Stanley Street homeowner almost sees wood burning savings go up in smoke
By Nelson Daily Staff
Burning wood can cut down on the heating bill, but not cleaning the chimney can see those savings go up on smoke.
That’s what almost happened to a Stanley Street resident Friday (March 8).
Officers, along with members of the Nelson Fire Department, responded to a call of a chimney fire at the home on Stanley Street.
When officials arrived the homeowner was already on the roof taking steps to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters were able to utilize a high tech Forward Looking Infrared, commonly referred to as a FLIR to search for hot spots.
Once the home was deemed safe, firefighters offered advise about the do’s and don’t’ to avoid future chimney fires.
The homeowner responded sheepishly telling police that the chimney was due to be cleaned, but with the recent warmer weather has shelved the scheduled cleaning.
Police would like to remind the public wood heat can be safe and cost effective, however, routine maintenance and adhering to safety standards are imperative.
Drug trafficking charges pending against LVR student
Police responded to L.V. Rogers High School in Fairview last week after being called by staff to deal with a student with a considerable amount of marijuana.
School staff discovered the student Wednesday (March 6) before contacting NPD.
The attending detective noted the drugs were packaged in a manner that would be consistent with trafficking.
The youth’s parent was contacted to attend the school.
The student was arrested and transported to the police department office.
A personal communication device was seized from the student and may be examined for further evidence to support drug trafficking charges.
The matter is still under investigation as charges are pending.
The youth has been released to the custody of their parents.
Local man arrested under Mental Health Act
A local man known to police was taken to Kootenay Lake Hospital under the Mental Health Act after NPD dispatchers received numerous citizen complaints from local merchants and Nelson Mental Health workers.
The incident happened Thursday (March 7) when a call came in that a man was observed exhibiting odd behavior.
It was reported to the police the male, who suffers from a mental illness, was not taking his prescribed medication and was not taking care of his own basic needs such as sustenance and sleep.
When police arrived the male uttered a serious threat to the attending officer.
Shortly thereafter, the male uttered a threat to his mental health worker.
Nelson police then apprehended the male under authority of the Mental Health Act and delivered him to a physician.
The matter of the threats remains under investigation and criminal charges may be forthcoming.
Drinking and driving is wrong, and costly
Nelson police issued two 90 day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions under the Motor Vehicle Act during the weekend.
Both drivers, pulled over due to suspicious driving behavior, provided breath samples that indicated that they had too much alcohol in their bodies to lawfully operate a motor vehicle.
The two operators were tabbed with 90 day driving prohibitions and had vehicles were then impounded for 30 days.
Cost of this bad decision is approximately $4600 when drivers pay a $500 monetary penalty as well as the towing and associated storage fees; completion of the prohibition period, the Responsible Driver Program and for the installation and rental of an ignition interlock device along with license reinstatement fee of $250.
