Southeast Fire Centre issues campfire ban beginning Friday at noon
Southeast Fire Centre is advising that effective at noon Pacific Time on Friday, July 3, 2015, campfires will be prohibited throughout the region to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The campfire prohibition will remain in place until the public is otherwise notified. The campfire ban is in addition...
Nelsonites clean up after massive thunderstorm rocks Heritage City
Residents woke up to downed trees, branches and debris filling the streets following a severe thunderstorm that ripped through the West Kootenay/Boundary/Arrow and Slocan Lakes region Monday evening. "Mother Nature did a little pruning," said one early morning walker on the waterfront pathway Tuesday morning. Environment...
UPDATED: Nelson Hydro/Fortis BC crews deal with massive power outage from Monday's Thunderstorm
Nelsonites were left in the dark for well into the night after a powerful thunderstorm rocked the region Monday evening. The storm packed wind gusts that knocked numerous trees over power lines, leaving most of the region without power. The power outage included Nelson Hydro and parts of Fortis BC. Nelson Hydro crews were...
Missing hikers near Keremeos walk to safety after week lost in wilderness
Two hikers missing in the backcountry near Cathedral Provincial Park outside Keremeos walked out of the wilderness to Search and Rescue teams Sunday at about 3:30 p.m. Lynne Carmody and Rick Moynan shocked search teams when the couple, missing since June 22, walked into the arms of rescue crews. Aproximately 17 members from...
Heatwave breaks records in 38 locations in BC — Warfield tops 40.6 mark
Hot? More like a scorcher. As predicted records fell as faster than sweat off eyebrows as mid to upper flows from the United States made for a June heatwave. New records were registered in 38 different B.C. locations across the province. Unofficial temperatures had Warfield topping the record-breakers, with a temperature of...
Nelson Fire Department responds to human-caused fire near Waldorf School
The worst nightmare for citizens of Nelson came to a sudden halt when Nelson Fire Department crews kept a wildfire from spreading Friday afternoon near the Waldorf School south of Nelson. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Daloise said Nelson Fire Department was called at 3:44 p.m. Friday to a fire above the Waldorf School, located ...
PODCAST: How to seamlessly move your company from Toronto to Rossland with Aerin and Jimmy Guy
About the podcast: The You Can Do That Here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
Record-breaking dry weather has Southeast Fire Centre on high alert
The Southeast Fire Centre is asking the public to remain on guard when venturing into the outdoors as drier than normal condition continue across the most of the province. This warning comes days after the Fire Centre issued an Open Burning ban in the region. “We still allow campfires but it’s important for the public to be...
June heat wave expected to shatter 50-year-old records
The West Kootenay is in for a June heat wave not seen for the past 50 years says Fire Weather ForecasterJesse Ellis of the Southeast Fire Centre. Ellis said the heat wave that started Thursday is due to a push of mid to upper flows coming from the United States. “Beginning today we’ve got an area of high pressure building...
Case of Found Money Holds One More Surprise
A recent story that captured national media attention and resulted in thousands of dollars being donated by people across Canada, has provided yet one more surprise. After hours of searching for the homeless man who turned in over $2,000 in found cash, Const. Alex Bérubé, of the West Shore RCMP, was successful in locating him...
