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RCMP ask for public assistance in locating people responsible for leaving burnt tires at Salmo Ski Hill

Salmo RCMP is appealing to the public for information regarding a bonfire Saturday at the Salmo Ski Hill. RCMP Cpl. Riordan Bellman said in a release the fire was still smouldering from the night before. “It appears as though party goers from the night before used tires to fuel a bonfire,” Cpl. Bellman said adding […]

Leaf outlast Rebels 9-6 to sweep home-and-home Murdoch Division series

Troy Petrick scored three times to spark the Nelson Leafs to a 9-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League shootout victory over the Castlegar Rebels Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The win allowed Nelson to sweep the home-and-home series. Nelson has not lost to Castlegar this season. For Petrick, the game marked the first multi-goal […]

Man convicted of killing former LVR student given new trial

The 20-year-old cold case of a former Crescent Valley resident is now heading back to trial. The B.C. Appeal Court agreed in a unanimous decision released Thursday to set aside the decision to convict Neil Snelson of Kelowna in the cold case killing of Jennifer Cusworth and order a new trial. Cusworth, a L.V. Rogers High...

Finally something positive in the Victorian Community Health Centre saga

There’s a glimmer of hope in the Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre saga. The Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Room hours were scheduled to change to weekday, daytime hours of operation on Monday, January 6, 2014. However, there’s been a new proposal made by a group of physicians. Doctors informed Interior Health officials the group […]

Leafs dump Castlegar Rebels 6-2 in Sunflower City

Travis Wellman continues to hold the hot hand for the Nelson Leafs. The Calgary native increased his consecutive point streak to 10 games sparking the Nelson Leafs to a 6-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the hometown Castlegar Rebels Thursday night in the Sunflower City. Wellman, finishing the game with four points, scored […]

Unacceptable Risk: Johnsons Landing Evacuation Order Continues

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Uncertainty continues for Johnsons Landing residents who lost property in the devastating landslide July 12, 2012 that claimed four lives. Chair John Kettle of the Regional District of Central Kootenay has extended the evacuation order prohibiting anyone from occupying the Gar Creek drainage, claiming there is an unacceptable risk […]

Wellbeing Beyond Christmas

“Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear, then we have to choose: we can go on as before, recognizing our dishonesty and living with it as best we can, or we can begin the effort to change the way we think and live.”                                                                                         ...

New book details the glories of the Old Glory Weather Station

The weather station on top of Old Glory mountain in the Rossland Range was operational from 1944 until 1968. Ron Walker worked there from 1948 to 1952.  He has captured memories in a colorful collection of stories. Highlighted are intense lightning storms, and the long and risky hikes in winter to and from Rossland itself or...

Make insulation your first energy-efficiency upgrade

The key to your home’s energy efficiency begins with insulation. “If you upgrade your furnace, it will only perform well if the heat stays in the house,” says Gilles Lesage, Natural Resource Canada-Certified Energy Assessor. “That’s why insulation is one of the most important aspects of a home’s energy-efficiency upgrades.” Choosing insulation Before adding more […]

Innovative loan program paves way to energy savings

When we take out a loan to finance a car, we’re left paying it off for years, even though the car’s value depreciates. But with a home energy-efficiency loan, the return on your investment can show in energy savings for years to come. For example, Ed from Castlegar borrowed funds to upgrade from electric baseboard heating to...