Free Transit October 1st for Seniors in West Kootenay
Thursday (October 1) is National Seniors Day. And to help celebrate the occasion BC Transit is offering seniors in the West Kootenay Transit System free rides on buses all day Thursday. All a senior (persons 65 years-of-age or over) needs to do to ride transit free on October 1 is show their valid I.D. when […]
Nelson SARS locate body of missing John Vincent
Nelson Search and Rescue said the body of the 28-year-old man missing since Thursday (September 24) has been found. Chris Armstrong of Nelson SARS said the body was removed from Kootenay Lake Monday. “New evidence was discovered Monday morning and an aerial search by helicopter was conducted resulting in the locating and...
RCMP divers to search Rossland reservoir for homicide evidence
The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team will be in the Rossland reservoir this morning (Monday) searching for evidence in the unsolved murder of Tom Feeney last year. RCMP Cpl. Dave Tyreman said the Southeast District Major Crime Unit believes there may be evidence in the reservoir,” he said, adding this may be more promising that...
Selkirk Saints pull off weekend exhibition sweep of UVic Vikes
The Selkirk Saints tuned up for start of the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League by sweeping a pair of exhibition games against the University of Victoria Vikes this weekend at the NDCC Arena. The Saints opened with a 6-3 win Friday before closing out the two-game set by defeating the Vikes 5-3 Saturday. Dallas Calvin, of […]
UPDATED: NPD report public assistance no longer required in search for missing man
Nelson Police have said in a media statement Monday evening the department no longer requires the public’s assistance in the search for John Vincent. Vincent had been reported missing since Friday (September 25). NPD received unconfirmed reports of Vincent sightings in the areas of Sproat Dr, John’s Walk, Red Sands Beach and...
Kootenay Columbia candidates grilled at Chamber Debate
A large crowd gathered Thursday at the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort in warm and intimate settings to listen to Kootenay Columbia candidates from the four major parties explain their positions on topics ranging from municipal infrastructure to the youth vote at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce Debate. Host Glenn Hicks allowed ...
Leafs get some payback to start KIJHL season; off to Okanagan for two-game road swing
The Nelson Leafs got some payback, albeit a season later, when the Green and White picked up two points in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League standings after the Kelowna Chiefs were caught using an ineligible person on opening day of the current campaign. The Chiefs were penalized two points for having an ineligible trainer on […]
What's Going on With Local Author Adrian Barnes
His first novel, Nod, was short-listed for the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke award and has been widely read and reviewed. Nod was originally published in Great Britain by Bluemoose, and has since been published in several other languages. Now Nod has been published in Canada by Titan, so we can all buy our very own...
Nelson's Dryden Hunt traded to Moose Jaw Warriors
During the summer, Nelson Minor Hockey grad Dryden Hunt was unsure where he’d be playing this Western Hockey League season. Wednesday, the 6-foot, 200-pound sniper found a home when the Moose Jaw Warriors of the acquired the 20-year-old Nelsonite from the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for a 2nd round pick in 2016 and a […]
NDCU robber sentenced to 10 years in jail for string of West Kootenay crimes
The man involved in a string of robberies that terrorized financial institutions and the public throughout the West Kootenay in spring of 2014 was handed a 10-year jail sentence by judge Richard Hewson Wednesday morning in Provincial Court. A clean-shaven Andrew Stevenson stood silent in the prisoner’s box with defence lawyer...