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Vol. 8 • Issue 5
Tammy Negraeff’s 25 years in the military See Page 2
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Sitkum fire grows slightly See Page 5
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Some Nelson businesses were evacuated after a gas line break Thursday morning on the Stores to Shores project near the intersection of Vernon and Hall streets. Nelson Fire and Rescue, Fortis BC, Nelson Hydro, public works staff, bylaw officers, and police were all on scene. Fire chief Len MacCharles (pictured far right) said he believes the high pressure gas line was ruptured by construction crews while hand digging. The fire department received the call at 10:11 a.m. MacCharles said the high-pressure line posed a significant hazard but the winds were favourable, helping disperse the gas rather than accumulate. Crews were able to rip up the pavement and clamp off the gas line further up the road before beginning line repairs. The BC Safety Authority is investigating.
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Fuel company sues government over Lemon Creek spill BILL METCALFE Nelson Star The company whose truck spilled 33,000 litres of jet fuel into Lemon Creek during a firefighting operation in the summer of 2013 is suing the provincial government and Transwest Helicopters Ltd. for negligence and breach of contract. Executive Flight Centre Fuel Services Inc. filed the action in BC Supreme Court on July 3. It is the Calgary-based company that provided the fuel for the firefighting operation under contracts
with the provincial government Creek, the bank of the creek on and Transwest Helicopters. which the road stood has been The lawsuit claims the prov- undercut making the road unsafe ince and Transwest gave Execu- for travel. The province was aware tive Flight Centre’s driver incorrect that Lemon Creek road had been directions to its helicopter staging undercut by Lemon Creek and had area, mistakenly telling him to use taken no steps to fix, remediate, Lemon Creek Rd. repair, or close it.” “Lemon Creek Rd. had beThe document also states the come dangerous,” the statement government and Transwest knew of claim reads. “The province failed Lemon Creek Rd. was not the Duette® Architella® Trielle™ Honeycomb Shades Provide to properly maintain or monitor correct route to the staging area, Energy Efficiency in Every Climate, Every Season. it. It was situated along the bank but didn’t provide signage or any of Lemon Creek. As a result of Continued on page 3 flooding and/orSummEr erosionBEnEfit by Lemon wintEr BEnEfit
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Nelson police officer on trial for assault
BILL METCALFE Nelson Star Nelson Police Department Cst. Drew Turner is on trial this week for assault following an incident on May 1, 2014. The following outline of the circumstances is taken from the testimony of Nelson police officers Bill Andreaschuk and Jarrett Slomba on Wednesday at the Nelson courthouse, under questioning by prosecutor Debra Drissell and defence counsel John Green, presided over by Judge Richard Hewson. At press time Thursday, the prosecution had completed its case, but the defence hadn’t yet begun. Continued on page 5
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