Evacuation order reduced while HAZMAT crews clean up tanker spill
Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson has confirmed the evacuation order for the geographic area surrounding the truck tanker spill in Lemon Creek Friday has been reduced. “The north and south evacuation order boundaries remain unchanged,” Macpherson said in a statement released this morning to the media. “Residents living further […]
UPDATE: Evacuation order lifted, water restrictions in place
From the EOC at 3 p.m.: Analysis of numerous air, water and soil samples by agencies working collectively on the impacts of the Lemon Creek fuel spill have determined that the evacuation order issued yesterday can be lifted and Highway 6 reopened, effective immediately. Nearly 600 residents who have been out of their homes ...
More closures of Kaslo ER announced by Interior Health
Interior Health has announced the latest round of closures of the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department due to limited physician/staffing availability. The closure begins Saturday (July 27) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Other non operating times include: * 5 p.m. Monday, July 29 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 30 * 5 p.m. Tuesday, […]
Gas leak in Uphill forces evacuation of houses
A string of houses were evacuated after a back hoe operator struck a gas line in the 400 Block of Howe Street in Uphill Friday morning. Nelson Fire Rescue received the call at 9:13 a.m. of a report a residential gas line was dug up by a back hoe. The resulting accident allowed gas to […]
Fortis/IBEW 213 lockout: No end near
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Heading into the fifth week of a lockout, the business manager for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 213 says skilled workers are leaving FortisBC over the labour dispute, which looks a long way from over. “I have no idea how long it’s going to go,” IBEW Local 213 […]
Fire outside Winlaw draws air tankers from West Kootenay Regional Airport
A wildfire roughly four-and-a-half kilometres west of Winlaw on Perry Ridge is mobilizing fire planes out of the West Kootenay Regional Airport in Castlegar, according to a Southeast Fire Centre spokesman. "There are no roads up there, so we're working it with the air tankers and hoping to get some crews up there in the...
Trudeau speaks to Trail and the Interior
As many as 150 people showed up to Trail’s Gyro Park to welcome the crown prince of Canadian politics (so called because his father, Pierre Trudeau, was Canada’s 15th prime minister) Monday afternoon. The junior Trudeau, 41, is now leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and a contender for the PMO in his own […]
City announces construction as Victoria Street Corridor project begins
This notice is to inform the public, businesses, residents and tenants on Victoria Street and side streets from Glover Road and Tamarac Avenue to the Victoria Street Bridge, that the City of Trail is proposing the replacement of the sidewalks, curbs and gutters along with improvements to the storm water collection system....
CBT releases annual report
Learn more about Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) and the activities it supports through its 2012/13 Annual Report. The Annual Report reflects CBT’s performance for the year ending March 31, and details its financial investments, spending, and program and initiative activities. The report’s theme, Evolving and Empowering, reflects how CBT has recently evolved by placing more […]
Family gets surprise while cleaning old trailer
A family received a shock to the system after uncovering a handful of dynamite sticks and blasting caps while cleaning an old trailer. Nelson Police was called Sunday when the family noticed the dynamite and caps in the trailer. Nelson Fire Department also attended the scene. Once NPD officers and firefighters assessed the scene was […]
