RCMP arrest suspect in Nelson jewelry store robbery
RCMP are advising the public the suspect involved in the fatal collision that claimed the life of a 35-year-old mother of four on Highway 3 near the Hope Slide has been arrested. The suspect is allegedly involved as well in the early-morning jewelry store robbery in Nelson, is now in police custody. “The suspect is now in...
Kootenay, Boundary Credit Unions in merger talks
Credit union customers in the south-east interior might soon have access to more services and more convenient banking if a proposed merger goes ahead. Seven local credit unions in the Columbia Valley, Boundary and Kootenays are in talks to merge into one large regional banking institution. The credit unions announced on...
Site C or No Site C — Public hearing Tuesday in Nelson
British Columbians are facing a crucial test in the coming weeks – reaching an opinion on the planned Site C dam. Currently estimated to cost $8.8 billion, the hydroelectric dam on the Peace River is the single most expensive public infrastructure project ever proposed in B.C. history. Originally put forward along with a...
Bomb scare forces evacuation of Chahko Mika Mall Thursday
The Chahko Mika Mall in Nelson was evacuated Thursday morning due to a bomb scare Nelson Police Department Chief Paul Burkart told The Nelson Daily. Burkart said the call was received at NPD dispatch shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday from the store manager of the WalMart Store that a bomb scare had been received. Burkart said ...
Police continue search for missing Nelson man
In a media release Wednesday, Nelson Police said the officers are still investigating the disappearance of a Nelson man who was last seen at 9:30 p.m on (Sunday) June 4, 2017 in the 200 block of Anderson Street in Nelson. NPD said Darwen Greyeyes is a 55-year-old First Nations male with brown, collar length hair and brown...
Telehealth project improves rural access to mental health and substance use services
To ensure individuals have access to the mental health and substance use (MHSU) services they need, no matter where they live, Interior Health is expanding access to a rural telehealth pilot project. “Unless you’ve struggled with a mental illness, it is nearly impossible to understand the barriers and stigma that people face...
UPDATED: Environment Canada continues Special Weather Statement for Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass
Environment Canada issued a Special Weather Statement Thursday morning for Highway 3, Paulson Summit to Kootenay Pass due to a cold airmass associated with an upper low has caused freezing levels to plummet this week. "Snow has been observed on the Okanagan Connector, Rogers Pass, Paulson Summit and Kootenay Pass on several...
A rare encounter near Rossland
A local man, Daniel Papanek, found something totally unexpected during a hike along the Malde Creek Forest Service Road on Sunday, September 17. It was lying in a coil, the tip of its tail barely visible and adorned with things that rattle when shaken. Just to make sure of its identity, the man took a long branch and just...
Innovators coming to Kootenays looking for solutions
They may be big companies looking for high-tech solutions to high-tech problems, but there’s still nothing that beats talking to people face-to-face. That’s why the BC Innovation Council is travelling the province with its BC Growth Opportunity Tour. The “showcase of challenges” arrives in Nelson on September 29 at the Best...
Cooler temperatures good news in Southeast Fire Centre
Due to decreased fire activity, cooler weather and recent progress made by firefighting crews, regional districts in the Southeast Fire Centre and the BC Wildfire Service have made some changes to existing area restrictions and evacuation alerts. Regional District of East Kootenay: Effective at 6 p.m. Mountain time on Sept....
