UPDATED: Winter Storm Warning ends
Environment Canada has ended its Winter Storm Warning for the West Kootenay/Boundary region as the Pacific frontal system has left the area. However, the weather is not going to get better anytime soon as there is a call for a risk of freezing rain Thursday evening with a snowfall amount 2 to 4 cm. Snow mixed with rain is...
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Column: Understanding Climate Change Means Reading Beyond the Headlines
Seeing terms like “post-truth” and “alternative facts” gain traction in the news convinces me that politicians, media workers and readers could benefit from a refresher course in how science helps us understand the world. Reporting on science is difficult at the best of times. Trying to communicate complex ideas and distil ...
Province pleads not guilty in Lemon Creek fuel spill case
A lawyer for the BC government says provincial officials are pleading not guilty to charges they are responsible for a jet fuel spill in a Slocan Valley creek in 2013. Lawyers for all the involved parties gathered by conference call before a judge in a Nelson courtroom Tuesday morning. The provincial government, fuel company...
Nelsonites hold vigil for victims of Quebec City mosque attack
Close to 100 people from all faiths joined together at the Anglican Church in Nelson for a Prayer Vigil & Candlelight Procession after a gunman shot six people last week at a Quebec City mosque. "It was nice to see everyone come together to show our support for the Muslim community in Quebec," said a person as she left ...
YRB issues public warning to travel with care as winter storm strikes
Marc Dale Operations Manager at Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. for Southeast Kootenay is advising the public to drive with care on the highways in the region as Mother Nature strikes with another winter storm this weekend. "We are forecasted to receive steady snowfall throughout our region for the next four days," Dale...
Wildlife groups irked by possible wolf-cull plan around Revelstoke
The Valhalla Wilderness Society wants to know if the government is planning a wolf cull in the Revelstoke area based on the recommendations of a report the environmental group says is fatally flawed. The Society wrote to the ministers of Environment and Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in December. VWS said it...
A solo skier with a sprained knee; Rossland SAR to the rescue
The Rossland Range Recreation Site's day-use shelters are mostly used by hikers, bikers, skiers and snowshoers to warm up in while they toast their cheese sandwiches on a stove. But on January 31, the new Sunspot Cabin also provided warmth and shelter for an injured skier while she waited for help to arrive....
Editorial: Medical Assistance in Dying
The Rossland Telegraph interviewed a local doctor (let's call this person "Dr. X") to learn what people in our area suffering from "grievous and irremediable" conditions that result in enduring and intolerable suffering can expect if they conclude that they want to have medical assistance in dying (MAID). ...
Paramedics: an essential service, or just healthcare workers?
There you are, flat on the floor with crushing chest pain. "Heart attack!" you think, while the world goes a bit grey and fuzzy. But you're able to reach your phone and dial 911. Is this an emergency? Are the paramedics who come to tend you essential, or just nice to have, like a clean floor to lie on while you wait for...
