Nelsonite named new CBT director of community engagement
Long-time Columbia Basin resident Gary Ockenden will be joining CBT to fill the newly created position of director, Community Engagement. In this role, Ockenden will engage directly with communities, community organizations and community leaders in the Basin to build relationships, promote the vision and values of CBT and...
BC Hydro rate increase may be put on hold
A BC Hydro rate hike set to take effect on April 1 has been suspended, The Globe and Mail reports. The report says the B.C. Utilities Commission ruled on Monday that the interim rate increase of nearly 10 per cent would not go ahead as planned on Friday. The regulator had approved the new rates for Hydro's customers two weeks...
Easter bunny is out there somewhere
Kids are invited to a special pre-Easter event coming up in the Slocan Valley. On Sunday, April 17, Slocan Valley Recreation and the Grade 12 grad class from Mt. Sentinel High School will be hosting the Eighth Annual Easter Bunny Hop at the Passmore Lodge. There’ll be a variety of Easter bunnies leading in games, Easter crafts,...
Spring bike swap returns to Slocan Valley
Got a bike you no longer need? Looking for a bike for those ever-growing kids? Want to support this environmentally benign form of transit? On Sunday, April 17, Slocan Valley Recreation Commission will be hosting its ever-popular Annual Bike Swap at the Slocan Park Hall from 10 a.m. to noon. From single speed road bikes to...
Notice of power outage
The power will be off for approximately two hours on Tuesday, March 29 starting at 6 a.m. at the following locations: • Cedar Street between Herridge Lane and Front Street Door-to-door notices will be delivered Friday, March 25 to those buildings that will be affected. This outage is necessary to complete this part of the...
Grow operation bust in Pass Creek area
A sophisticated grow operation was busted Saturday by Castlegar RCMP in the Pass Creek area, with 295 plants and 12 pounds of marijuana being seized. Police made the bust at a residence on the Ladybird Creek Forest Service Road and arrested four suspects without incident. Drug-related charges are being recommended against two...
Nelson Food Bank closes temporarily
The Nelson Food Bank is taking a three-week hiatus as donations have not kept up with demand at the Salvation Army. The Army has elected to shut its doors because of a lack of food items in the bank that has been dwindling since January. People are asked to bring by donations to the Army office on Vernon Street — of canned ...
New contract ratified for Kootenay Savings employees
Employees of Kootenay Savings Credit Union have voted 95 per cent in favour of renewal of a collective agreement, calling for a five-year contract with increases each year. United Steelworkers Local 9705 and 1-405 and Kootenay Savings Credit Union employees will see an average 3.25 per cent increase over five years. The new...
ICBC invests $65,000 to improve West Kootenay roads
Most West Kootenay residents have seen the geometric improvements in the passing lane along Highway 3A and Highway 6 in Nelson.These are among the four road improvement projects ICBC invested in the West Kootenays in 2010 to help make roads safer for everyone. In 2010, ICBC invested approximately $1.8 million in projects in...
Spring cleansing and permaculture day
Spring cleansing March 23, 525 Josephine St., 6:30-8:30 p.m.As a beginning to our spring cleansing, we will assess and begin rebuilding our digestive systems. This will involve eating simply, combining our foods carefully, and avoiding the most erosive foods to our digestive system.We will also learn about composting, sheet...
