Province investigates Kootenay mill

Posted on 19. Oct, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Environment, Kaslo

The province is looking into the operation of the Meadow Creek Cedar mill, reports the Nelson Star. Meadow Creek, located north of Kaslo at the north end of Kootenay Lake, is in creditor protection and already under the review of the Forest Practices Board. Local government officials have spoken with the province about the mill. [...]

Climber survives fall near MacBeth icefield

Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Kaslo

Search and rescue craft from Vancouver Island had to be called in to rescue a man near the MacBeth icefield, reports Sean Sullivan for the Vancouver Sun.

The man fell 12 metres down a waterfall on the hike, north of Kootenay Lake. His leg was jammed between two rocks and local search and rescuers were unable to reach him.

UPDATE: Fruitvale man drowns at Kaslo marina

Posted on 08. Aug, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Kaslo

Police suspect a Fruitvale man fell off his moored boat on the weekend, drowning in the Kaslo Marina.

On the morning of Sunday, Aug. 7, Kaslo RCMP Detachment received a report of a missing adult male. The subject, 40 years old, and his father were sleeping overnight on a boat moored at the Kalso Marina. The adult son apparently got up in the middle of the night and did not return to bed. All of the subject’s personal belongings remained on the vessel.

Antique Kaslo soda bottle sells big online

Posted on 18. Jul, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Kaslo

Bottle returns will usually get you five cents but a Fernie antique seller just cleared $866 with a bottle from a now-defunct soda company, reports Greg Nesteroff for the Nelson Star.

The bottle is a rarity because of the typos: It reads “CHOPPELL & KOPPS / CASLO BC,” instead of “CHAPPELL & KAPPS / KASLO BC.”

Kootenay iTech | Trade Show & Luncheon

Posted on 11. May, 2011 by jenna in Grand Forks, Kaslo

KAST, along with Kootenay Business Magazine and KRIC are sponsoring the first iTech event to be held in both Nelson and Cranbrook. If you’re a leader, developer or digital player in innovation technology, this trade show event is designed to showcase technology and innovation in the Kootenays. You’ll have the opportunity to meet small business [...]

See the sunken Anscomb in Kootenay Lake

Posted on 05. May, 2011 by Chris Shepherd in Kaslo

New footage of a sunken wreck in Kootenay Lake has surfaced, the result of a recent trip to the site by some local SCUBA divers. Divers from West Kootenay SCUBA visited the wreck of the Anscomb in April filming the visit, capturing footage of the ghostly wreck in the dark lake water. The Anscomb sailed [...]

RCMP move boat from Kaslo to New Denver

Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Chris Shepherd in Kaslo

Citing the need to keep equipment centrally located, the RCMP have decided to move their Kaslo boat to New Denver, a move that has Kaslo’s mayor worried the north end of Kootenay Lake won’t get the attention it needs. In a report by Chris Shepherd at the Nelson Post, Greg Lay, mayor of Kaslo, says [...]