Mystery smoke at library, police station and fire in Gyro Park keep firefighters hopping
Two nearly simultaneous fires diverted firefighter resources Thursday morning, with one leaving police and firefighters with a smoking mystery. Around 1 a.m. a fire at Nelson’s Gyro Park was reported, with fireworks believed to allegedly be the root cause of the blaze in the wooded areas. The two-member duty shift responded immediately to the location […]
Celebrating 40 years of the counter culture movement in the West Kootenay
The epicentre of the counterculture movement in the West Kootenays is celebrating its 40th birthday with a three-day party this weekend. Several of the Slocan Valley’s most outstanding artists — including Pamela Nagley Stevenson, Ann Swanson Gross, and Kuris Raits — are offering up some of their finest works in a 50/50 auction Saturday evening […]
TECH REPORT: Smartphones a target for attacks
With a growing population of smartphones on the market and in use, it’s natural that security issues would start to pop-up on their systems. What took years to happen in the internet / personal computer (PC) evolution is taking mere months, says Lookout Mobile Security in their 2011 report on mobile security. Mobile devices are […]
Bait bikes are everywhere: Steal one, go to jail
Bike thieves beware, Operation Hands Off is deploying bait bikes throughout the Kootenays in a joint effort with Nelson Police and the RCMP to crack down on bike theft. Bait bikes will be deployed in many popular locations. The bikes are equipped with tracking devices and hidden cameras to record the theft. “Thieves can be […]
Pink bus arrives next week: breast cancer info
Since the tour hit the road early May 2011, more than 13,000 people have been through the signature covered bus and more than 650 have signed up on the bus to arrange a mammogram. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Region launched BC’s first mammography and breast health education centre on wheels – a branded […]
Arson in KP Park in Salmo
It was a hot time in Salmo last Tuesday. On Aug. 16, Salmo RCMP were dispatched to a report of four youths starting a fire with gasoline at a gazebo in KP Park. The fire was put out by a crew working in the park at the time, and the youth were located within minutes […]
Pushing the limits of the Official Community Plan
A two-floor addition to the Nelson and District Youth Centre has been approved in principle as City council tentatively looks to endorse more affordable youth housing in the city. At the committee of the whole meeting July 25 council received a presentation from the Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) regarding the proposed development of the […]
Atamanenko gives constituents chance to say good-bye to Jack Layton
The constituency office of Alex Atamanenko, Minister of Parliament for B.C. Southern Interior is offering voters the opportunity to pay tribute to NDP Leader Jack Layton. Layton died Monday at the age of 61 of cancer. His body is to lie in state on Parliament Hill and Toronto’s City Hall. Atamanenko’s office in Castlegar is […]
16th Fat Tire Festival goes this weekend in Nelson
It’s an event that started as an idea to promote cycling in Nelson.Sixteen years later, the Fat Tire Festival has grown into a three-day extravaganza. Friday begins the 16th annual Nelson Fat Tire Festival. The Fat Tire Festival begins with group rides and a kick off party at Jackson’s Hole before the event really shifts […]
Man spends night in wild following ATV accident
A dramatic accident/rescue took place in Pass Creek over the weekend, after an ATV and its driver went over a steep embankment. The driver, a 42-year-old Alberta man, spent an entire night with various broken bones before managing to contact help. The accident took place on Norns Road, approximately 10 kilometers from Castlegar. “It looks […]
