Tamara Hynd

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Turnstyles, a soon-to-be complete downhill trail at Morning Mountain still needs a few more weeks and moisture for the earth to set up before it opens. Note the bicycle laying on its side to the right of the trail which gives scale to the size of the berms. The downhill trail has a intermediate/advanced skill level rating.

Morning Mountain granted $62,700 from Trans Canada Trail

The majority of the funds will go towards building 4.5 km of a new trail from the nine km mark on Giveout Creek forest service road.

Turnstyles, a soon-to-be complete downhill trail at Morning Mountain still needs a few more weeks and moisture for the earth to set up before it opens. Note the bicycle laying on its side to the right of the trail which gives scale to the size of the berms. The downhill trail has a intermediate/advanced skill level rating.
A close up photograph of a portion of the Biman Creek fire taken on Monday afternoon. The fire is located east of Duncan Lake on Mt. Simpson.

UPDATED: Lightning sparks 88 new wildfires in Southeast Fire Centre

While fire crews battle human-caused blaze near Rock Creek, lightning-caused fires continue to be detected.

A close up photograph of a portion of the Biman Creek fire taken on Monday afternoon. The fire is located east of Duncan Lake on Mt. Simpson.
In the last 24 hours, the BC Wildfire Service has found 46 new fires in the Southeast Fire Centre. Pictured: A controlled burn on the Sitkum Creek fire in July.

Lightning sparks 46 new wildfires in Southeast Fire Centre

While fire crews battle the human-caused blaze near Rock Creek, crews attack dozens of new lightning-caused fires in southern BC.

In the last 24 hours, the BC Wildfire Service has found 46 new fires in the Southeast Fire Centre. Pictured: A controlled burn on the Sitkum Creek fire in July.
A Smoky Skies Advisory has been issued due to wildfire smoke.

Smoky skies advisory issued for Kootenay and Boundary regions

A Smoky Skies Advisory has been issued in Castlegar, Creston and Grand Forks due to high levels of smoke from forest fires.

A Smoky Skies Advisory has been issued due to wildfire smoke.
Nelsonite Drew Summersides and Skylar Kehr of Vancouver were stoked to be skateboarding for a BC Transit commercial being filmed by Sherpas Cinema in Nelson this week.

Sherpas Cinema shoots skaters in Nelson for BC Transit

Lakeside walkers may have noticed a change in the traffic pattern Wednesday evening as skateboarders caught a bus over and over again.

Nelsonite Drew Summersides and Skylar Kehr of Vancouver were stoked to be skateboarding for a BC Transit commercial being filmed by Sherpas Cinema in Nelson this week.
Wendell Maki owns Kootenay Heli-Ski Inc. as well as Kootenay Valley Helicopters, which is based at the Nelson airport. Maki has applied for a commercial heli-ski tenure near Kokanee Glacier Park.

Ministry urges Kootenay Heli-Ski to hold public meeting

The RDCK and the Kootenay Mountaineering Club requested a public meeting regarding the proposed tenure which borders Kokanee Glacier Park.

Wendell Maki owns Kootenay Heli-Ski Inc. as well as Kootenay Valley Helicopters, which is based at the Nelson airport. Maki has applied for a commercial heli-ski tenure near Kokanee Glacier Park.
A smoky haze is casting an orange glow through the streets of Nelson.

Ash falls in Nelson and Castlegar

While the sky is not falling, ash and smoke from a Washington state fire is cloaking Nelson and Castlegar with an orange glow.

A smoky haze is casting an orange glow through the streets of Nelson.
One of two male merlin (a small species of falcon) ready to fly.

Nelson merlins fly home

Birds released by OWL in a Nelson neighbourhood after June 29 storm destroyed their nest.

One of two male merlin (a small species of falcon) ready to fly.
Nelson residents Sanda Laine and Don Kurylko held a boat naming ceremony with friends and neighbours Saturday. Kurylko handcrafted the 34-foot sailboat in a shed on their yard. The boat mover arrived at the same time, ready to load the newly named Tomfi and transport the vessel to the salty waters of the West Coast.

Forever Boat leaves Nelson with new name

Don Kurylko and Sanda Laine christen their sailboat Tomfi during touching dedication ceremony

Nelson residents Sanda Laine and Don Kurylko held a boat naming ceremony with friends and neighbours Saturday. Kurylko handcrafted the 34-foot sailboat in a shed on their yard. The boat mover arrived at the same time, ready to load the newly named Tomfi and transport the vessel to the salty waters of the West Coast.
Swing Theory

Keep the Beat in full swing at Lakeside

The 12-hour concert at Lakeside Park features entertainment, a kids craft tent, silent auction and other activities until 10 p.m.

Swing Theory
Kelowna

Nelson Sprints regatta brings out the competition

The calm waters were perfect for rowers pulling their way across the 1000m course which ran on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.

