Notice of power outage on Perrier Road
The power will be off on Wednesday, Feb. 9 starting at 6 a.m. for approximately 90 minutes at the following locations: Perrier Road and Highway 6 (Ymir Hwy).This outage is necessary to allow for maintenance. For more information, call 1-877-32-HYDRO (1-877-324-9376) ...
Grow Wild: Native Plants for West Kootenay Gardens
Grow Wild: Native Plants for West Kootenay Gardens It’s a practical workshop featuring native shrubs, grasses and flowers that need less water, create wildlife habitat, and enhance your garden. You will go home with knowledge to start propagating your own native plants. This free workshop, funded by Columbia Basin Trust, is...
Kootenay Lake Regional Food Systems Report
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the launch of the Kootenay Lake Regional Food Systems Report scheduled for Friday, Feb. 4 at the Creston Chamber of Commerce has been postponed. Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall’s office said they will be looking at a new date towards the end of February and will let people know as soon as...
Niedermayer to show his support for MLA's rally
Retired NHL all star and Canadian Olympian Scott Niedermayer will show his support for MLA's rally to Keep Jumbo Wild this Saturday, Feb. 5 at 12 p.m. in the Central School gym. The two-time hockey Olympic gold medalist and Stanley Cup winner has emailed Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall to express his support for the rally....
Workers at Kootenay Savings Credit Union to go on strike
Workers at Kootenay Savings Credit Union have voted to go on strike. People from the credit union branches in the West Kootenay region — including the South Slocan branch — will be walking off the job this week as the union members have voted in favour of a strike after contract negotiations broke down yesterday. Pension plan...
Skiers survive avalanche in Fernie
Three men who had been skiing out of bounds in Fernie Alpine Ski Resort narrowly escaped with their lives Tuesday. Around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, resort staff received a distress call from a male skier who asked for assistance in rescuing his two friends. They had been skiing outside the resort’s controlled recreational...
Multi vehicle pile up on Highway 3 near Fernie
Within a short span of approximately 20 minutes Saturday morning, RCMP in the Elk Valley region west of Fernie responded to three separate vehicle roll overs, a vehicle in a ditch and an 11-car collision.Shortly after 10 a.m., police responded to the report of a multi-vehicle accident on Highway 3 just West of Fernie. They ...
Bahrain and beyond
What’s it like teaching in a country about as long as the Slocan Valley, where each student has their own car and driver, and Sharia law may not be a kind friend in your time of need? On Tuesday, Feb. 1, join Victor and Annilie Doerksen at the Slocan Park Hall at 7 p.m. as they share the story of their three years there. The...
Drug bust in Fruitvale
Marijuana plants, some bud and a prohibited weapon were found in a Fruitvale home in the aftermath of a drug bust Thursday night. Two men, aged 34 and 26, are now facing charges in April of possession of a prohibited weapon, production and possession for the purpose of trafficking. The search warrant was conducted and uncovered...
CBT-Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Program
The CIP/AAP are funding programs designed to help address the needs of Basin communities. The programs are flexible and able to accommodate individual processes and they incorporate community-based funding decisions to better meet local priorities.The process has begun and applications are being invited for the Community...
