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Members of the community joined with Nelson Fire and Rescue Services and Regional District of Central Kootenay Wildfire Mitigation Programstaff to help reduce ground and ladder fuels on the Rail Trail above the Heritage City during the Nelson Volunteer Rail Trail FireSmart Day. More than 40 volunteers worked alongside Nelson Firefighters, local professional foresters and Loki
On Saturday May 27th, Nelson Fire and Rescue Services and the Regional District of Central Kootenay Wildfire Mitigation Program are hosting the second Rail Trail Volunteer FireSmart Day to remove logs, branches and dead trees along a section of the Rail Trail to reduce the ability of a wildfire to travel through the firebreak.
Around 10,000 people packed into Nelson town centre on Saturday (May 6) to celebrate the King’s Coronation.
Nelson Fire & Rescue Services is kicking off its 2023 FireSmart Program. This Spring, Nelson Fire & Rescue Services would like to encourage residents to take part in FireSmart activities and help mitigate the risk of wildfire in our community. Simple tasks like watering and mowing the lawn, cleaning debris from gutters, and safely storing combustibles are proven to increase a
The water may have been a bit cold, but hearts were filled with enthusiasm and warmth as First Responders from throughout the region joined hands with local Special Olympians at the Team Cold in the Koots fundraising event Friday afternoon at Rotary Lakeside Park beach. The cold plunge into Kootenay Lake was in memory of Nelson Police Cst. Mathieu Nolet, a Special Olympics