Two busts in Winlaw keep populace on the alert
Cedar Creek Road bust in Winlaw Police harvested 352 marijuana plants Oct. 23 in the culmination of a six-month long investigation of a grow operation on Cedar Creek Road in Winlaw. Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP executed the drug search warrant at a Winlaw residence and found the plants in an outbuilding on the property. […]
West Kootenay residents to get $5K off clean energy cars
West Kootenay residents and people across B.C. will get up to $5,000 off the sticker price of a qualifying clean energy vehicle starting Dec. 1. Environment Minister Terry Lake said Saturday that the rebate includes qualifying new vehicles that are battery electric, fuel-cell electric, plug-in hybrid electric and those that operate on compressed natural gas. […]
Interfor to invest $24 million in Castlegar and Grand Forks mills
At its meeting Monday, Interfor’s Board of Directors approved a $24-million capital plan to upgrade the Company’s Grand Forks and Castlegar sawmills. The plan involves the installation of a new small log line at Grand Forks to replace the existing two-line facility, along with funds to complete the installation of an automated lumber grading system. […]
RCMP ask for help to find missing woman from Nakusp
RCMP Nakusp Detachment are investigating a report of a missing elderly female. The report was received on Friday afternoon Nov.4. Kay Mansour, 83-year-old, of Nakusp, B.C. is missing. Kay is 168 CM (5 feet, 6 inches) tall and weighs 91 kilograms (201 pounds), has brown hair and blue eyes. Mansour was last seen back on […]
It's time to fall back as Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday at 2 a.m.
It’s that time of the year when the clocks in houses of The Nelson Daily readers must be turned back an our to mark the end of Canada Daylight Saving Time.Sunday, at 2 a.m., is the official return to standard time in most places, except for Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor and Dawson Creek and Creston in B.C.Those places...
Kootenay hosts Vancouver NE in weekend Major Midget action in Trail
The Kootenay Ice takes a 1-8-1 record into a pair of weekend games at the Cominco Arena in Trail against the Vancouver Northwest Chiefs.Despite sitting at the bottom of league standings, the Ice continues to take a positive approach to the season.“This week is a challenge but last time I checked their players had two arms and...
Now that Hallowe’en is over, use immune boosters to prevent being up all night
Especially with the cold weather this year, I’ll be expecting phone calls from parents with sick children (or themselves if they were dipping into the candy too much) about a week after Hallowe’en. I see many colds and flus due to the increased amount of sugar. As I stated in a past article, one teaspoon […]
BC Transit expands service between Nelson and Castlegar
After all of the cuts to bus service in Nelson, finally a bit of good news. A new bus service will be provided to Blewett starting Monday, Nov. 14. The new route — 24 Nelson-Blewett — will make three return trips a day and will be monitored for customer use for a period of six […]
Traveller ALERT: tuberculosis identified in person who traveled by bus
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control is issuing a public health advisory to identify passengers who traveled on Greyhound bus #5098 on Oct. 11 and were exposed to an active case of tuberculosis. The ill person took Greyhound bus #5098 from Vancouver at 5:45 p.m., arrived in Chilliwack at 7:45 p.m. left Chilliwack at […]
Sustainable considerations now come into play with regional district's vehicle acquisitions
A green fleet and green purchasing policy have been adopted at the regional district level, helping mark another rung up the ladder of the Carbon Neutral Kootenays project. Sustainable considerations will now come into play when it concerns vehicle acquisition, replacement and usage decisions under the new policy — replacing the existing RDCK Vehicles Policy. […]
