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Prescribed burn near Grassy Mountain scheduled for tomorrow

Wildfires My Nelson Now Staff -
A prescribed burn in the area of Grassy Mountain is scheduled to begin as early as Wednesday, May 28....

FortisBC warns of proactive outages during peak wildfire season

Wildfires Storrm Lennie -
FortisBC is encouraging Kootenay residents to prepare for prolonged power outages as a result of extreme wildfire weather.  The utility...

Kootenay residents urged to follow safe burning practice

Fire Storrm Lennie -
With recent warm temperatures and drier-than-average conditions causing local snowpacks to shrink rapidly, Kootenay residents are urged to be...

Nelson fire fighters respond to several fires in and around the City

City of Nelson My Nelson Now Staff -
Nelson firefighters had a busy evening yesterday into Friday morning battling several blazes in and around the City.  The first...

Don’t want to leave during an evacuation order? Here’s what to know

RDCK Storrm Lennie -
With over 1,300 properties in the West and Central Kootenay region issued evacuation orders, several residents have asked the...

Silverton Mayor commends community resilience during wildfire evacuation

RDCK Storrm Lennie -
As wildfires continue to impact communities in the Slocan Valley, Tanya Gordon, Mayor of the Village of Silverton, says...

RDCK, BC Wildfire provides update on West Kootenay wildfire situation

Wildfires Storrm Lennie -
Claire Allen, BC Wildfire Service representative, and Dan Seguin, Information Officer for Emergency Operation Centres with the Regional District...

Incident commander provides update on Slocan Valley wildfires

Wildfires Storrm Lennie -
Jason Lawler, Incident Commander with the South East Fire Centre’s Slocan Lake Fire Complex, has provided Vista Radio with...

Evacuation Alert issued for Argenta and Johnsons Landing

Wildfires My Nelson Now Staff -
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued a Evacuation Alert for the communities of Argenta and Johnsons Landing...

Wildfire Update July 22 and Temporary access permits

Wildfires Kate Brown -
Wildfire Update and Temporary access permits Wildfires continue to burn out of control at the north end of the Slocan...

Evacuation order issued for West Shore of Slocan Lake

Wildfires My Nelson Now Staff -
The Evacuation Alert issued for properties on the West Shore of Slocan Lake has been upgraded to an Evacuation...

Several out of control wildfires ignited in the Kootenays

Wildfires Storrm Lennie -
Dry lightning has caused several fires in the Central and West Kootenay area, many of which remain out of...

Evacuation Alert issued for Nemo Creek 1 and 2 wildfires

Wildfires Storrm Lennie -
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued an Evacuation Alert for 16 properties, and a small portion of...

Storm sparks several fires around Nelson

Wildfires Storrm Lennie -
Wednesday evening’s thunderstorm sparked seven fires in the Nelson area, many which remain out of control. As of 9:30 Thursday...

South East Fire Centre to see little impact from cold front sweeping across BC

News Storrm Lennie -
The cold front that began sweeping across the province Wednesday should have little impact in the Southern and Interior...

Record-breaking heat sweeps through the Kootenays

Uncategorized Storrm Lennie -
If it felt unusually hot in the Kootenays on Monday, it’s because it was. According to data from Environment...
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B.C. Crime Stoppers campaign urges South Asian victim of extortion to come forward

Provincial
The B.C. government is partnering with Crime Stoppers on an awareness campaign to encourage members of the South Asian community who have been targeted by extortion to come forward. 

Leadership locked in for Mount Sentinel Secondary School

Education
School District No. 8 has appointed Emily Mather as vice-principal of Mount Sentinel Secondary School starting August 1.

Nelson zoning amendment passed- but not with Mayor’s blessing

City of Nelson
Despite Mayor Janice Morrison's opposition, council has passed the first three readings of an amendment to its Official Community Plan to change the land use designation for the City-owned Front Street property located beside the Nelson and District Community Complex. 

Most drivers tailgate but get frustrated when being tailgated, ICBC says

Transit
Many B.C. drivers admit to tailgating, but when it comes to being tailgated themselves, they feel frustrated.

Bus service transferring to new Victoria Street exchange on Monday

City of Nelson
Nelson’s Victoria Street Transit Exchange will open on Monday, June 30.
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