Avalanche Canada issues Special Public Warning
Avalanche Canada is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning for recreational backcountry users, that includes the Kootenay-Boundary region, from Friday (December 11) to the end of the day Monday (December 14).Avalanche Canada said the warning applies to the central Columbia Mountains and encompasses portions of the following...
Silver City Nite kicks off holiday season
This year’s Silver City Nite, held Dec. 5, was by all accounts a spectacular success. The event continues to grow each year, and the city plans to continue the annual tradition well into the future, according to Andrea Jolly, City of Trail communication and events coordinator With the milder weather the area has been experiencing,...
Montana Burgess — Faith in the Paris climate summit
The world is watching to see what comes out of the Paris climate summit. Montana Burgess is the West Kootenay EcoSociety's Community Organizer. She's attending the Paris UN climate summit with the Climate Action Network delegation and is reporting back to the West Kootenays on developments at the negotiations and what they ...
APPLY NOW FOR LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION PROJECT FUNDING
The Waneta Expansion Limited Partnership (WELP), a partnership between Fortis Inc., Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, is accepting applications for the 2016 Waneta Terrestrial Compensation Program (WTCP). This program provides a total of up to $50,000 annually to projects in the Waneta area that promote...
Decision delayed on police budget request
Although a decision on the Nelson Police Department board budget request had been scheduled for the end of the month, the deadline has passed and no word has come from the province. And there is no hint of when that decision will come, before the end of the year or early in the new year, said Mayor Deb Kozak, also the chair...
Take a walk back with BC Road Trip Time Machine — Highway 3A Nelson to Balfour, 1966
Wonder what it was like driving Highway 3A from Nelson to Balfour? Well, the Ministry of Transportation found some old footage of provincial highways in a vault somewhere of highway travels during the 60's. The Ministry of Transportation said these nostalgic videos (or photologs) from 16mm film footage taken in 1966. "The...
Show up, chow down, and feel great about helping
WAIT! Put that spatula down and don’t bother cooking dinner at all Friday night! There’s a much better option – less expensive, more fun, and a way to ease the holidays for your neighbours in need. This Friday, Dec. 11, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., you can get a spaghetti-and-meatballs dinner complete with bread, coffee and dessert,...
Cops issue urgent plea for witnesses after brutal attack in Warfield
Police are very keen to find witnesses after a brutal and apparently unprovoked assault on a Good Samaritan yesterday, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On Dec. 7 at 2:49 a.m., a local utility worker stopped his vehicle on the Warfield Hill below Webster School to provide assistance to a vehicle, which was parked on the...
Monsoon-like weather may force overnight closure of Kootenay Pass
Unseasonably high temperatures and heavy precipitation coupled with recent increased snowpack, and forecasted 40mm of rain, will cause an increase in avalanche hazard over Kootenay Pass on Highway 3 starting tonight said Katie Ward, Operations Manager-Central Kootenay MOTI West Kootenay District. "It is very likely the...
Crash closes Hwy 3 Monday, sends two to hospital
A 71-year-old man is in hospital with a broken pelvis after an accident on Highway 3 yesterday that shut down traffic for hours. Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue Chief Terry Martin said they got the call at roughly 4:15 p.m., and found the crash scene roughly five kilometres west of Nancy Greene Lake. “The logging-truck...
