Wet weather triggers mudslides in RDCK
The incredibly wet spring weather continues to wreak havoc on area roads in the Regional District of Central Kootenay with reports Thursday of slides near New Denver and Ainsworth. Early Thursday, the RDCK reported a mudslide near New Denver that cut off five homes from access near Highway 6. The slide occurred south of New...
New campsites, park rangers expected for Kootenay-Boundary region this year
The province will be increasing the number of rangers in the field and campsites in the parks of the Kootenay-Boundary region this year, says an Environment department spokesperson. David Karn said employing more ranger staff will not only improve the ecological integrity and safety in the region’s parks, it will create...
RCMP target drivers in Distracted Driving, Occupant Restraint Campaign
Almost 100 drivers in the West Kootenay still are not getting the message that cellphone distraction has a similar effect on driving as alcohol. Sergeant Chad Badry of the RCMP West Kootenay Traffic Services said in a media release Monday that during March West Kootenay Traffic and West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit ...
UPDATED: Mudslides slow traffic on Highways 3, 6, & 31
DriveBC is now reporting a mudslide on Highway 6 south of New Denver Sunday afternoon. Traffic has been reduced to single alternating with information that motorists can expect delays. Mudslides slow traffic on Highways 3, 31 DriveBC reporting that Highway 3, 10 kilometers west of Creston, is now open to single lane alternating...
West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium goes this weekend
Columbia Power is a sponsor of the 18th annual West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium taking place Saturday and Sunday (March 25-26), at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The event is free to the public and includes a variety of activities for young and old including casting demos, kids’ fly tying, a speaker series and displays...
Selkirk College students launch campaign to mobilize youth vote
The pending provincial election in BC has college students taking a firm interest in who will form the next government. Selkirk College students are part of the movement, joining the Students Are Voting provincial campaign. This initiative, being implemented on campuses, including Selkirk College, across the province, aims ...
Cash crunch created by city’s new cannabis regulations puts second dispensary in jeopardy
A second medical cannabis dispensary is reeling from the city’s recent decision to set the business licence fees and regulations high in order to recover its costs. The Nelson Cannabis Compassion Club’s (NCCC) manager Phillip McMillan has taken to Facebook to alert people to the fact the long-serving business needs to raise...
Snowfall Alert for Highway 3 Paulson Summit, Kootenay Pass
Anyone planning to travel highway passes in the Kootenay/Boundary region has better be prepared for winter driving. Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Alert for Highway 3 from Christina Lake to Creston, including the Paulson and Kootenay Pass highways. Environment Canada said a long period of snowfall, with total amounts...
Letter: FortisBC works with customers experiencing high winter bills
To The Editor: As our customers know, the winter season brings higher electricity bills given the home heating energy requirements compared to the rest of the year. During the mid-December to mid-February billing period, many parts of our electricity service territory experienced much colder than usual winter temperatures. ...
Spring brings increasing interest in bat health and public reports of bats
Fortunately for the bats of BC, it has been a quiet winter. The Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP), in collaboration with the Province of BC, is on the lookout for signs of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS). WNS is a fungal disease harmless to humans but responsible for the deaths of millions of insect-eating bats in eastern North...
