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Vol. 6 • Issue 49
Bobcat trapped in Nelson home See Page 3
Leafs thump fizzling Rockets See Page 17 Company claims driver told wrong information 22 p: 250.505.52 lson e N . St 513 Front
Directions to blame for spill?
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Child’s Christmas in Wales The cast of the Nelson Youth Theatre production of A Child’s Christmas in Wales are looking forward to bringing the festive play to the Capitol Theatre stage on Friday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m. Fourteen young actors between the ages of seven and 13 have been rehearsing since the fall and director Jeff Forst wants to make sure the theatre is packed for them. Tickets are available for $15 in advance at the Capitol Theatre box office, and any unsold seats will be offered on a pay-what-you-can basis half an hour before the show (minimum $2). Let Nelson Youth Theatre get you into the holiday spirit with this warmhearted, fun show.
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The company behind the truck that spilled its load of jet fuel into Lemon Creek this summer says the driver got bad directions. Executive Flight Centre is responding to a class action lawsuit filed by a Slocan Valley resident which names the Province, the helicopter company requiring the fuel for forest fire fighting and the transport company. Executive Flight Centre says they were given incorrect directions by the province who verbally communicated they should use Lemon Creek Road. They also say the helicopter company Transwest provided no information on how to reach the staging area and delegated directions to the province. Before the tanker drove up Lemon Creek Road, another Executive Flight Centre driver used the road to try access the fueling station. A maintenance worker, who happened to be on site, told him Lemon Creek wasn’t the proper way to access the staging area and gave out new directions. Executive Flight Centre says this driver informed the Province of the mistaken directions but nothing was done to rectify the situation. “The Province knew, or should have know that, in the emergency conditions created by the firefighting operation, motorists involved in that operation, including Executive Fuel’s drivers, might mistakenly use Lemon Creek Road to access the staging area,” reads the company’s response to the lawsuit. They go on to say the road, under management of the Province, was dangerous and not properly maintained. On July 26, 33,000 litres of jet fuel entered Lemon Creek and downstream rivers resulting in an evacuation of people and a massive cleanup. Executive Flight Centre says they’ve spent $4 million on that cleanup and wants that bill paid as well as any lawsuit payouts covered.
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