Nelson will be showcased once again on television, this time as part of the Dimestore Fishermen series appearing on the World Fishing Network (WFN) Friday. The episode shot on Kootenay Lake in the fall of 2011 is on Channel 152 on Shaw TV. Airtimes are Friday at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Saturday 6 […]

Heavy rainfall and increased snowmelt have created widespread flooding across the Kootenay Boundary region. In a written press release, Interior Health is advising residents impacted by flooding and power outages to take steps to ensure their food and water are safe, particularly when returning to an area evacuated due to flooding. Floodwaters are often very […]

Drier weather Wednesday has helped the crews get the upper hand on see sloughing and seepage at the former HB Mine tailings pond south of Salmo according to the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre. “If we would have had more rain today or in the immediate forecast the concerns would be […]

Rossland is now at the peak of this summer’s construction.  We will see another big week with the area being worked on spanning most of our downtown.  Asphalt milling will be taking place on the South side of Columbia as well as Washington.  The waterline is being installed from Queen to St. Paul and should be finished this...

Technology rocks. Just look at all of wonderful things it has brought into our lives … I can sit here on my couch with my coffee and my mini laptop and send this to my editor within seconds of finishing. I can listen to 800 different songs on something that’s smaller than a box of […]

A new state of emergency has been declared in the area, this time by regional district Area G, according to emergency centre public information officer Bill Macpherson: “Heavy localized rainfall today continues to create problems for numerous areas within the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK). “A state of local emergency has been declared for […]

Editor, The Nelson Daily On May 7, a debate in the chambers of Nelson City Council on a motion about legalizing cannabis was profoundly similar to others currently taking place across Canada and the world (Council Debates Legalization of Pot, June 12, 2012). As an active participant in this debate, I have some suggestions which […]

The Village of Kaslo is advising residents its continuing the Water Quality Advisory notice and level 4 water conservation measures  through the July 1 Canada Day long weekend. The level 4 water conservation means no outdoor water use. The Village is working hard to fix the intake to its main reservoir and hopes to move […]

Got a boat? Then the Regional District of Central Kootenay Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is hopeful boat operators pay extra attention to cruising Kootenay Lake this Canada Day weekend. “The RDCK Emergency Operations Centre is advising anyone boating or recreating on Kootenay Lake over the Canada Day long weekend and beyond needs to exercise caution […]

Dear editor, The Western Front must have looked like this.  Earth and rocks, blasted, torn and scattered; pools of murky water filling every rain-soaked depression; the accumulated detritus of hard fought conflict, here piled high in tangled heaps of twisted metal, there semi-submerged in the clinging mud like dead, wasted ...