UPDATE: Next 36 hours critical in changing 'flood advisory' to 'flood warning'
Terry Swan, General Manager of Emergency Management and Fire Services for the Regional District of Central Kootenay said the next 36 hours are critical to determine if areas placed under “flood watch advisory” become upgraded to “flood watch warnings”. “The current concern for today and (Tuesday) is the cold front that has been forecast and […]
Food for thought: GDS-free shish kabobs like honey-mustard chicken
I’m so sorry I’m late getting this to you – believe it or not, I was trying to get a stuffed turkey in the oven early enough that we won’t be eating at 8 or 9 p.m. Do I know how to celebrate Mother’s Day, or WHAT? The shish kabobs would’ve been my first choice […]
RDCK issues 'boil water advisory' for Fauquier
Recent tests showing poor water quality has forced the Regional District Central Kootenay (RDCK) to issue a Boil Water Notice for users on the Fauquier Water System. Recent testing shows that current water quality is now poor due to increased seasonal turbidity (cloudiness). “The RDCK and Interior Health recommend that all customers drink boiled water […]
Trail market filling up fast
The City of Trail and the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce say vendor space is filling up in the Trail Market on the Esplanade for the summer of 2013, with over 50 per cent of the spaces already allocated for the full year. Because the event achieved such tremendous success in 2012 with over […]
Bout two goes Saturday at Selkirk College
The second bout of the West Kootenay Roller Derby season is ready to kick off Saturday at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The doubleheader begins at 5 p.m. with the Dam City Rollers up against the Rossland/Trail Roller Girls. At 7 p.m. Salmo’s Babes of Brutality meet South Slocan’s Valley Vendettas. For more details go to […]
Man high on cocaine calls 9-1-1 to say gang with guns after him
A man was sent to police lockup after calling 9-1-1 to say someone was chasing him with a gun near the Lakeside Soccer Fields in the early hours of Friday morning. The call was one of 60 NPD officers responded to during the past week. When police arrived at the soccer fields, they found an […]
NFD responds to second fire in as many days, Friday's blaze at Home Brewery building
The Nelson Fire Department responded to the second fire in as many days, this an exterior blaze Friday at the Home Brewery building on Railway Street across from Nelson Ford. Dispatchers received a call at 11:30 a.m. to a report the exterior of the building was on fire. Chief Simon Grypma, along with two on-duty […]
HE SAID SHE SAID: Public outcry pushes for sustainability, but council digs in its core service heels
Following council’s five hour debate on the entire budget on May 1, council was forced to pause the financial plan blitz for twenty minutes on May 6 to hear nine members of the public oppose the only major cut: approximately $20,000 axed from the Sustainability Commission (SC), terminating their paid coordinator with no...
COMMENT: Financial Plan passes with no hint of public consultation, or thought
Council approved the 2013-2017 financial plan (FP) on Wednesday morning, just one week after the bulk of debate was completed in a single unpublicized meeting on May 1. No major changes came about in a follow-up meeting on May 6 that concluded with council passing the first three readings of this year's FP bylaw. The major...
Downtown trash cans and more uncanned, but recanning remains possible
Council has decided to reinstate the downtown furniture budget that it had put on hold last year. The $108,000 line item includes benches, but also bike racks, recycling bins, bear-proof garbage containers, and the eclectic but contentious ore cart. Council's decision, however, stipulates that city staff will return to council...
