Interior Health (IH) has sifted through the details of its response to the 2013 Lemon Creek fuel spill in the Slocan Valley, and determined that responses to future incidents like this need to be faster and better coordinated. The spill happened on July 26, 2013 when a truck delivering jet fuel for helicopters fighting a […]

Home ice didn’t pay off this weekend for the Kootenay Ice in BC Major Midget League action in the West Kootenay. The Vancouver Northeast Chiefs skated away with a pair of one-side wins Saturday in Nelson and Sunday morning in Trail. The Chiefs, third overall in BCMMHL standings with a 15-7-2 record, out scored the […]

A rash of crimes in Kaslo have police warning residents to secure their homes and vehicles, according to RCMP Cpl. Shaun Begg, who cited threetheft of autos, two theft fromautos, along with two break-and-enters, all reported on Monday morning. “Two vehicles, a 1979 Red Mercedes Diesel Station Wagon, and a 1992 Red and Silver Dodge Dakota […]

The family of a 55-year-old Nelson man has taken to a fundraising website to raise money to help in the fight against chronic Lyme disease. For the past five years, Ross Steed has endured a level of pain and discomfort on a day-to-day basis that is beyond what most people could ever imagine. However, chronic Lyme disease is...

Nakusp mayor Karen Hamling has made history. She is the first woman chair to preside over the 20 member Regional District of Central Kootenays board of directors in the board’s 49 year history. “I’m very proud to be the first woman,” she said at the Dec. 11 board meeting. “But I ran because  I felt […]

Regular Meeting of Rossland City Council, held December 8, 2014 The public portion of this meeting, starting at 6:00 PM, was preceded by an in camera session which started at 5:00 PM, under Community Charter S. 90.1(c) -- Labour Relations -- and (e) -- Acquisition, Disposition or Expropriation of Land or Improvements. Council...

There's a happy ending in the searcg for missing backcountry skier Edward Perello. RCMP Staff Sgt. Leanne Tuchscherer has confirmed that, as of 11:15 a.m. Search and Rescue have located the 47-yer-old Ymir resident.  "Perello is being extracted from his location and willl be taken to a waiting ambulance," Sgt. Tuchscherer in...

The Nelson RCMP with the assistance of bthree Search and Rescue teams are searching for a missing skier believed to be in the vicinity of the Whitewater ski hill, Nelson, BC. The missing skier has been identified as Edward Perello, 47 years old. He went skiing alone at approximately 8 a.m. on Dec. 8 and […]

Looking to rent ice for a game of hockey or a birthday party or special event? The Rossland Arena has ice available on the following dates and times:   Monday, 4:45pm-5:45pm Wednesday, 9:45-11:00pm Thursday, 9:45-11:00pm Friday, 8:30-11:00pm Saturday, 5:00-7:15pm and 9:00-11:00pm   The Lounge is often available at the same ...

The Charles Bailey Theatre is pleased to announce something completely different coming to a theatre near you. E2 or Experiments in Entertainment is a test lab for performance genres that is intimate, unique and slightly off-beat. We are creating a cultural scene in the Muriel Griffiths Room at The Charles Bailey that gets ...