Lots of sun, cool temperatures in December
December did not prove to be much of an early-season Christmas present for businesses depending on lots of white stuff to make ends meet, as total amount of precipitation during the month was only 46 per cent of normal said Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecasterfor the Southeast Fire Centrein his monthly weather review. “(Precipitation) was the […]
Nelson welcomes Eliviyah Dalton as 2014 New Year's Baby
The New Year got off to an amazing start for Falyn and Randy Dalton as the Pass Creek couple welcomed Nelson’s first baby of 2014 at 4 a.m. January 1. “The birth was an amazing experience, one that nobody could have prepared me for,” mother Falyn said a few days after the birth of seven-pound, […]
RCMP ask for public assistance into October 2013 accident
Nelson RCMP is asking for public assistance regarding an accident in October of 2013. The single vehicle collision occurred at 6:30 a.m. (Tuesday) October 15, 2013 at the 1000 block of Highway 3A on the North Shore. The collision involved a white pickup truck that rolled into the westbound ditch. The RCMP is asking for anyone […]
New Year, more Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre ER closures
Another week, another closure notice from Interior Health regarding Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department. Interior Health is advising area residents due to limited physician availability the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department will be closed from 5 p.m. Tuesday January 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday January 8. Outside these hours, the emergency department […]
UPDATE: Missing Boy Scouts on Red Mountain located
Two overdue skiers lost on Red Mountain Thursday have been found. Search and Rescue located the missing skiers in an area west of Red Mountain resort just after 10 a.m. Friday. The missing skiers were flown down the mountain by helicopter to the Red Mountain Resort area where they were checked over by paramedics just after ...
YRB warns Kootenay Pass drivers 10-15 cm snow drop
The New Year has brought in a weather system that is going to drop as much as 10-15 centimeters of snow on the Kootenay Pass said Marc Dale, Yellowhead Road and Bridge Operations Manager for Southeast Kootenay. “We will have our resources on the roads throughout the night yet with this volume of snow forecasted […]
Holidays almost over but the recreation keeps on recreating...
Program Updates over the Holiday Season Adult Co-Ed Rec Hockey on Tuesday evenings is cancelled due to the New Year’s Eve celebrations around town. Enjoy bringing in the New Year and all the best from the Recreation Department! Rossland Arena The Arena is open for regular ice time throughout the Holiday season, except for...
Left needs soul searching
[Note: This week the Tyee is republishing some columns from the past 10 years. Yesterday they published one of mine from 2009. And I agree, the message is just as critical today as it was then.] “We hunger for communities of meaning that can transcend the individualism and selfishness that we see around us and that will provide...
Lost skiers found; being airlifted to safety
A helicopter is currently airlifting 10 skiers and a Search and Rescue crew to safety from Grey Mountain near Rossland, according to Trail RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson. “On Dec. 29, shortly after 5 p.m., Red Mountain Resort reported 10 overdue skiers (who) had not reported in,” Cpl. Johnson explained. “They had set off in the morning...
Since we don't have the water for a Polar Bear Swim on January 1, why not consider a ‘SNo Fun Run?
Anyone out there interested in a bit of healthy exercise to start the New Year? Nothing too ambitious of course being the morning after the Eve before; a lot less ambitious than hurling yourself into the Columbia River. Please say yes since us old folks who have been doing the ‘SNo Fun Run for the past 30 years or so need...
