Crews continue to work on mudslide on Highway 6 north of Crescent Valley
Highway crews continue to work on removing a mudslide Sunday that has partially closed the road three kilometers north of Playmor Junction. According to flagger at the scene, the slide happened in the early hours of Saturday morning on Highway 6 a few kilometers north of Crescent Valley. No houses are in the slide area. The...
RDCK closes roads due to flooding in region
The Regional District of Central Kootenay is advising the public of road closures in the regional due to the deluge of rain the area has seen during the past few days. The road closures include Goose Creek Road at 2565 Shoreacres in Shoreacres and Highway 31 10 kilometres north of the Coffee Creek Bridge. The […]
The Supreme Court has Ruled:
(There are many people in the world named "Carter", but Les Carter of Rossland -- your editor's husband -- is a member of the Carter family in this lawsuit. Kay Carter, who had to travel to Switzerland for the "death with dignity" that she wanted, was his dearly beloved and well-respected aunt. ...
Rural residents may be asked to contribute more to aquatic centre through taxation
A $4.9 million renovation to the aquatic centre will start in April, shutting down the use of the pool until the fall. In the meantime, Nelson and surrounding rural areas will revamp their process for deciding how much some of the rural areas will pay in taxes to support the facility. Currently, citizens in some […]
WEST KOOTENAY CAMERA CLUB CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ANNUAL PHOTO SHOW June 5- 13
The West Kootenay Camera Club is celebrating a special year, marking the 25th Anniversary of its Annual Photo Show. The Photo Show will take place from June 5-13 at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar, coinciding with the Castlegar SunFest. In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, the Club will host a Youth competition. The ...
Youth Gear Up to Offer Youth-Run Film Festival
By Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily SelfDesign Learning Community and the Nelson Civic Theatre are teaming up to offer a Youth Film Festival, held at Nelson’s Civic Theatre April 15-16. The festival features short animation, documentary and fiction films created by youth aged 13-30 from around the province. “I think learning from your peers is […]
PODCAST: Rossland company sets out to make the world a better place with new business
The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is to learn from the ...
Thoughts on Power-seekers, War, and Foreign Policy
Arc of the Cognizant LXXXVII The Wind’s Four Quarters “History does not repeat itself. But it rhymes.” Mark Twain “History does not repeat itself. People do.” Voltaire By Charles Jeanes Politics, War, Police, Leadership. The winds of current concern have blown me in four topic directions, not all of them related but each...
Radon testing can save lives
Science Matters Vol. 17, No. 5 3 Feb 2015 Testing your home for radon could be a lifesaver By David Suzuki In late January, the BC Lung Association released results of Canada’s largest-ever community-wide home radon testing project, conducted in Castlegar and Prince George, two of B.C.’s radon hot spots. In more than half the...
Boyczuk sink Leafs with OT winner as BV edges Nelson 3-2
When the Nelson Leafs meet the Beaver Valley Nitehawks later this month in the first round of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs, hockey fans are in for a treat. Jacob Boyczuk scored at 3:32 of overtime to give the Hawks a thrilling 3-2 victory Tuesday night in Fruitvale. The contest was the second […]
