During his first interview with The Nelson Daily in August of 2014, Leaf coach and GM Dave McLellan said he took the position with the Heritage City franchise Nelson is “run more like a Junior A franchise.” McLellan may have been right as the Leafs decided to make a decision more reserved for ownership in the BC Hockey League...

In late November the federal government’s House Leader announced a series of changes to the ways the House of Commons is to conduct its deliberations. The ways in which Parliament operates were to be changed to empower backbenchers, diminish partisanship, restore civility, and to make government more accountable and more...

 Editor's Note --For those who haven't read this explanation before, the Council report below  (like all the others reported here) is as objective as possible,  fairly detailed,  and attempts to reflect the positions taken by the different councillors so that residents can be aware of their different approaches well before ...

"A music festival is a good thing in itself. It is chiefly beneficial to the young who through the competitions have an opportunity of learning much about music that they could learn in no other way.  The fact that the festival is to be held annually will encourage interest in music generally as the competitors have to spend...

A tax rise of over six per cent could hit Nelson taxpayers when the 2016 bill comes due, as city council grapples with the initial numbers in its deliberations on the next budget. Although the budget process will not be complete until late winter, city council is currently embroiled in dismantling all aspects of the budget,...

The RCMP are warning residents that thieves are stealing change and anything else they can find inside unlocked vehicles.  Thefts have been reported in the Miral Heights subdivision in Trail recently, and late last Friday night a Warfield resident saw 3 men who seemed to be wearing headlamps get out of a pick-up truck and...

Want a job? However, before running out to apply, remember one of the first requirements is you can’t be squeamish around dead bodies. The BC Coroners Services is looking for community coroners for eight regions of the province including Nelson/Trail. “Community coroners work on an as-needed basis,” said the Ministry of Justice...

Amit Bhabra is used to being in the middle of body checks and bluelines as the Nelson Minor Hockey product holds down a roster spot on the Castlegar/Nelson Midget Rep squad. However, this past weekend in Vancouver, Bhabra flipped the switch from hockey to weightlifting to earn a spot at the Canadian Junior Weightlifting...

Tourism Rossland is pleased to announce that the Free Ride Shuttle began on Saturday December 12th in conjunction with the opening of RED Mountain Resort.  The shuttle operates on a similar schedule to previous years, from 7:30am to 10:30pm every hour looping between downtown Rossland and the Red Mountain Base area with stops...

Several cannabis dispensaries in Nanaimo were recently raided by RCMP, causing residents of Nelson — widely referred to as Canada’s “pot capital" — to wonder if similar action may be taken here on the road to legalization. With new dispensaries popping up all the time, and a promise of cannabis legalization from Justin Trudeau,...