Arson charges pending against two Nelson women
Two dumpster fires on the August long weekend now find two Nelson women facing arson charges. The Nelson Police Department arrested two women — aged 30 and 49 — in connection with the two fires. The fires — one behind Bogustown Pub and the other at Chahko Mika Mall — were contained by Nelson Fire Rescue and were put out without...
RCMP apprehend known high risk sex offender Ronald Teneycke
Known high-risk sex offender Ronald Teneycke was located and arrested by Penticton RCMP late Monday, hours after receiving a report from the victim of a sexual assault who managed to flee from her assailant late Sunday night in Okanagan Falls. Police received a call from a frantic woman from an OK Falls payphone around 12:54...
I-phone Apps for business workshop
I-Phone Apps For Business – Thursday, Aug. 4Workshop time: 9 am - noonInstructor: Amber Hayes @ Community Futures Central Kootenay Make your iPhone work for you. This session will review the top five iPhone apps for business office use including document management, QR code readers, email and text tools and other time savers....
Stewart RCMP respond to fatal helicopter crash in Nelson Glacier area
The Stewart RCMP responded to a report of a helicopter crash late Sunday afternoon. RCMP investigators attended the crash site by air and confirmed that the three people onboard perished in the crash. The helicopter operated by Vancouver Island Helicopters had a three people on board (pilot and two client passengers) who ...
Awesome auction featured at Vallican Whole birthday party
The Vallican Whole Community Centre, originally the epicentre of the counterculture movement in this part of the West Kootenays, is celebrating its 40th birthday with a three-day party Aug. 26-28. Who can believe it's 40 years since this wild and crazy bunch of dreamers built the most beautiful hall in the Kootenays? Several...
Revelstoke allowable annual cut reduced by two per cent
Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for the Revelstoke timber supply area will be 225,000 cubic metres, chief forester Jim Snetsinger announced Friday. The previous allowable annual cut, set in September 2005, was 230,000 cubic metres. The chief forester’s determination is an independent professional judgment...
BC Parks 100th anniversary marked by neglect, underfunding: BCGEU
Reaching the ripe old age of 100 would normally be something to celebrate. But there's nothing to rejoice about in BC Parks this year, according to the BCGEU.In advance of the B.C. Day long weekend, the BCGEU placed ads on July 29 in the Vancouver Sun, Province and Times Colonist newspapers to draw attention to the underfunding...
BC gains new area code, with one more to follow
B.C. residents will soon be dialling a new area code, because the current supply is expected to run out two years earlier than originally planned.The new area code will be 236 and will be used throughout the province, according the CRTC.Telephone companies will start handing out numbers with the new area code in June 2013. ...
It's zero hour for zero portion of Baker Street
The zero block of Baker Street has come under attack. The city’s main street below the Highway intersection along Railway Street and the 100 block of Silica Street to Cottonwood Falls is now under the scrutiny of the City’s Public Works department. Work on sidewalk and pathway improvements began on Monday and will continue...
Slocan Valley poker float cancelled for the year
Mother Nature seems to have drawn the winning hand this year as Slocan Valley Recreation has decided to cancel the annual Poker Float which was scheduled for Sunday Aug. 7. “It’s been a weird year all around,” says Craig Lawrence, recreation coordinator. “Right now the river is still running really really high. Our traditional...
