Saints begin march to second banner in October
The Selkirk College Men’s Hockey program will raise the banner for their 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League championship at the team’s regular season opener on Friday, October 4. Eastern Washington University will visit the Castlegar Recreation Complex for a match-up that marks the first of 12 Saints home games during the 24-game league schedule. All […]
Bite lands 23-year-old tourist in NPD cells until sober
A woman bit off more than she could chew, landing in police cells after a spirited encounter with officers and staff Thursday (August 15) morning at the Hume Hotel Spirit Bar in Nelson. The call was one of 96 Nelson Police dispatchers received during the past week as the warm weather continues to bring out […]
Winlaw Fire Department back on the job
Cooler heads have prevailed as members of the Winlaw Fire Department returned to active duty following a meeting with the Regional District of Central Kootenay. During the meeting, held Thursday, a decision was made to halt the proposed disciplinary suspension of the Winlaw Fire Chief Jon Wollenberg. The suspension has been revoked and the matter […]
Meet Susan and Clyde Chamberlain, the faces behind Riverstone Yarns
Nestled in the Kootenays between Nelson and Castlegar, is where you'll find Riverside Yarns. This small home-based business has a big heart, and--believe me--tons of awesome, creative ideas for all of your fibre crafting adventures. Specializing in hand-dyed yarns, Riverstone Yarns also offers you unique hand-dyed fibres for...
Lightning activity sparks multiple fires
The Wildfire Management Branch responded to 40 lightning-caused wildfires in the Southeast Fire Centre over the weekend. The majority of these fires are small and none are threatening structures or communities. In the most active part of the fire centre, the Columbia Fire Zone, 16 wildfires are burning. All of them are small,...
A 'bright' future in store for departing Rossland Library director
The Rossland Public Library is losing a valuable piece of its operations. Director Katie Albright is leaving Rossland at the end of the month to pursue her education further, but the library is hoping the influence Katie has had will help it continue to grow after her departure. Albright came to Rossland, in July of 2012, ...
RDCK shows off new firefighting equipment
A powerful new firefighting tool that can protect structures throughout the region in the event of wildfire. Thursday, Regional District of Central Kootenay unveiled the new piece of equipment for the area. “The Structural Protection Unit (SPU) is a very cost effective means of providing protection to both homes and infrastructure, such as water systems, […]
Saints fill netminder hole with addition of James Prigione
Goalies are supposed to rotate during the season and not in the off-season. For the fourth time this off-season the Selkirk Saints added a netminder. The Saints announced the playing commitment from goaltender James Prigione (Guelph, ON) to attend Selkirk College and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. […]
Keep Jumbo Wild protesters continue to keep machinery out of glacier resort
The temperature plummets to near zero on the thermometer when the sun sets and 22 Celsius in the middle of the day. However, a little cold weather isn’t about to stop a group of protesters set against any development at the Jumbo Glacier Resort in southeastern B.C from keeping machinery off the mountain. “We’re here […]
Jumbo Glacier Resort machinery turned back by citizen checkpoint
The war over Jumbo Glacier is beginning to heat up in the East Kootenay as an ad hoc group, calling itself Citizens for Jumbo Wild camped on the road to Farnham Glacier, turned back machinery heading to the glacier on Saturday morning (August 10). “A compact excavator was on its way to begin working on […]
