Local ship builder promises to rebuild 'Pirate Ship'
A local shipbuilder is determined to refloat the vessel that was seen starting to sink Sunday into Kootenay Lake near the Chahko Mika Mall in Nelson. Nelson resident Gary Ramsbottom built the “Pirate Ship” virtually from scratch when he saw an old and weathered wooden hull by the side of the road. He purchased the […]
BC residents get say in selecting provinces top athlete
The BC Sport Sector is encouraging all British Columbians to have their say in who should be named BC’s top athlete in 2012 by casting an online vote at SportBC.com. Of six exceptional finalists, the athlete who receives the highest number of votes will be honoured with the “Best of BC” award for his or […]
Protesters in Nelson join other Idle No More rallies across Canada
The Idle No More rally once again made a stop in Nelson as approximately 30 protesters tied up traffic briefly on Baker Street to raise awareness of issues Aboriginal people face and demanding changes from the federal government. The rally happened between noon at corner of Baker and Ward Streets in downtown Nelson. The rally […]
UPDATE: RDCK directors, management to release NDCC pool information
Regional District of Central Kootenay officials will update media on the state of affairs at the NDCC pool Wednesday afternoon. The management and directors will provide information on repairs that has closed the pool at the Nelson and District Community Complex since Monday. Falling ceiling tiles forces closure of NDCC pool until further notice The […]
RDCK prepares for another year of flooding and slides
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily It could be another nasty year for weather related disasters in the West Kootenay. And judging from 2012 events, the Regional District of Central Kootenay is preparing for more of the same. “Last year was extraordinary,” said the RDCK’s chief administrative officer Brian Carruthers. “ It was unprecedented in […]
Ice, Cougar linebrawl the topic of conversation in BCMMHL
The Cariboo Cougars made it look easy, waltzing into the NDCC Arena to grab all four points in a two-game B.C. Hockey League Major Midget League series against the Kootenay Ice this past weekend. However, the game was not what everyone was talking about after the weekend set concluded Sunday. Instead, everyone’s favourite topic of […]
COUNCIL MISCELLANY 2: Smoking dogs deferred, speed bumps, and garbage bylaws
After a protracted discussion on dogs in the downtown core, council voted to defer further discussion of changes to the animal control bylaw until a meeting of council in a committee of the whole (COW).The COW will not likely occur until late February. Council uses COWs to discuss issues more informally than regular meeting...
City contemplates partnership with SD 20
Last week Coun. Jill Spearn said that she had met with the Neighbourhoods of Learning Committee—on which she is the city liaison—to "dialogue about options that we would like to start to consider, regardless of how the community meeting goes tomorrow night."We reported on that community meeting here."It's important that we ...
COUNCIL MISCELLANY 1: Contracts, pool grants, budget consulation, etc
The council meeting on Jan. 14 included the declassification of an amendment to the CAO’s contract, news on grant applications, a new “Alternative Approval Process” to finance the downtown renovations, smoking dogs, more preamble to upcoming budget deliberations, and council’s motion to proceed into discussions with School ...
Salmo bust nets 85 plants and 26 pounds of pot
Tuesday saw police seize 26 pounds of marijuana and 85 pot plants with an estimated street value between $50,000 and $150,000 during a drug raid in Salmo, according to RCMP Darryl Orr. Orr said the search, conducted by the Trail Crime Reduction Unit with assistance from the Trail and Salmo RCMP detachments, saw one male […]
