NPD forced to Taser combative man who stabbed himself Saturday in Fairview
A Nelson Police officer was forced to use a Taser to calm a man who had stabbed himself Sunday (June 16) in lower Fairview. The call was one of 80 responded to by officers during a busy weekend that saw police deal with numerous house party calls Saturday night. The Taser incident began when NPD […]
What to eat: That’s always the question
As Hippocrates said, food is your best medicine--or in the modern day version, you are what you eat But, with a busy lifestyle that most of us have these days, I was asked to write an article on how do we cook and feed ourselves healthily? Let’s review the key components of a healthy meal. 1. There should be...
Aquatots to the rescue!
The Rossland Pool is open and the water is warm! Check out the schedule for lap swim, lessons, camps and other programs online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall, Recreation Department, Program Guide. The Summer Brochure can also be picked up in hard copy, at the Rossland Library, the Recreation Department, the Rossland Library...
Search crews locate truck of two missing men in Findlay Creek Falls
Search crews have located the truck believed to belong to two men reported missing June 9 in the East Kootenay west of Canel Flats. East Kootenay RCMP Cpl. Chris Newel said the truck was found Sunday (June 16) in Findlay Creek Falls. The two males reportedly went off Findlay Creek Forest Service Road, down a […]
An open letter to Premier Christy Clark
Editor, The Nelson Daily Open letter to Premier Christy Clark: Dear Premier Christy Clark. Your ambition to pay off BC’s debt, and not burden the next generation with it, is praiseworthy. But, have you really thought about the big picture? Money and debt is a man-made creation and is not real. Natural gas and […]
Kokanee Springs Hole Five voted Most Scenic in Canada by Reader's Digest; course expect round one Million to be played this summer
It’s official. Crawford Bay’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort has been voted Most Scenic in Canada by Reader’s Digest Canada for Hole number five. Located on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, 40 kilometers north of Nelson, Kokanee Springs, a Norman Woods original course, is characterized by it’s long driving fairways, immense rolling greens, immaculate course […]
The entire community is invited to Waneta Expansion Project Community Day
The public is welcome to attend the Community Day, Sunday (June 23) at the 335 Mega Watt Waneta Expansion Project. Festivities include live music, barbecue and refreshments, kids activities and tours of the construction site. However, people wanting a tour must pre-register by calling 250-304-6037 due to space limitations and wear closed-toe, flat footwear. Tours […]
UPDATED: Victim of fatal plane crash identified as Nelson resident
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following an airplane crash near Crawford Bay on June 12. He was Anthony Arnold (Tony) Quibell, aged 53, of Nelson. Quibell was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna Skymaster 337 airplane, which took off from Nelson airport at about 1:30 p.m. on June 12...
Meet the Business Sherpa
Don’t venture alone! Meet the Business Sherpa New online resource provides business coaching, tools and targeted resources to manufacturing & technology sector entrepreneurs in the Columbia Basin. Building a business is heavy work, and the Business Sherpa can ease that journey, with free coaching, targeted resources, and interactive progress-tracking tools designed to take Basin manufacturing […]
Medical Marijuana rezoning proposal now in hands of RDCK board
A proposal by a North Shore couple to change zoning bylaw in order to grow medical marijuana is now in the hands of the Regional District of Central Kootenay Board. Area F Director Ron Mickel chaired the public hearing Monday evening at the RDCK board meeting room on Lakeside Drive that heard from North Shore […]
