Unit crews and air support continue to battle the Slocan Park wildfire located approximately two kilometers north of Highway 6 Southeast Fire Officials said Monday. "Unit crews establish hose-lay on 3/4 of the west flank," the Southeast Fire Officials said. "They are continuing to work on the east and south flanks of the fire....

Police continue to actively investigate the deaths of two local people, one in Rossland and one in Ross Spur, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. Rossland resident Thomas Feeney, 75, was discovered murdered in his home on June 5 of this year, and Oelke says the investigation is still very much ongoing. “There’s a major...

The Slocan Park wildfire in the Slocan Valley continues to be one of the higher priority fires in the province Fire Information Officer Noelle Kekula told The Nelson Daily Thursday. “We're not out of the woods yet on this fire so the evacuation alert remains in affect,” Kekula said. “You can see the fire from the (Slocan Park)...

There’s a love fest going on and it’s not just happening at the Bundschuh farm outside Salmo where the 17th annual Shambhala Music Festival takes place this weekend. Nelson merchants and community organizations are singing a different tune from the early days when the electronic music festival that now draws 10,000 was in its...

Kootenay Animal Assistance Program (KAAP) president Laurel Mathew is speaking out against the appalling treatment of animals exhibited by some local pet owners recently. In the space of a week, she said, there were three separate incidences of tiny kittens being abandoned (several confined in cardboard boxes) during some of...

Residents in the Slocan Valley need to be on alert for at least until Thursday as crews continue to battle the 120-hectare Slocan Park wildfire. “The fire is moving away from the community and fire guards have been constructed to protect homes and infrastructure,” said Terry Swan, the RDCK’s regional fire chief. The Southeast...

Southeast Fire Centre Information Officer Jordan Turner said an “evacuation alert” given to residents in the Slocan Valley late Sunday night will remain in place despite the Slocan Park fire appearing to be moving in the opposite direction Monday. The alert was deemed necessary by the emergency operations centre at the Regional...

The BC Holiday weekend is almost over, but anyone remaining in campgrounds or in the wilderness is advised the Southeast Fire Centre is imposing a campfire ban beginning noon Pacific Time on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. The ban is to help help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety and is in addition to an open ...

Lightning has been blamed as a cause of a fire in the Clearwater Creek drainage following a storm Saturday afternoon said Fire Information Officer Jordan Turner Sunday. The thunderstorm was centralized in the Nelson/Trail region. The fire has grown to 17 hectares and crews are concentrating on containing the blaze. Turner...

Thunder In The Valley Airshow Nelson 2014 officially kicks off Saturday at 10:45 a.m. with opening ceremonies. But according to Airshow Nelson 2014 chair, Case Grypma, local aviation buffs should gear up for some mid-air practice runs as soon as Thursday afternoon as early arrivals prepare for Saturday’s show “The bulk of the...