About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is...

by Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily A large crowd gathered Saturday outside the Nelson City Hall to honor and bring awareness to the 1,200 aboriginal women nationwide who have been murdered or are missing. Waving banners reading, “No More Stolen Sisters” the crowd marched Baker Street holding a knotted rope, which organizer Leah Lychowyd said […]

Locals outdoors clubs, including the British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC), are demanding urgent action by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) as Kootenay Lake kokanee stocks continue to dwindle. The two groups together with the Balfour and District...

Rick Rogerson, 47, will be held in custody after his court date Feb. 12. This, after an armed stand-off with police lasting more than 20 hours saw police evacuating a Castlegar neighbourhood last weekend. Rogerson appeared in court Thursday, and is being charged with a laundry list of charges. For further coverage, click...

The clean-up due to the fire in one of the main floor bathrooms at Stanley Humphries Secondary School continues. We had a crew in the building Wednesday and today but unfortunately more deep cleaning remains.  While we have made good progress on the bathroom itself and the smell of smoke throughout the school has lessened, ...

It is with great regret that the Kootenay Chrysler Bull-A-Rama Chair has come to the decision to cancel the upcoming 14th annual Bull-A-Rama event scheduled for April 25th at the Cominco Arena.  “This was not an easy decision as we have received unbelievable support for the event from sponsors and fans,” says Gord McMartin,...

Dear Editor. Some thoughts on the Connors Road Bike trail connector..... I commend the city council for completing this project. I read the newspaper concerning the presentation to council from some of the "affected" residents of Connor's  Road, and it seemed to contain a lot more heat than light. To the people who suggested...

The name of a 47-year-old Castlegar man who held off police for hours Sunday/Monday will be released when he appears in Castlegar court tomorrow (Thursday). Police brought in a containment team, an Emergency Response Team and a negotiator, including members from Trail, Kelowna and Creston, to manage a volatile situation that...

Stanley Humphries Secondary School was evacuated this morning after a fire in the boys washroom. Castlegar deputy fire chief Sam Lattanzio said they got the general alarm fire call at 9:25 a.m., and were informed en route that there was an actual fire on the premises. “It’s definitely suspicious in nature, and the RCMP are ...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) needs help in naming a handful of their newest (and cutest) recruits! The Police Dog Service Training Centre (PDSTC) in Innisfail, Alberta is asking young Canadians to suggest names for 10 German Shepherd puppies recently born at the Centre. Children are encouraged to be original and imaginative in finding […]