BC Highway Patrol said in a media release that officers removed 19 drug impaired drivers from the road during a check stop blitz at the 2024 Shambhala Festival,  including a drug trafficker coming from the festival. BC Highway Patrol conducted two full days of check stops and sifted through over 30,000 visitors going to and […]

On the recommendation of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) said the  Evacuation Alert for 185 properties in the Village of Silverton, 17 properties in the surrounding area of Electoral Area H, as well as 18 Parcel Identifiers (PIDs) has been rescinded. The announcement was […]

Murals planned for Vancouver and Nelson will showcase the importance of wolves to environmental health while challenging viewers to consider the impacts of the government’s ongoing aerial kill program. WeHowl, a non-profit focused on protecting wolves, has partnered with Drift Mural Co. to develop the first mural as part of the Vancouver Mural Festival, taking […]

To The Editor: In memory of Briar Novitski Thank you so much to all of you who organized and attended Briar’s Celebration of Life at Nelson’s Lakeside Park on Sunday, July 14th , 2024. The loving appreciations for Briar you expressed at the open mic were beautiful and heartbreaking. We were enormously moved by the […]

Nelson Police said that no one was injured following a car fire last month at the Mountain Lakes Seniors Centre — one of 154 calls for service in the city during the period of July 28th, 2024, at 6 a.m. to August 3rd, 2024, at 6 a.m. Nelson Police responded to the report of a […]

Nelson Police said the British Columbia Prosecution Service has filed additional charges against Nelson resident, David Lloyd Travis in regards to deliberately set fires that occurred on July 24th, 2024. Nelson Police said the additional charges came following a diligent ongoing investigation by officers into three deliberately set fires, including a brush fire in the […]

The Victoria Street Bridge in downtown Trail appears to have escaped structural damage following a fire Tuesday evening Trail and Greater District RCMP said in a media release. Trail and Greater District RCMP said that on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 8:38 p.m. RCMP officers and Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a fire […]

Kootenay Lake is at a very low level for this time of year, according to the International Kootenay Lake Board of Control. “Based on preliminary data from the Kootenay Lake at Queens Bay Water Survey of Canada (WSC) gauging station, the lake water level on Aug. 1 is the second lowest for that date since […]

An audit of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber sale licence (TSL) holders in the Boundary Timber Supply Area portion of the BCTS Kootenay Business Area has found significant issues with road and bridge maintenance. The Forest Practices Board conducted the full-scope compliance audit of all BCTS and TSL holders’ forestry activities carried […]

Economic and community development will now work hand-in-hand in the South Kootenay region as two long-standing organizations merge to increase efficiencies and opportunities under a non-profit structure. The Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation (LCIC) is amalgamating with its non-profit parent organization, the Lower Columbia Community Development Team Society (LCCDTS). This restructure means one entity will handle […]