Arrow Lakes News

Supreme Court of Canada to decide if it will hear appeal in 2010 wife murder trial

Peter Beckett has stood trial twice for murder in connection with the death of his wife, Laura Letts-Beckett

  • Dec 1, 2020

Third well set to be built in Nakusp

The village has awarded $53,020 contract to WSA Engineering to design the well

  • Nov 26, 2020

Village of Nakusp receives $692,000 in COVID-19 relief funding

The money will partly be used to help sustain and clean municipal facilities

  • Nov 25, 2020

Nakusp Hot Springs restricts visitors to locals only

Supervisor said hot springs will reopen to public when advisory against non-essential travel is lifted

  • Nov 24, 2020

Village of Nakusp looks to move office into portion of arena

Staff got the idea after touring the Westbank First Nation last summer

  • Nov 18, 2020

Village of Nakusp looks to outsource some planning services

Number of building permits staff have had to process has skyrocketed in recent years

  • Nov 17, 2020

Village of Nakusp staff asked to review cannabis shop application

The cannabis shop would be located at 572 Highway 6 South

  • Nov 17, 2020

Road access to parks worries local volunteer group

Local volunteers have cleared section of old trail into Kokanee Glacier Park

  • Nov 16, 2020

Village of Nakusp to complete paving project along Broadway Street

Village has awarded $18,084 contract to Selkirk Paving to complete project

  • Nov 13, 2020

Nakusp residents respects at Remembrance Day ceremony

Wreaths were already placed when people arrived at Nakusp Cenotaph

  • Nov 12, 2020

Students, volunteers plant 400 native species at Snk’mip Marsh

A range of native species have been planted to repair the local ecosystem

  • Nov 11, 2020
A view up the Slocan Valley. Photo: Connor Trembley

RDCK working to help couple losing home in landslide

Landslides have caused a major part of the Passmore property to erode into river

  • Nov 6, 2020
A view up the Slocan Valley. Photo: Connor Trembley
Forty people submitted names for the new building. Photo: Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services

Nakusp affordable housing project named Arrow Heights

Rina Gresiuk submitted the name for the project back in August

  • Nov 5, 2020
Forty people submitted names for the new building. Photo: Arrow and Slocan Lakes Community Services
The feasibility study should be complete by Feb. 2021. Photo: Connor Trembley

Kamloops design firm to study Nakusp campground expansion

Study will determine if its feasible to add campground spots, create new washroom/municipal building

  • Nov 4, 2020
The feasibility study should be complete by Feb. 2021. Photo: Connor Trembley
The portion of trail was washed out in April of 2016. Photo: Kootenay Adaptive Sport Association

Kootenay Adaptive Sport Association looks to complete $100,000 in repairs along rail trail

A washout took out 200 metres of the trail back in April of 2016

  • Nov 3, 2020
The portion of trail was washed out in April of 2016. Photo: Kootenay Adaptive Sport Association
A tender for the project will be sent out on BC Bid. Photo: B.C. Government

Nakusp Elementary School child care centre set to open in May 2022

Conceptual drawings and project timelines for centre have already been complete

  • Oct 30, 2020
A tender for the project will be sent out on BC Bid. Photo: B.C. Government
People participating at a Remembrance Day event in Nakusp in 2016. Photo: Jillian Trainor

Scaled-down Remembrance Day event to take place in Nakusp

People are asked to physically distance and wear masks if they attend the event

  • Oct 29, 2020
People participating at a Remembrance Day event in Nakusp in 2016. Photo: Jillian Trainor
The village is looking to install another 91 metres of breakwater at the marina. Photo: JD Mah

Village staff applying for $2.1 million in grants to complete three infrastructure projects

Projects include new biomass system at arena, breakwater and stormwater repairs

  • Oct 27, 2020
The village is looking to install another 91 metres of breakwater at the marina. Photo: JD Mah
Enrolment is up overall in the district. Photo: Nakusp Elementary School

Enrolment at SD 10 schools skyrocket

Enrolment numbers have increased by 10 percent between Sept. 2019 and Sept. 2020

  • Oct 26, 2020
Enrolment is up overall in the district. Photo: Nakusp Elementary School