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UPDATED: Wildfire situation forces organizers to cancel Toadfest
Organizers of Toadfest have made the tough decision to postpone the festival for the 2024 season. “Sadly, given the worsening wildfire situation, the organizers have made the decision to cancel Toadfest scheduled for next week,” the prepared statement said. Toadfest 2024 was to happen next Tuesday and Wednesday (July 30-31) at Summit Lake Provincial Park […]
Nelson Community Food Centre hosts Community Dinner
The heat (or the power outage) couldn’t keep folks away from the Nelson Community Food Centre to share a delicious meal among friends. The Nelson Community Food Centre (NCFC) team hosted their seasonal Community Dinner on Tuesday, July 9th; with neighbours and friends celebrating access to, and importance of, good food for all. More than […]
Regional News
More than 1600 lightning strikes leads to spike in Southeast Fire Centre fires
A number of small troughs have passed through the Southeast Fire Centre since the evening of July 17. In the past week, over 1600 lightning strikes have been recorded, resulting in 126 new fires in the region. Ground crews, aviation resources, heavy equipment, and structure protection teams have been working on clusters of fires throughout […]
Vehicles with loosened lug nuts in Kimberley — RCMP
Kimberley RCMP are advising the public of reports that during the past several days there have been three separate reports of lug nuts being loosened on vehicles all in the Townsite area of the Bavarian City. “The Kimberley RCMP would like to make the public aware of this situation and advise drivers to inspect their […]
Provincial & National
BCHP to increase roadblocks this weekend
Through the remainder of the summer impaired driving campaign, BC Highway Patrol will increase impaired driving enforcement – with a focus around special events – in an effort to eliminate fatalities on BC highways. From the beginning of the summer impaired driving campaign, BC Highway Patrol has been conducting an extensive number of road blocks […]
Drivers warned to prepare for highway closures due to wildfires
Wildfire activity is increasing in the B.C. Interior and travel on some provincial highways is being affected. As fire conditions can change quickly, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure advises drivers that provincial highways may close with limited notice. Non-essential travel to and within fire-affected areas is discouraged to help avoid traffic congestion on evacuation […]
