Interior Health announces more closures for Kaslo ER
Just in time for the long weekend, Interior Health announced the latest round of closures of the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department due to limited physician/staffing availability. The closure began Tuesday from 9 a.m. until Thursday, August 29. The other times the ER will not be open include: * 8 a.m.to 5 p.m. Friday, […]
UPDATE: Ad hoc 'Keep Jumbo Wild' group scores victory
Score one for the underdog. Opponents of the 5000 bed ski resort in Jumbo Valley in the East Kootenays said Jumbo Glacier Resort backed off its BC Supreme Court application to prevent residents from blocking a road into the Farnham Glacier 55 km west of Invermere. The resort was granted a general adjournment in a […]
CUPE issues ultimatum to province should planned talks in Vancouver go south
Parents of school-aged kids can relax somewhat knowing the first day of school Tuesday will come and go like many in the past. The optimism comes after Canadian Union of Public Employees and provincial government plan to resume talks on a new deal in Vancouver, beginning next week. Three days of bargaining has been scheduled...
Southeast Fire Centre reminds public of open fire ban
An open burning prohibition has been in effect in the Southeast Fire Centre since July 8 and will remain in effect until Sept. 20 or until the public is otherwise notified. The public is reminded that, despite recent rain and a drop in temperatures, this prohibition is being enforced across the entire Southeast Fire Centre....
Another tourist, another bite attack, another person in jail
It appears biting bouncers is making its rounds with tourists in Nelson of late. For the second consecutive week, Nelson Police Department lodged a person in cells for biting staff members at a local drinking establishment. Early Sunday morning (August 25), at Finley’s Pub on Vernon Street, officers received a call after a 27-year-old intoxicated […]
LETTER: Trail city councillor speaks to lack of Gay Pride events in city
Letter to the Editor: This week is Gay Pride Week in the Kootenays. This is a celebration of love and understanding to millions of people worldwide and, in many cases, the acknowledgment of equal rights for LGBT couples. I am afraid to say that I have been remiss in my duties as a councillor as I did not bring up the topic ...
Duhamel residents plan action over logging in watershed
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Duhamel Creek residents met to take action last Thursday night against logging set to begin in late fall in the lower Duhamel Creek area on Nelson’s North Shore. Nearly 100 Duhamel Creek residents met at the North Shore Hall to plan how they are going to stop Kalesnikoff Lumber […]
Saints look to 'natural leader' to lead Selkirk into BCIHL season
The Saints, beginning another march to the top of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League Sunday in Castlegar, named Trail native Logan Proulx to lead them. The 22-year-old forward has been named captain of the Saints hockey club. Proulx will slip on the captaincy when Selkirk opens the exhibition season Tuesday in the Silver...
Support staff strike may disrupt back-to-school season
West Kootenay public school students may be gearing up for a new year of classes, but the support staff who work within those schools are bracing themselves for a potential strike, according to Castlegar's Cherryl MacLeod. MacLeod works as an education assistant as well as serving as president of CUPE Local 1285, representing...
A black bear was hit on the highway near Christina Lake
A black bear was killed on Hwy. 3 between Christina Lake and Grand Forks, Thursday morning around 7 a.m. The bear collided with a truck and was tossed to the shoulder, according to Emcon division officer Ken Lawson. The driver of the truck was uninjured. Witnesses reported seeing a cub at the scene. It disappeared […]
