Grand Forks man charged with manslaughter in following year-long investigation
A Grand Forks man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with an incident on Granby Road April 16th, 2023. At 2 a.m., on April 16th, frontline officers with the Grand Forks RCMP responded to a report of a man being shot inside a rural residence on Granby Road. Upon arrival, police and BC Ambulance […]
UPDATED: AMBER ALERT deactivated after missing child, mother located
Langley RCMP confirmed Friday that the AMBER ALERT for missing 4-month-old child has been deactivated. RCMP confirmed that around 5 p.m., Friday, April 5, 2024, officers were notified by staff at Langley Memorial Hospital that Brianne Ford and son Tyler Durocher were at the facility. Police attended and confirmed both were in good health. However, […]
Displacement of 'rubber gasket' results in minor leakage in wastewater pipeline system — City of Nelson
The City of Nelson issued a media release Thursday afternoon to inform the public about a leak in the three (3) kilometer wastewater pipeline system that runs along the bottom of Kootenay River to the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant that was spilling sewage into Kootenay River, beginning last week (March 27th). The City said the […]
BC Hydro issues call for new clean electricity to power B.C.'s future
BC Hydro has launched a call for power to ensure that people and businesses will have the clean, affordable electricity needed to power B.C.’s growing economy and create jobs throughout the province. “British Columbians are on the front lines of the fight against climate change and seeing the devastating impact it is having on our […]
CKISS urges anglers to prevent whirling disease introduction in Central Kootenay
The Central Kootenay Invasive Species Society (CKISS) is issuing a critical alert to all anglers in the region, urging vigilance to prevent the introduction of whirling disease into waterbodies across the Central Kootenay Region. This urgent call comes in response to Parks Canada’s decision to close all bodies of water in British Columbia’s Kootenay and […]
Letter: Canadian Cancer Society urgently seeking volunteer drivers to help cancer patients in Nelson
To The Editor: The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is calling on residents of Nelson, BC to help community members facing a cancer diagnosis by becoming a volunteer driver with our Wheels of Hope transportation program. Volunteer drivers not only provide a means for clients to get to and from cancer-related appointments, they also offer a […]
Argenta-based performance artist Shayna Jones headlines Capitol Theatre in April
Local award-winning performer Shayna Jones has been hard at work creating a national tour of her new show ‘Black & Rural.’ The show is a nationally funded artistic inquiry into the inner worlds of Black folks living in Canada’s countryside. Through this ongoing project, Shayna seeks out, honours and showcases the reflections of rurally based Black […]
CBSA cocaine seizure leads to nine-year sentence for drug smuggler
A resident of New Brunswick was sentenced to nine years in prison for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Canada at the Pacific Highway Commercial border crossing near Vancouver the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said in a media release Thursday. The bust was a joint venture between the CBSA and Royal Mounted Canadian Police (RCMP). […]
City of Nelson sewage leak 'fixed' says Ministry of Environment and Climate and Change
A news media website in Kelowna is reporting that a leak that was spilling millions of litres of sewage into Kootenay River has been stopped. The KelownaNow story said in the Ministry of Environment and Climate and Change confirmed the sewage leak has been “stopped” after divers spent Tuesday and Wednesday examining the three-kilometre pipe […]
Kootenay unemployment rate keeps increasing
The downward spiral continues for the Kootenay region’s economy as the unemployment rate across the southeastern section of the province slipped again. Between the West and the East, the unemployment rate for the region in March was a combined seven per cent, the highest in the province and the fifth highest amongst economic regions across […]
