Skier injured after triggering avalanche near Whitewater Ski area boundary
Whitewater Ski Patrol is advising skiers the dangers of recreating in the backcountry following a recent avalanche adjacent the ski area boundary in an area known as Goat Slide. According to post on the Avalanche Canada website, one person in the three in the party of three backcountry skiers sustained serious injuries but was not […]
Nearly 40 per cent rate rise proposed on parking meters in downtown Nelson
The City is contemplating a 37.5 per cent increase to hourly meter parking rates in the downtown to help bolster an already $1 million revenue generator. City council approved the first three readings of the bylaw on Tuesday night during its first regular council meeting of 2024 to thrust hourly rates from $1.25 to $2 […]
Police Beat: flipped tractor-trailer, stop & go driver
Tractor-trailer slips off the highway On Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. frontline Trail and Greater District officers responded to a single vehicle incident on Highway 3B near the intersection of Ross Spur Road, in Fruitvale, BC. When officers arrived, they discovered a tractor-trailer unit had slid into the ditch and flipped onto its […]
COUNCIL MATTERS: Rossland City Council meeting, January 8, 2024
A contentious draft bylaw on STRs and a packed public gallery; that first F-bomb; encroachments on City property; Strategic Plan Update; Winter Carnival getting some snow – keep your fingers crossed for more! PRESENT: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Maya Provençal, Lisa Kwiatkowski, Stuart Spooner (via Zoom), Jeff Weaver, Craig Humpherys, and Eliza Boyce. Staff: […]
B.C. under threat from invasive mussels and freshwater parasites — B.C. Wildlife Federation
British Columbia’s fish populations and freshwater ecosystems are facing threats from a parasite that causes whirling disease in trout and salmon and two species of invasive mussels. The B.C. Wildlife Federation is deeply concerned that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), FortisBC and BC Hydro are scaling back their support for invasive mussel surveillance in B.C. and […]
Region braces for slower economy in 2024 and faces similar challenges: chamber executive director
The other shoe is expected to drop this year for the provincial economy as slower economic growth is predicted but the West Kootenay region could still find its glass slipper. Like many jurisdictions in Canada, B.C. is experiencing the impacts of a slowing global economy and high interest rates, with the real gross domestic product […]
Missing helicopter located, one deceased — RCMP
Revelstoke RCMP are confirming that a helicopter, which was reported missing on Friday, January 5, has been located at a crash scene in Glacier National Park. One person, the sole occupant of the helicopter, is confirmed to have died in the crash. Revelstoke RCMP said police were were advised shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, […]
Winter Rescue Near Rossland
On Saturday, December 30, 2023, at 5:20 p.m., Trail and Greater District RCMP, Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue, BC EHS, and Rossland Search and Rescue responded to a report of a 41-year-old Rossland woman who had injured her knee near the Igloo Cabin, in the Rossland Range Recreation Site near Rossland. RCMP said the woman […]
EDITORIAL: SOS about crime?
A media release arrived in my inbox, to publicize the message of a coalition of communities and businesses urging government to take more effective action to reduce crime. The coalition calls itself “Save Our Streets” — SOS. Their message is a call “for all levels of government to coordinate their efforts and put an end […]
Money from Climate Action Tax Credit helps people after the holidays
This week, more than two million families and individuals will receive their third quarterly Climate Action Tax Credit payment. “With the global inflation and an expensive holiday season, we know people need support now more than ever,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Finance. “These are big challenges around the world. By boosting the Climate Action […]
