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Province pleads not guilty in Lemon Creek fuel spill case
A lawyer for the BC government says provincial officials are pleading not guilty to charges they are responsible for a jet fuel spill in a Slocan Valley creek in 2013. Lawyers for all the involved parties gathered by conference call before a judge in a Nelson courtroom Tuesday morning. The provincial government, fuel company...
Trail cop runs into freezing river to save local woman after car crash
The fire department's river rescue boat was deployed and a police officer got to swim in the river this afternoon after an accident at around 2:45 p.m. Trail RCMP top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke said it all stemmed from a two-vehicle MVI between Birchbank and Genelle. “There was a small van heading northbound and a larger van heading...
GRAND FORKS AIR CADET ATTENDS SPORTS WEEKEND
Air Cadet Colton Rooke from Grand Forks was at the Kootenay Cadet Sports Weekend held at Selkirk College in Castlegar on the weekend of 27-29 January 2017. The Sports weekend had 160 cadets from 12 cadet units from the East and West Kootenays. During the weekend, the cadets did a fitness assessment, team sports, swimming and...
Representative for Children and Youth: Alex's Story Prompts Acting Rep to Recommend Key Changes
Lacking any permanent connection to his family and culture and without the mental health supports that might have made a difference, an 18-year-old Métis youth in care took his own life in an act of desperation, says an investigative report issued today by British Columbia’s Acting Representative for Children and Youth....
UPDATED: Snowfall warning ended for Boundary Region
The snowfall warning for the Boundary region has ended according to Environment Canada. Environment Canada is calling for a chance of flurries and 2 to 4 cm tonight. However, highway passes and roads continue to be a concern for the public and people should consider postponing non-essential travel until conditions improve as...
Nelsonites hold vigil for victims of Quebec City mosque attack
Close to 100 people from all faiths joined together at the Anglican Church in Nelson for a Prayer Vigil & Candlelight Procession after a gunman shot six people last week at a Quebec City mosque. "It was nice to see everyone come together to show our support for the Muslim community in Quebec," said a person as she left ...
UPDATED: Environment Canada continues Snowfall Warning — Sunday
It just keeps coming, and coming . . .. Environment Canada said the weekend snowfall warning will continue Sunday with total amounts of 20 to 30 cm expected for the West Kootenay region. "A low pressure system approaching from the southwest will cross Washington state tonight. Heavy snow will spread into the Kootenays tonight...
YRB issues public warning to travel with care as winter storm strikes
Marc Dale Operations Manager at Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. for Southeast Kootenay is advising the public to drive with care on the highways in the region as Mother Nature strikes with another winter storm this weekend. "We are forecasted to receive steady snowfall throughout our region for the next four days," Dale...
Wildlife groups irked by possible wolf-cull plan around Revelstoke
The Valhalla Wilderness Society wants to know if the government is planning a wolf cull in the Revelstoke area based on the recommendations of a report the environmental group says is fatally flawed. The Society wrote to the ministers of Environment and Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations in December. VWS said it...
