The Year in News: February 2010
With cold weather coursing through town, council heard stories of green grass, gardens, boulevards and all of the cosmetic pesticides that should't be allowed in , on or around those areas. For the first time in three decades the Nelson District Credit Union faced labour action and in the game of the federal economic stimulus...
The Year in News: January 2010
Kicking off the new year January brought with it both mourning and celebrations, voluntary efforts and engaged citizens working for the betterment of their community Jan 5th - Alberta man dies in avalanche near Rossland Heavy snows through the Christmas season and four consecutive days of snowfall to start the year were...
Over 200 skiers trapped as lift breaks at Maine resort
Rescue efforts are underway to free more than 200 skiers trapped Tuesday at Maine’s Sugarloaf ski resort, which is located 120 miles north of Portland. Several injuries were reported after a ski lift broke down; an employee at the resort said this caused several people to fall to the ground. The Spillway East lift reportedly came to a halt during […]
Get ready for loading on the Glory Ridge Triple Chair
By The Nelson Daily SportsWhitewater Ski Resort is slowly, but surely, moving up on the Big Dogs.For the first time in more than 15 years the Nelson-based ski resort is opening a new lift. “It’s awesome,” said Whitewater General Manager Brian Cusack in a written press release.“I kinda hate that word,” Cusack adds with a […]
Fire levels house addition at Horlick's Point
Nelson Fire Department reported that no one was injured after responding to a house fire a the 2300 block of Bealby Road Wednesday afternoon at Horlick’s Point east of Nelson. At approximately 3 p.m. the call came into the station that smoke was billowing from a two-bay detached garage and small building on the south […]
ANNUAL SANTA INTERVIEW: Getting his bear-ings in the Kootenays
Iconic holiday figure Santa Claus, aka St. Nick, aka Pere Noel, was thinking about folks in our region even more than usual this year, The Sourcediscovered in an annual interview with Claus yesterday. “I hear you’ve been having some bear problems in that neck of the woods,” he said. “We’ve been facing a similar problem here, […]
'Twas the virus before Christmas
Ed. note: Every year on Christmas eve as young children, just before hanging our stockings on the mantel above the fireplace and heading off to bed our mother would read us The Night Before Christmas from a generations old hard-cover copy of the book. Now that my career has steadily moved further and further into […]
Staying strong: Catching up with Kim"burly" Joines
Now is the winter of our missed intent. 2011 is rapidly approaching--the time of the year when we take stock of our last 365 and submit ourselves to a brand of torture not condoned by even the nastiest masters of rendition and rough interrogation: we beat ourselves up for not penning that novel, slap our wrists for being wooed...
Rossland Search and Rescue receive a $40,000 Christmas gift
Rossland search and rescue (RSAR) received a somewhat unexpected early Christmas present this year to the tune of $40,000 to go towards half the cost of a new search and rescue vehicle. The group is now continuing towards their goal of establishing a permanent search and rescue base facility in Rossland in order to get the ...
Tom Jones & Winterland: a story of original residents and a world-wide Rossland based entertainment company
We’ve all heard of Tom Jones, right? Welsh-born crooner, swoon-inducing songster famous for 1970s hits like “She’s a Lady”? He’s actually a bit before my time, but his Wikipedia page makes for some interesting reading if you’re into salacious Hollywood soap-opera type stuff. The Mountain Kingdom has its own Tom Jones, and...