Fluid spill slows traffic at major Nelson intersection during rush hour
A fuel line came loose from a pick up truck on Front Street Thursday afternoon, spilling fuel and causing police and fire department to close down one lane of traffic. Around 4 p.m. a large spill of bio diesel from the truck onto the pavement at the intersection of Front and Hall street shut one of the city’s busiest corners...
Scholarship funds will reach more students, support families
More B.C. students will benefit from provincial examination scholarship money for post-secondary education this year as eligibility criteria shifts to better reflect the provincial graduation program. As of the 2011-12 school year, scholarship criteria will shift to focus on students’ performance in grades 10, 11 and 12...
Light recycling for CFL's (Compact Fluorescent Lights)
Nelson Hydro customers can recycle their used CFL's at the following recycling depot locations in Nelson: Hipperson Hardware, 395 Baker StreetHome Hardware Building Centre, 101 McDonald DriveFor more information view the Light Recycling FAQ [PDF - 358 KB] ...
Shambhala Music Festival turns 14
By Brittany Gilchrist When Amber Donaldson of Denver, Col. heard the heavy bass and music starting up on Thursday afternoon, she nearly jumped out of her skin. “I was already having so much fun even without music on and now that it has started, I don’t know if I can stand it!” exclaimed the first-time Shambhala-er, who came...
The Valley adds a new literary service
The Nelson Public Library and the Heritage Credit Union have joined forces to bring library services to the Slocan Valley. In addition to traveling to the library, you may reserve your library materials (books, DVDs, CDs, etc.) online at www.nelsonlibrary.ca or by phoning 250-352-6333. When the item is available you will ...
Team BC first at Western Canada Summer Games
Team BC captured its 10th consecutive Western Canada Summer Games Trophy at the Western Canada Summer Games in Kamloops. Flag bearers Joseph Byram and Kierra Smith led Team BC into the Interior Savings Centre after Team BC captured more than 52 per cent of the total gold medals – 43 more golds than in 2007. The team also won...
Charges now laid in Arrow Lake drowning
Nearly a year after an Alberta school teacher died in a boating incident in southeastern B.C., first-degree murder charges have been laid against her husband.Peter Ernest Edward Beckett, 54, from Westlock, Alta. was arrested as he left a property near Christina Lake on Aug. 12 and will remain in custody until his next court...
A one-day-only feature of the Shawn Lamb Archives
Shawn Lamb Archives Market Table @ Corner of Baker Street and Ward Street at the Wednesday Market August 17, 9 am – 3 pmVisit the Touchstones Nelson table at the Wednesday Market for a one-day-only feature of the Shawn Lamb Archives.On Wednesday, Nelson residents and visitors can look forward to a taste of the diverse history...
What’s hot? ICBC’s new practice knowledge test app
New drivers across B.C. are embracing ICBC’s free mobile app, which lets new drivers practice the driving knowledge test before taking the real thing. Since ICBC launched the free mobile application in May, the practice knowledge test app has been downloaded almost 13,000 times from the Apple App Store, where it’s available...
One dead after drive-by shooting in Kelowna
Kelowna RCMP are investigating a homicide that occurred in the entrance way of the Grand Hotel on Water Ave. Sunday. Police received a call, from witnesses at the scene, that a shooting had occurred and that occupants of a vehicle, that was leaving the hotel, had been shot at. At 2:45 p.m., a white Porsche SUV, containing...
