He’s 10 years old and national team is already calling for his services. Sascha MacMillan is off to Orlando, Florida in April to compete in the World Sport Stacking Championships. “Sascha discovered Sport Stacking on YouTube and watched videos of people stacking for a month before he got his first set of cups,” Sascha’s mother […]

The Nelson Leafs hockey season came to a crashing end shortly after 10 p.m. local time Friday. That’s when a goal by Dallas Calvin capped a four-goal explosion to power the Hawks to a 4-3 come-from-behind Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory at the NDCC Arena. Beaver Valley wins the best-of-seven Murdoch Division Semi Final […]

Police have found another missing teen, safe and sound, according to Nelson RCMP Cpl. Michael Stefani. “On Feb. 20, Nelson RCMP reported a missing youth, 14-year-old Sheldon Hicks from the Nelson area,” Stefani said in a press release this morning. “On Feb. 27, just after 6 p.m., Nelson RCMP received a call from Sheldon’s mother […]

Police are reporting yet another happy ending in a Search and Rescue situation this week, according to Nelson Cpl. Machael Stefani. “On Feb. 26 at 10:48 a.m., Nelson RCMP received a call of two overdue snowboarders from Whitewater ski hill,” he said. “The pair were a 30-year-old male and 40-year-old male, both from Nelson.” Stefani […]

Ground has finally been broken for the $1.2-million natural swimming pond feature at Millennium Park. Yesterday saw crews undertaking the first step in construction – digging the well which will feed the ponds with fresh water, a task that should be completed this afternoon (Thursday). “We’ve blocked off the playground area for safety,” said civic […]

As Rossland revisits the idea of a 21st century carshare, Allyson Kenning offers a timely look back at an old idea that sounds strangely new. -ed. In the summer of...um, 1992 (I’m dating myself here!), I was freshly out of highschool and not sure what to do with myself, so I started applying for jobs. A steam laundry in...

The Kootenay-Boundary region is a hotbed of entrepreneurial spirit, talent and creativity that continues to hatch innovative small businesses. While great ideas and enterprise are here in abundance, the legal steps required to translate ideas into a fully operational and functional businesses can be a major hurdle. In September 2012 , the “Ask An Expert” […]

Photo: Back row: Gabriel Hanvold, Niallan Collier, Riley Major. Front row: Kelsey Andrusak, Tenysha Ross Van Mierlo, Cyan Ross Van Mierlo On Feb. 8-10, the Ross Van Mierlo sisters of Castlegar attended the provincial AA Swimming Championships in Surrey. Both girls swam a number of best times, with Tenysha (13 years old) grabbing bronze in […]

West Kootenay Roller Derby’s all-star team has managed to climb to the top of the heap in Canadian Roller Derby, and they’ve done it in a remarkably quick fashion. The Kootenay Kannibelles are gearing up for some high-calibre derby at a national level tournament set to take place at West Edmonton Mall’s Ice Palace March […]

Greg Granstrom, the mayor of Rossland, was presented the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal on Feb. 13 by Coun. Tim Thatcher at the end of council's regular meeting. Granstrom said the medal, for which he was nominated by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), was an "honour" and a "nice recognition," but...