Student very lucky after falling from fourth floor walkway at Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus residence
A student is very lucky not to have suffered serious injury after falling from the fourth floor walkway at the dorms to rocks below Saturday evening. Nelson Police dispatchers received several 9-1-1 calls at 8:20 p.m. from Selkirk College 10th Street Campus residence of a student needing ambulance assistance after a fall from the fourth […]
YRB Manager warns Kootenay Pass drivers of possible 'winter-like conditions'
The date on the calendar said its the first day of Fall but already highway crews are bracing for winter. Marc Dale, Operations Manager for Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. said travellers on the Kootenay Pass should expect winter-like conditions though Monday night. “It is that time of year were we have extreme fluctuations of […]
Golden City Committee apologizes for snafu regarding event location
The Golden City Days Committee thanks the many citizens who didn’t let the dreary weather deter them from joining us for the parade and festivities! One can never predict nor prevent foul weather but the show did go on. We regret that the inflatable fun park had to be cancelled but the impending rain would have ruined them....
Time to Get Aggressive About Passive Houses
Does your new house plan include solar exposure as a significant design component? If not, you – or your architect, engineer, and contractor – should be preparing to attend the Passive House Design and Construction workshop scheduled for Cranbrook from October 7-11. Nelson designer and builder Lukas Armstrong will showcase ...
New recycling plan hot topic at UBCM
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily When it comes to complaining about the province’s new recycling plan, Regional District of Central Kootenay Chair John Kettle is not alone. He is among a number of unhappy local politicians from 196 communities attending the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) annual meeting this week in Vancouver who discussed […]
‘Pantlers and Pelts’ art show endeavours to be a step outside the Rossland Art Box
The upcoming ‘Pantlers and Pelts’ art show at the Rossland Art Gallery (RAG) will be a showcase for the unconventional, a departure from the ‘norm’ when it comes to what many might expect of locally produced fine art. Organizer Tyler Austin Bradley refers to the works in the show, which runs from September 27 to October 13,...
LETTER: Voice your opinion about the Cooke site
Deaer editor, This letter is about an important issue which applies to our businesses. Our businesses continue to struggle because we pay high taxes and the population is not increasing. Recently closing the High School has made our survival even harder. We need more people in Rossland and more revenue coming in to our...
"Passing Through the Missing Pages"--tonight at the museum!
The Rossland Historical Museum had Takaia Larsen here on Sept. 5th, as our first presenter in our "War, Murder and Graves: Stories and Legends of the West Kootenays" historical lecture series. Takaia's presentation was titled: "Women, Work and Memory in Trail, BC During and After World War Two". Women working at Cominco ...
Kelowna man convicted of killing Nelsonite appeals for new trial
A 20-year-old cold case of a former Nelson resident may be heading back to trial. CBC reported Wednesday the Kelowna man convicted of killing Nelson’s Jennifer Cusworth, Neil George Snelson, has appealed to B.C. Court for a new trial. Snelson was convicted of killing Cusworth in 2011 and handed a 15-year sentence. Cusworth, a L.V. […]
Smokies Blanked By Centennials Tuesday
Scott Patterson scored three times, and Devin Kero pitched a 28-save shutout as the Merritt Centennials upended the Smoke Eaters 5-0 in Trail Tuesday. The loss was Trail’s third on home ice to start the season and for the second consecutive game, the home side outshot its opposition only to draw a blank on the […]
