Police received a bizarre call June 27, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. "On June 27 at 6:37 p.m., a complaint was received of an incident that had occurred approximately 20 minutes from Castlegar near the Nancy Greene Junction. A caller reported that there was a male that had been acting strangely inside of the...

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily A plan that is sure to raise eyebrows is being promoted by the Western Canada Silviculture Association (WCSA). It calls for Nelson gaining control of local forests and managing them for one purpose: to increase the community’s resilience to wildland urban interface fires. Those are the wildfires that encroach on communities […]

During the June 24th council meeting’s public input period, Roland Proctor came forward to explain a situation that ended up with one of his dogs down at the Trail SPCA, and with him owing two thousand dollars in fines in order to get the dog back.  He was also requesting that council waive the fines based on the interpretation...

As the days get red hot this summer, so does unprotected skin.  We’re all taught as kids to lather up when hitting the beach or pool, and we’ve all felt the sting of a bad sunburn after not heeding that advice.  Until recently, there haven’t been too many questions asked about what is in the concoction that we that we absorb...

Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE)’s most recent bid to buy Astral Media‘s television and radio services for CAD$3.4 billion has been approved on Thursday by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Canadian regulatory body which supervises broadcasting and telecommunications. The CRTC rejected BCE’s initial bid for Astral in October, citing concerns over market competition. […]

Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE)’s most recent bid to buy Astral Media‘s television and radio services for CAD$3.4 billion has been approved on Thursday by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Canadian regulatory body which supervises broadcasting and telecommunications. The CRTC rejected BCE’s initial bid for Astral in October, citing concerns over market competition. […]

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) Canada is bringing its Call 911 message to the waterways, supported by the Province of British Columbia, to highlight the dangers of impaired boating and encourage the boating community to help prevent it. “By working together with MADD Canada and the RCMP, we hope all British Columbians take a moment […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay is hosting another opportunity for residents to dispose of toxic hazardous materials hiding in and around the basement. This is a free disposal for residential household hazardous waste and is open to all residents of the RDCK and municipalities. Industrial and commercial wastes are not accepted at these locations. […]

Update Nine boaters were found safely off the coast of Honduras at 10:30 Wednesday morning after their boat was adrift for four days. The boaters, which included Grand Fork’s local Tasha Brown (20) were on a return trip from Roatan Island to Utila Island — a 29 km journey — when they ran into problems. […]

Fulcrum Management Solutions Ltd., makers of Thoughtstreamannounces the successful closing of its third investment round of two million dollars led by Toronto’s First Generation Capital Inc.  “This is an exciting investment,” said Ian Ihnatowycz, President and CEO of First Generation Capital Inc.  “I’ve been very impressed ...