obtaining an injunction...
