Putting the Carbon Tax to Better Use
“There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.” – John F. Kennedy A vast majority of you love the carbon tax; your federal and provincial governments don’t. And ideas abound about its use and abuse. Metro Vancouver mayors have proposed a...
Slocan Park wildfire evacuation alert remains in place
The Slocan Park wildfire in the Slocan Valley continues to be one of the higher priority fires in the province Fire Information Officer Noelle Kekula told The Nelson Daily Thursday. “We're not out of the woods yet on this fire so the evacuation alert remains in affect,” Kekula said. “You can see the fire from the (Slocan Park)...
NPD seeks public assistance in fraudulent Shambhala ticket investigation
Nelson Police are seeking public assistance regarding an investigation into the selling of fraudulent Shambhala Music Festival Tickets. Nelson Police Department received information Thursday morning (August 7) that fraudulent festival tickets were being sold for $300. However, when the purchasers attended the music festival they were being advised by festival staff that the tickets […]
Naughty Knickers Night Ain't No Oklahoma
Let me just say that I am the proud mother of a thespian and watching her dressed in some kind of Beyoncé garb, bumping and grinding on the stage with another thespian challenges my prudish Victorian hangover. John Han, musical director/stage manager/bump and grinder of the Gold Fever Follies meekly apologizes for the naughty...
Movie nights and family days....
Rossland School of Motion PARKOUR Camps! There are two Parkour camps coming up in August. Session #1 is August 11-15 for Beginners ages 7+ years and Session #2 is August 25-29 for youth ages 12+. The Camps run from 10:00am to 1:00pm in the Rossland Curling Rink and is being run by Travis Watson and Liam Barnes. If you’d like...
Therapy horse camps come to Castlegar
2014 Equine Empowerment Camps are being offered for West Kootenay area youth from ages five to 19 free of charge. These camps are sponsored by Columba Basin Trust, Arrow Lakes Therapeutic Riding Association and Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Society. Camp participants will receive two, 1.5 hour lessons per camp, which will be tailored to each […]
Crews battle more than 60 fires from long-weekend lightning
Video captured by Chris Sapriken A 120-hectare, lightning-caused wildfire in Slocan Valley remains uncontained today but is still almost two km away from homes and outbuildings, according to Southeast Fire Centre information officer Jordan Turner. Turner said the fire is threatening some towers and power lines, and crews have put in suppressant around those as […]
Treating 'psychological' imbalances with natural medicine
One of the areas I find responds very well to herbs and homeopathics is the mental and emotional sphere. Because naturopathic medicine is based on the individual as an integral whole, by helping re-balance the mental/emotional aspects of a person, a dramatic difference in the person’s overall physical health is also achieved....
Some Valley residents placed on 'evacuation alert' due to Slocan Park fire
Southeast Fire Centre Information Officer Jordan Turner said an “evacuation alert” given to residents in the Slocan Valley late Sunday night will remain in place despite the Slocan Park fire appearing to be moving in the opposite direction Monday. The alert was deemed necessary by the emergency operations centre at the Regional...
Woman safe after getting taken for ride by unknown driver; NPD officers successfully capture wild rodent
Nelson Police Department is recommending owners not to leave keys in an unattended vehicle after a sleeping passenger in a car woke up to find an unknown driver behind the wheel. NPD dispatch received a complaint during the early hours of Saturday (August 2) of a missing car with a passenger inside. The driver explained […]
