RCMP participate in multi agency marine law enforcement blitz
The Osoyoos RCMP along with Transport Canada and Dept of Fisheries and Oceans will be on Osoyoos Lake to team up for a boating safety enforcement blitz this weekend. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is also deploying a patrol vessel to conduct boating and angling checks. “The purpose of this multi-agency effort is to ...
Speed cause of fatal single vehicle collision near Hedley
Excessive vehicle speed was a factor in the death of 24-year-old woman near Hedley. Princeton RCMP and South Okanagan Traffic Services continue to investigate the fatal single vehicle collision that occurred Thursday evening along Highway 3, near Hedley, three hours west of Nelson. Princeton RCMP attended to the scene of the...
From Caribou to Camas at Kokanee Creek
From Caribou to Camas @ Visitor’s Centre at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park Saturday, Aug. 13, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pmThe Visitor’s Centre at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park will be celebrating 100 years of BC Parks with a special guest presentation by local author Eileen Delehanty Pearkes entitled From Caribou to Camas: exploring wild...
RCMP continue investigations of allegations in Bountiful
The allegations of child smuggling have sent RCMP officers south, The Vancouver Province reports. RCMP are attempting to investigate allegations two young girls were smuggled from Bountiful — two hours south of Nelson — to be married to the head of a polygamous sect. Warren Jeffs, 55, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of ...
Websites: what you should really understand and measure
Make Your Web Site Work For You – Tuesday, Aug. 16Workshop Times: 9 am – 4 pmInstructor: Amber HayesLocation: Community Futures Central Kootenay You know you need a website, but what you should really understand and measure is what it should DO for you and your customers. This program will involve a process to determine who...
Three lottery winners in B.C. yet to claim millions in prizes
The Aug.3 Lotto 6/49 draw was a great night for B.C. lottery players, with all three major prizes won in the province. Players are encouraged to check their tickets as none of the nearly $8 million in total prize winnings has been claimed. A single ticket sold in Richmond will claim the largest prize. The winning ticket matched...
Time to finish off that WordPress project
WordPress Lab @ Community Futures (Nelson) Thursday, Aug. 11Workshop Times: 9 am – 4 pmInstructor: Nikta Boroumand This is the perfect opportunity for people to come in and finish off a WordPress project. An instructor will be on hand to offer assistance, tips and tricks that will ensure success in publishing a WordPress...
Man turns festival ejection into motive for crime
A man who was kicked out of Shambhala Music Festival ran into problems of another sort on Friday. Less than 25 minutes after he had been arrested at the music festival and released by RCMP in Nelson, the 21-year-old Calgary resident was up to more mischief. Nelson police were called to Lakeside Park to investigate the theft...
Update on fatal collision on Hwy 3 near Sparwood
East Kootenay Traffic Services continue with their investigation into the fatal collision that took place on Friday, Aug. 5 on Highway 3 west of Sparwood on Finning Hill. Investigators have determined that the westbound pickup pulling a 29-foot fifth wheel recreational travel trailer crossed the center line into the eastbound...
Soliciting written comments on sale of Crown land in Nelson
The following is a request from the Save Red Sands Beach group on the potential sale of Crown waterfront land to the Nelson Landing developer: We are protecting Nelson's waterfront parkland. We, the people of BC, currently own three acres of Crown land on the eastern waterfront of the City of Nelson. We believe this land:should...
