Emergency over, recovery ongoing following massive mudslide at Johnsons Landing
Now that the recovery mission has been shut down, the focus of the recent Johnsons Landing slide is turning to the residents, who some, may be able to return home as soon as Thursday (August 2) officials said. That decsion will come after officials finish survey the mudslide. During the next two days a team […]
Water quality advisory for City of Nelson rescinded
Good news for residents of the City of Nelson. The water quality advisory has been rescinded. Effective Monday (July 30) City of Nelson staff, in consultation with the Interior Health Authority officials, has rescinded the advisirt that was issued earlier this month, July 16. During the past two weeks the advisory was in place residents […]
Couple lost in Cascade Gorge identified, third tuber presumed drowned
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a married couple who died in a float-tubing accident, which occurred near Christina Lake on July 29. The man is Ronald Legare, aged 74, and the woman is his spouse, Jacqueline Jean Legare, aged 71. They resided in Christina Lake. The Legares were part of a […]
Quick action saves driver from vehicle fire
Quick action by a Good Samaritan may have save a man’s life Saturday in Nelson. While the man was driving his just repaired vehicle on Vernon Street, another person noticed near Hall Street that the car was on fire. The man flagged the driver down to warn the driver of the fire. Nelson Police and […]
Hastings Major All-Stars rock past White Rock to capture 2012 B.C. Little League Baseball Championship
The game was over so fast that anyone late to their seats missed most of the highlights. Hastings Major All-Stars scores early and often, and them some in blasting White Rock 20-0 in the final of the 2012 B.C. Little League Baseball Championships Saturday at Andy Bilesky Park in Trail. Dunbar put up nine runs […]
Taghum woman escapes serious injury after truck gets away
A Taghum woman escaped serious injury after she lost control of the vehicle she was driving outside her home 10 kilometes west of Nelson. The accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. Friday. The woman was in the driveway of her Taghum home to move the family truck. Already hampered by an injured leg (which was in […]
Women's Roller Derby returns Saturday in Castlegar
The West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League resumes play Saturday in Castlegar with the Inglorious Bashers evert at the Community Complex. First act on the Inglorious Bashers Derby card is the Nelson Killjoys taking on Trail’s Bad News Betties at 6 p.m. The feature show follows with Slocan Valley Vendettas and the Nelson […]
OP/ED: When gender stereotypes become a day-to-day reality
Prologue: This column is loaded with sexual stereotypes and may offend some readers, which bothered me a bit while I was writing it. I realized, however, that there also seems to be a small bit of truth to most stereotypes (that’s what made them stereotypes in the first place). And that is, in my opinion, […]
Two Pass Creek residents arrested after grow-op bust
Two Pass Creek residents were arrested after a grow-op raid yesterday, according to RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. “On July 25, members of the Castlegar Detachment Crime Reduction Unit with assistance from Castlegar Detachment General Duty and Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment GIS executed a search warrant issued under the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act on the […]
Emergency Response Centre slows, recovery efforts full speed ahead
The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) will lower its activation level from Level 2 to Level 1 as of this weekend and begin to focus on long-term recovery and assistance for Johnsons Landing residents and others affected by flooding, sloughs or landslides, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) announced Thursday. While the RDCK will remain […]
