Golden City Days will be really golden!
The forecast is for continued fine weather, but if the meteorologists were a bit off their game and we had a cloudy day for the parade, it would be just as fine. Really. But chances are it will be sunny for all the Golden City Days ― the main events are from September 8th to 10th. But on Thursday September 7th...
Op/Ed: Extreme storms like Harvey and climate change: 'This is the new reality.'
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer for Common Dreams. This article was originally published in Common Dreams. As Hurricane Harvey continues to batter Texas—and as the death toll from monsoon flooding in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh surpasses 1,200—experts are putting a spotlight on how climate change is linked to the "unprecedented"...
Smoky Skies Bulletin — now includes Boundary, West Kootenay
The Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy, in collaboration with the Interior and Northern Health Authorities has amended the area covered by the Smoky Skies Bulletin that was last updated on Sunday August 27 due to changing smoke conditions. Areas now covered by this Bulletin include: the Boundary, Arrow Lakes-Slocan Lake, Kootenay Lake, Elk […]
UPDATED: 'Distracted driving' contributing factor to accident near Beasley Bluffs
RCMP said in a media release, "distracted driving" looks to the be cause of a two-vehicle accident late Monday morning on Highway 3A west of Nelson near the Beasley Bluffs. The accident caused a major disruption to traffic flows on Highway 3A around the noonhour. "On August 28, 2017 at 1158 hours there was a […]
What you need to know about NAFTA's investigation into tar sands tailings leaks
By James Wilt. This article originally appeared on Desmog Canada. For years environmental organizations have called on the federal government to do something about the leakage of billions of litres of toxic chemicals from Alberta’s oilsands tailings ponds into the Athabasca River every year. And for years they’ve been ignored...
River Talk: The Columbia River Treaty and the Free Trade of Water
Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has been researching and writing about the history and politics of water in the upper Columbia Basin since 2005. Her book on the Columbia River Treaty, A River Captured, was released in 2016. Recently, her travelling exhibit on the Columbia River Treaty, curated for Touchstones Nelson, won a national...
West Kootenay Conference attracts speakers committed to renewable energy
The West Kootenay EcoSociety is hosting the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Conference in Castlegar at the Community Complex on (Thursday to Saturday) September 7-9. Inspiring and knowledgeable municipal leaders from Canadian cities that have committed to transition to 100% renewable energy in their community energy ...
20,000 days of nature conservation
At the end of this summer, Wednesday (August 30 2017), the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) will mark exactly 20,000 days of conservation. This milestone provides an opportunity to celebrate and reflect on the work done by NCC and our partners each day, and the conservation we need to accomplish in the 20,000 days to come....
Wildfire closes Highway 33 east of Kelowna
DriveBC is reporting Highway 33 20 kilometres east of Kelowna is closed due to an out of control wildfire just north of the community of Joe Rich. "Highway 33 closed in Kelowna due to forest fire," the DriveBC website said. "Closure extends from Big White Rd for Northbound traffic and SB closed at Gallagher Rd. Big White...
Columbia Basin Trust delivers $39 million in programs and services last year
Columbia Basin residents and communities benefitted from nearly $39 million in programs and services through Columbia Basin Trust, as released in its 2016/17 Annual Service Plan Report this week. The Trust also invested $10 million in new business loans and commercial properties. The Trust’s revenues reached $59 million over...
