Executive Flight Centre issues press release re: Lemon Creek spill
The following is a press release issued yesterday via Marketwire: More than two dozen environmental clean-up specialists are now working to contain and clean up the jet fuel that spilled into Lemon Creek in British Columbia's South Central Kootenay Region on Friday afternoon. Crews in boats and along the shoreline are monitoring...
Tanker was travelling on closed road in Lemon Creek spill
Ministry of Transportation spokesperson Kate Trotter told The Source today that the road on which the Lemon Creek jet fuel spill happened was closed, and the driver would have had to detour around 'road closed' signs to end up where he did. "The first 360 metres of Lemon Creek Road from Highway 6 is currently maintained and...
IHA offers health update for residents near Lemon Creek jet fuel spill
Residents of the area impacted by the July 26 jet fuel spill at Lemon Creek are advised of the latest health update. Until further notice, a Do Not Use order remains in effect for Lemon Creek, Slocan River and Kootenay River above or below Brilliant Dam to the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers at Castlegar due ...
UPDATE: Remediation work under way; public meeting slated
Updated release as of 12:25 p.m. July 29: Extensive sampling of water courses in the Slocan Valley continues following the fuel spill in Lemon Creek on Friday, July 26, 2013. Visual inspection of the Slocan, Columbia and Kootenay rivers and Lemon Creek has occurred from the air and by boat. Little evidence of fuel was visible...
Boaters fall asleep in canoe, unaware they're drifting toward rapids
On July 28, Nelson police were once again called upon to carry out a marine rescue on Kootenay Lake. NPD received a call early Sunday morning regarding a canoe floating just past the Orange Bridge. It did not appear that anyone was in the canoe, but a NPD dispatch officer, who had just arrived at work, reported he had seen ...
IHA issues water advisory
Residents of the Slocan Valley impacted by the July 26 jet fuel spill at Lemon Creek are advised of the following health information. Interior Health has issued a Do Not Use water order for any water users drawing water from Lemon Creek, Slocan River and Kootenay River downstream from the site of the accident to the Brilliant...
UPDATE: Evacuation order lifted, water restrictions in place
From the EOC at 3 p.m.: Analysis of numerous air, water and soil samples by agencies working collectively on the impacts of the Lemon Creek fuel spill have determined that the evacuation order issued yesterday can be lifted and Highway 6 reopened, effective immediately. Nearly 600 residents who have been out of their homes ...
Dani Collins published fifth book this summer
Christina Lake's own romance author is at it again. Dani Collins published her fifth book, "Proof of Their Sin" in early July but she's not stopping to catch her breath. Despite having five books on her resume, Collins first book was just released in January of this year after winning a contest with Harlequin Mills and Boon....
CLSS continue youth stewards program
The Christina Lake Stewardship Society (CLSS) has been offering the Young Stewards of the Boundary Youth Program every Thursday for the last four weeks, and they will continue to do so for the month of August. The first session, “Fantastic Fish”, involved a teaching component to teach 16 children the basics of fish identification...
Columbia Basin Culture Tour – August 10 & 11, 2013
Taking place August 10 & 11, from 10 am - 5 pm, the Columbia Basin Culture Tour allows you to explore artists' studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites during this free, self-guided event. Travel to studios and archives that aren't normally open, see demonstrations, new exhibitions and collections or meet people...