Kelowna
Views of Lower Arrow Lake as seen from the Columbia and Western Railway trail between Castlegar and Paulson. You can ride on the trail on Aug. 15 as part of a fundraiser for Our Daily Bread.

Tenth annual Pedal Along a Rail Trail coming

It's not to late to register for the mountain bike ride that travels on the Columbia and Western Railway trail from Paulson to Castlegar.

Views of Lower Arrow Lake as seen from the Columbia and Western Railway trail between Castlegar and Paulson. You can ride on the trail on Aug. 15 as part of a fundraiser for Our Daily Bread.
Heather Good with Kootenay Mountain Zipline tours.

Zipping and zooming above Kokanee Creek

Kokanee Mountain Zipline takes your through the forest canopy and the West Kootenay skies

Heather Good with Kootenay Mountain Zipline tours.
Nelsonite Chantal Orr competing in the Sinister 7 Ultra relay on team Kootenay Krush.

Kootenay team crushes Sinister 7

Nelson ladies take third at ultra marathon through Rocky Mountains near Crowsnest Pass.

Nelsonite Chantal Orr competing in the Sinister 7 Ultra relay on team Kootenay Krush.
The Nelson Rowing Club is hosting the Nelson Sprints regatta this Saturday.

Nelson Rowing Club hosts regatta

Clubs to compete at Nelson Sprints on Saturday. Rowers take to the West Arm waters at 8 a.m.

The Nelson Rowing Club is hosting the Nelson Sprints regatta this Saturday.
People who submitted comments to FrontCounter BC on a proposed heli-ski tenure application bordering on Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park were nearly unanimous in rejecting the idea.

Public says no to Kootenay Heli-Ski application

Nearly all of the comments received by FrontCounter BC reject the idea of tenure bordering Kokanee Glacier Park.

People who submitted comments to FrontCounter BC on a proposed heli-ski tenure application bordering on Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park were nearly unanimous in rejecting the idea.
Music rang from the Kaslo Jazz Etc. festival this weekend. The festival is situated in beautiful Kaslo Bay, complete with a floating stage. Guests listened from the beach, and from the waters of the bay as they drifted in motorboats, canoes, kayaks and stand up paddle boards. Scorching temperatures in the afternoon had many people dipping in the lake for a refreshing swim beside by the floating stage. The floating stage has a charming backdrop of a cedar-shake houseboat resting on Kootenay Lake with the Purcell Mountains beyond and the prominent peak of Mt. Loki reaching for the sky. Tamara Hynd photo

Keeping time at the Kaslo Jazz Etc. festival

Music rang from the Kaslo Jazz Etc. festival this weekend, situated in beautiful Kaslo Bay, complete with a floating stage.

Music rang from the Kaslo Jazz Etc. festival this weekend. The festival is situated in beautiful Kaslo Bay, complete with a floating stage. Guests listened from the beach, and from the waters of the bay as they drifted in motorboats, canoes, kayaks and stand up paddle boards. Scorching temperatures in the afternoon had many people dipping in the lake for a refreshing swim beside by the floating stage. The floating stage has a charming backdrop of a cedar-shake houseboat resting on Kootenay Lake with the Purcell Mountains beyond and the prominent peak of Mt. Loki reaching for the sky. Tamara Hynd photo
Firefighters Greg Seidelin, Ali MacKellar, Doug Wiggill, and crew leader Billy Stevens have 25 years of experience between them. They are one of three four-person initial attack crews that work out of the Selkirk forestry office at Four Mile.

Portrait of a wildland fire crew

Firefighting is a dirty, dangerous job but it’s all in a day’s work according to one Kootenay Lake initial attack crew.

Firefighters Greg Seidelin, Ali MacKellar, Doug Wiggill, and crew leader Billy Stevens have 25 years of experience between them. They are one of three four-person initial attack crews that work out of the Selkirk forestry office at Four Mile.
George (standing), Imelda, and Case Grypma co-own Georama Growers and can be found working in their flower shop and greenhouses every day on Granite Road west of Nelson. George enjoys his role as head grower as likes being in the greenhouses, working with earth and plants every day. Imelda likes discovering new trends and shopping for new garden accents.

Georama: Still growing after all these years

Case, Imelda, and George Grypma carry on a flowery family tradition at their nursery and greenhouses located five minutes west of Nelson.

George (standing), Imelda, and Case Grypma co-own Georama Growers and can be found working in their flower shop and greenhouses every day on Granite Road west of Nelson. George enjoys his role as head grower as likes being in the greenhouses, working with earth and plants every day. Imelda likes discovering new trends and shopping for new garden accents.
Boat access only Camp Koolaree on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake boasts many outdoor activities such as hiking and beach time. The camp is hosting its first open house on August 1.

Camp Koolaree to host open house

United Church’s Camp Koolaree is holding its first open house on August 1 at its 137 acres on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.

Boat access only Camp Koolaree on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake boasts many outdoor activities such as hiking and beach time. The camp is hosting its first open house on August 1.