Nelson Nordic Ski grad Julien Locke is on his way to the U23 World Championships starting Monday — February 22-28 — in Rasnov, Romania. Locke, who competes for Rossland's Black Jack Ski Team, tuned up for the Worlds by capturing his second NorAm of his career on Friday (Feburary 6) at the Nakkertok South trails near Ottawa ...

Recreation alone eats up 20% of Rossland's annual expenses. The City has options to consider for keeping taxes from rising too fast, but there are residents who won't like them.  Some people will be fine with one option, while  others will object loudly -- and perhaps  move away.  How can the City keep taxes to acceptable...

On Tuesday, February 16, at about 1:00 pm, a large white dog tied up to a post  beside the Rossland Thrift Shop knocked down a Rossland senior citizen, who fell into a mud puddle, hit his head on the  ground and suffered abrasions and cuts to his forehead and hands, knocked his glasses off, and was "pretty badly shook up." ...

There are many ways to naturally lower your blood pressure;  here are some tips. Dietary Changes that make a big difference are: ·         Minimizing salt in the diet lowers blood pressure in most people and if you use salt, use a whole salt like sea salt or Himilayan salt. I use nutritional yeast flakes where people usually...

RCMP said a woman and two friends were rescued early Monday (February 15) morning after getting stranded and off course in the Boulder Mountain area near Revelstoke. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said in a media release the search was started by the woman's boyfriend reported the party overdue from a snowmobile outing near Revelstoke. ...

Soleil Patterson has been demonstrating  speed and skill to earn her place at the U18 Canadian National Alpine Championships in Collingwood, Ontario, February  23 to 26.    At the most recent speed event at Kimberley Alpine Resort, Patterson racked up a win in Super-G, two silvers (one in Super-G, one in Downhill) a fourth-...

There are going to be a lot of familiar faces at the 2016 Tim Horton’s Brier in Ottawa. And Jim Cotter is one of them. The Vernon skip reeled off six consecutive victories en route to his third consecutive BC Men’s title at the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance Curling Championships Sunday night at the Nelson Curling Club. The...

Thanks to a grant of nearly $4.6 Million, renovations at the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre are all of a sudden a great idea. Friday afternoon, the curtains were dropped and Nelson residents had a chance to finally see what’s been going on behind the scenes at the NDCC new aquatic centre. Mayor Deb Kozak and several members...

It's been a busy week for Nelson Search and Rescue. NSAR public information officer Chris Armstrong said in a media release that twice in a matter of days the local search and rescue body was activated for a pair of medical evacuations from backcountry lodges this week.   Armstrong said Tuesday (February 9th) NSAR was called...

The Cranbrook RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in locating Michael Andres Salvador-Bejarano who currently has a warrant outstanding for his arrest in connection with the February 4th 2016, home invasion incident in Cranbrook. A warrant for arrest has been issued for Michael Andres Salvador-Bejarano, born May 23, 1991....