Fatal motor vehicle incident near Edgewood
A 38-year-old man from Edgewood was killed after his truck hit the ditch near Edgewood Saturday night. On Oct. 30 at about 2:15 a.m., Nakusp RCMP responded to the report of a single vehicle collision along Inonoaklin Valley Road in Edgewood. A passerby first contacted the police after she discovered a white F350 pickup truck in […]
CBT co-hosts Columbia River Treaty information sessions in Nelson
One of the most critical treaties in West Kootenay history is about to be explored, and it could have impacts right here in Nelson. As a result, the Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) is hosting an information session about the Columbia River Treaty (CRT) in Nelson on Monday, Nov. 14. This session is hosted in partnership […]
CANDIDATE QUESTIONS 1: How do you rate the performance of council over the last three years?
Needless to say, Rossland city councils are renowned around the world for their...feistiness! Oh well. Who ever said democracy was supposed to be a tea party? Er, let me rephrase that. Anyway, here's what three candidates, Sharon Wieder, David Klein, Kathy Wallace, and Laurie Charlton, have to say...DAVID KLEIN: I think they...
NDP leadership hopeful Brian Topp stops in Nelson to drum up support for March convention
There’s not much Brian Topp can’t handle — not even emergency dental surgery at 3 a.m. Which is why the president of the New Democrat Party of Canada wants to switch chairs around the party table to become the new leader. Topp, a few days after successful stint in the dental chair, stopped in Nelson […]
Will the candidates commit to creating a new recreation deal?
To the editor:A couple of mornings ago, I was listening to the latest news on the Eurozone (17 independent states, 13 official languages, over 330 million inhabitants...) After hearing of these nations’ immense political effort to finally reach a financial deal to try and bring to a halt the slide into economic chaos, I could...
NPD officers involved in rare daylight take down
Shoppers at the Chalko Mika Mall Tuesday witnessed a scene watched right out of CNN as Nelson Police arrested two male suspects on a laundry list of drug charges. At approximately, 2 p.m. Nelson Police were called to the mall to investigate two males seen at the east end of the lot drinking liquor. Arriving […]
Cards complete comeback, dump Rangers 6-2 to claim 11th World Series crown in team history
The St. Louis Cardinals completed their magical comeback season by beating the Texas Rangers 6-2 in a deciding Game Seven to clinch the World Series on Friday. After left-fielder Allen Craig caught David Murphy’s fly for the final out, the Cards rushed into the infield to celebrate a season in which they overcame a 10 […]
RCMP continue 'harvest' in the Slocan Valley with busts
Over the last 18 months the Slocan Lake RCMP detachment has been harvesting of another sort in the Slocan Valley — with a warning of more to come. The detachment has executed 16 drug warrants in the valley, securing drug charges in nearly all of their cases, said Const. Shaun Foley of the Slocan Lake […]
Identity of plane crash victim confirmed
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the person who died as the result of a plane crash in Richmond on Oct. 27. The deceased is Luc Fortin, aged 44, of North Vancouver. He is believed to have been the pilot of the Northern Thunderbird Air aircraft that crashed while attempting to return […]
Massive illegal dumping site in Ymir visible from space; now removed
Compliance and Enforcement staff removed almost 240 tons(529,000 lbs.) of illegally-dumped garbage from Crown land near Oscar Creek earlier this month with help from local volunteers and businesses. Clean-up involved using a special, long-reach backhoe that could reach 19 metres (65 feet) downhill to remove the waste – everything from old cars, appliances, furniture, yard […]
