In a heartbreaking turn of events, the search for three missing youths presumed drowned in Slocan Lake has been terminated, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. "The 10-day search involved the use of the RCMP Dive Team, RCMP Helicopter, Arrow Lakes Search & Rescue, Slocan Lake Fire Dept, Vernon Search & Rescue, Bruce's...

The City of Trail will have a new sewer pipeline crossing the Columbia River, but it will be up to the citizens of Trail whether or not there will be a pedestrian/bicycle bridge as well. Councillor Robert Cacchioni is chair of the Sewerage Committee and represents Trail on the board of the Regional District. Currently, according...

New rules around recycling come into play on Monday across the province, but it will be business as usual in Nelson and surrounding areas as local governments here are keeping existing systems largely in place. As of Monday (May 19), the burden of dealing with recyclables in the province switches from a local government responsibility […]

Former Nelsonite William Dove was pleased to see Nelson Hydro and Columbia Wireless joined forces to have a camera at the nest of an Kootenay Osprey family just off Highway 3A west of Nelson by Grohman Park. Dove, who got his start as a raptor rehabilitator, educator and falconer when I lived in Nelson about 35 years ago,...

Olympian Clara Hughes will ride into Nelson Saturday, May 24 as part of Clara’s Big Ride for Bell Let’s Talk. Nelson's Kootenay Lake Tourism is doing its best to fill the streets and has created a U-Tube video to help encourage Nelsonites to get out and support Clara's cause. The two-time Olympian Clara Hughes rides into the...

Myler Wilkinson’s deep connection with one of the greatest short story writers in history has earned recognition and praise from a distinguished Canadian literary journal. In the Spring, 2014 edition of The Fiddlehead, the Selkirk College instructor was named the winner of the journal’s 23rd Annual Literary Contest for Best...

RCMP  Sgt. Darryl Little said the search for three males from the New Denver area missing after a canoeing accident Saturday afternoon on Slocan Lake ended Tuesday evening “without success”. Hayden Kyle, 21, Skye Donnet, 18, and Jule Wiltshire-Padfield, 15, were canoeing from New Denver to Rosebery along with 19-year-old Lily...

The traffic lights at the intersection of Bay Avenue and Farwell Street will be covered with bags today, May 13, to make way for a new four-way stop. Andrea Jolly, Trail’s communications co-ordinator said, “Converting the traffic signal to a four-way stop is to be done on a trial basis. An additional traffic study would […]

Bears and booze kept City Police members busy during the weekend in Nelson. The hairy bruins were a thorn in the side of Nelson residents during the weekend as NPD dispatch received several calls of reports of bears in both the hospital and Fairview areas. During an altercation near Seventh Street and Gordon Road, officers ...

The search for three missing men, aged 15 to 21, has been concluded for the day without success, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little.   "The RCMP dive team dove both in the morning and afternoon," he said. "The team concentrated on the Bigelow Bay area working out from the shore toward deeper water."   He said the search...