The following is a press release issued by the B.C. governement: The Kootenay Regional Workforce Table has completed a skills training plan that will help ensure communities in the region have skilled workers to fill both current and future jobs. The Kootenay Regional Workforce Table (RWT) is the third in B.C. to create a...

As the Lemon Creek fuel spill moves from a response phase to a recovery and remediation phase, the Emergency Operations Centre for the Regional District of Central Kootenay will transition to providing assistance and information to the lead agencies and its constituents. “We will continue to have staff involved in the management...

Vandals have now destroyed a second holding tank at Crescent Valley fire hall that was intended to supply Slocan Valley residents with potable water, according to Nelson RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. "The first incident occurred overnight when a vehicle was used to overturn the 1,000 gallon tank, resulting in the spigot being...

Emergency Operations Centre spokesman Bill Macpherson says one of the water tankers brought to relieve the need in Slocan Valley has been damaged "in a suspicious manner", but there are now additional tankers available to supply residents with potable water. "Executive Flight Centre’s contractor has established two additional...

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Frustration and anger were palpable at the Winlaw Community Hall, as a room overflowing into the parking lot with Slocan Valley residents heard the bad news. It will be at least five days and maybe 10 before Slocan Valley residents can use their water in any form. That means no swimming, no...

Emergency responders negotiatied a successful ending to a stand-off with a suicidal man yesterday, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. "On July 29, at approx. 6:45 p.m., Trail RCMP received a report of a man in his early 20s on the Trail bridge, with a rope tied around himself," Hawton said. "When police attended, the ...

Basin residents are invited to connect with each other at the 2013 Columbia Basin Symposium, to be held October 18 to 20 in Creston. This event will focus on "Community Change Through Collaborative Action" and is hosted by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT). "Many of the complex issues facing our communities require collaboration...

Selkirk College’s Health Care Assistant certificate program opened up 10 additional seats for this fall’s program. The extra seats have helped meet interest and demand, as well as employer needs in Selkirk’s northern communities. The additional 10 seats were reserved for students from Nakusp, Kaslo and New Denver, and before...

Executive Flight Centre spokesman Shael Gelfand said the website lemoncreekresponse.ca should be up an running within a couple of hours, and that samples taken from the waterway are being sent to a Burnaby lab, where the testing will be expedited. “Crews are on the river right now, looking for hot spots,” he said, adding there...

The company responsible for a 33,000-litre fuel spill into Lemon Creek will be providing potable water for impacted residents, according to RDCK Emergency Operations Centre infromation officer Bill Macpherson. "There are a lot of surface-source users out there who aren't connected to any (water) services," he said. "We were...