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Fire in Inonoaklin Creek area still largest West Kootenay wildfire, now at 1,511 hectares

Despite moving up to 1,511 hectares, the largest wildfire burning in the West Kootenay has been removed from the "out-of-control" designation by the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) and is now considered "being held." Located on the western edge of the Southeast Fire Centre re...

Police investigated after Nelson youth seriously injured in custody

The arrest of a youth in Nelson is being investigated after the young person was seriously injured while in custody. In a press release Wednesday, the Independent Investigations Office of BC said they're investigating the arrest of the youth that occurred in the evening of Aug. 11. A Nelson Po...

Enter the City of Nelson ‘Ugly lawn’ contest

A brown lawn does not mean a dead lawn. Dormancy is a natural response to summer heat and drought, and most established lawns will recover when cooler weather and rain return. And with stage two water restrictions now in effect, the City of Nelson is encouraging residents to embrace brown gra...

Smoke begins to build as poor air quality warning still in effect for West Kootenay - Boundary

Smoke is worsening air quality in Nelson as the city has climbed back into the top 10 worst air quality centres in Canada (at ninth) but is behind the regional district which is the seventh worst in the nation. The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) was seventh worst with a 143 air qual...

BCWS ends area restrictions for Mount Rollins wildfire in Area H

An area restriction put in place just over one week ago for the region of the Mount Rollins wildfire in the western edge of the Valhalla Range has ended, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS). This wildfire is still estimated to be 236 hectares and is located in the area 55 kilometres nor...

Lighter mistaken as firearm elicits quick police response

Talk about a smoking gun. What appeared to be a man pointing a gun at another person in downtown Nelson turned out to be a lighter, according to a Nelson Police Department report. The NPD received the report of a man pointing what appeared to be a handgun at another person - in the early...

‘Modified response’ allows three wildfires to burn into’ being held,’ with other stagnating in size

Three of the four Valhalla Range out-of-control wildfires that were left to burn are now considered "being held," according to a B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS) update. The wildfires are now "projected, based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, to remain withi...

Police led to controlled substance seizure by smoke in the air

Where there's smoke there's a controlled substance. After Nelson Police Department (NPD) officers observed smoke coming from a alley way it turned into an arrest for a controlled substance. In the early evening of Aug. 4, NPD officers were conducting patrols in the area of Anderson Street, and...

Mother grizzly bear killed by Conservation Officer Service in Nelson

The BC Conservation Officer Service (COS) announced in a Facebook post on Friday that they have killed a second grizzly bear in Nelson. This bear is the mother of the yearling grizzly killed by the COS in the Nelson area on Wednesday, as well as two other yearlings that they say have been "cap...

Gabriel Palatchi plans to play Silverton’s Memorial Hall

An internationally-acclaimed pianist, composer and producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, will bring his music to Silverton in September. Gabriel Palatchi, known for his powerful and original fusion of Latin jazz, tango, funk, world music, Middle Eastern influences and electronic sounds, will ...