Nelson-Salmo Great Northern Trail opened throughout entire corridor
The Nelson Salmo Great Northern Trail, formerly the Burlington Northern Santa Fe right of way, is now opened throughout the entire corridor — Troupe to Salmo.The previous closure was required to prevent encounters with grizzly bears.The regional district has closed the Nelson-Salmo Great Northern trail from Cottonwood Lake ...
Province ensures delivery of social assistance cheques
The Province is closely monitoring the Canada Post labour situation to ensure that British Columbians who are on income assistance will receive their June cheques on time. If there is no resolution to the Canada Post lock-out by midday Friday, the ministry will implement an alternate distribution plan to ensure income assistance...
Water quality advisory is rescinded: City
The City giveth and the City taketh away. A water quality advisory that went into effect June 8 has now been rescinded. In consultation with the Interior Health Authority, the City of Nelson has rescinded the water quality advisory that was issued on June 8. “Throughout the period of the advisory, other than some cloudiness,...
High water on West Arm of Kootenay Lake closes some waterfront spots in city
High water closures of areas of Nelson’s waterfront are now in effect, the City of Nelson announced Wednesday. Water levels have been rapidly rising on Kootenay Lake — with the surface of the water only a foot or so from the edge of the waterfront path in some place — forcing the closure of the dog walk adjacent to the airport....
Tyee wins its second Edward R. Murrow Award
B.C.’s foremost online source of news and culture, the Tyee, has made a bit of history by winning a coveted 2011 National Edward R. Murrow Award.No other Canadian website has received the North America-wide award. This is the second time The Tyee has received the prize, after winning it in 2009. Previous winners include the...
Keeping an eye on environmental degradation on the Slocan
Keeping an eye on environmental degradation on the Slocan@ Crescent Valley Hall, Thursday, June 16, 7-10 pmRiverwatch has been a loose group of folks who have brought focus to the increased risks and environmental degradation posed by a high use of the Slocan River during the summer months. They have been functioning for five...
Police consumed with alcohol-related calls on weekend
Nearly one fifth of the City’s police force calls for service on the weekend had alcohol as its root cause. Nelson Police Department officers responded to 10 calls involving alcohol — out of a total of 56 — ranging from open liquor in a vehicle, being drunk in a public place to impaired driving. The fine for consuming liquor...
Climate change presentation and conference
Join Dr. Richard Hebda this Wednesday at the Prestige Resort at 7:30 pm for a free talk entitled Climate change and its impacts: Why should we care? as he explores some of the major changes we may face in British Columbia and considers strategies to prepare for the impacts and reduce the degree of climate transformation. ...
Three new faces join West Kootenay EcoSociety
At the West Kootenay EcoSociety annual general meeting on May 26, the members voted in a new board of directors, with six returning directors and three new directors: Justin Masse, Kim Klassen, and Paula Kiss. Returning members are Russell Precious, Paula Snow, Alon Gelcer, John Alton, Evan McKenzie, and Jon Meyer. The society's...
Air Canada customer service/sales staff on strike
Air Canada customer service and sales staff went on strike at midnight (Eastern) after failing to reach an agreement with the airline.Earlier, the Canadian Auto Workers union, which represents the 3,800 workers, had tentatively agreed with the airline on some contract issues, but the two sides remained far apart on pensions...
