Nakusp

Stigma, isolation increase risk of drug overdose in rural communities

In early May, a B.C. Solicitor General report listed the Arrow Lakes, a largely rural area south of Revelstoke, as having one of the highest rates of illicit drug toxicity deaths in the province between 2018 and March 2020. The Mountaineer checked in with stakeholders to find out what's happening.

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A loud party, aggressive chainsaw action, a fight, jail, a suspicious house fire, a pet dies

News from down the Arrow Lakes: A noisy party, the neighbour takes a chainsaw to a power pole, a fight, he goes to jail, then his house suspiciously burns while he's locked up. Unfortunately, his cat perishes in the fire.

Winter getaway: 36 hours in Nakusp

We have the inside tips on what to do on a winter weekend getaway in Nakusp.