By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily When Nelson resident Mary Ann McClelland heard she was going to have to wait a year for her double cataract surgery here she decided to go public. “The whole point wasn’t just for me,” said the 71-year-old senior. “There’s been a flurry of activity because of my story and that’s what I wanted...

The Nelson Leafs hockey club was dealt a huge blow to its run at the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title when defenceman Cole Arcuri decided to join the Powell River Kings of the BC Hockey League. Arcuri, 17, is off to the Tier II club immediately, hopping a flight to the Sunshine Coast City […]

The Grand Forks Border Bruins had two road wins last weekend after competing against the North Okanagan Knights on Friday and the Kelowna Chiefs on Saturday. The Friday game ended with a 5-3 finish and Saturday’s game ended with a score of 6-4. Both games were a collective effort that started long before they even […]

Nelson RCMP report a couple are safe following an unexpected overnight stay in the backcountry near the Whitewater Ski Resort south of Nelson. RCMP received the call at 8:22 p.m. Saturday that two skiers were reported missing following a trek into the Evening Ridge/Hummingbird Pass near the resort. Nelson Search and Rescue ...

Rossland Recreation The Winter 2014 Brochure is available online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall home page and the Recreation Program Guide page.  You can also pick up a hard copy, at City Hall, the Credit Union, RSS, the Public Library and at the Arena.  There are lots of new programs starting up this week and next!  Art...

I hope you enjoyed the holidays and I’d like to wish you the best in the coming New Year! The final prep period and the first races of this season are now done and out of the way. The past month was spent at a variety of resorts in Colorado with training and racing in Vail, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain and Loveland. At the...

A new chapter in the struggle over the Jumbo Glacier Resort development began to unfold Monday as the Ktunaxa Nation went to court in Vancouver in protest of the development. The Ktunaxa Nation filed a judicial review of the provincial government’s approval of the controversial resort with BC Supreme Court on Nov. 30, 2012, in […]

Monday in Kamloops, Glacier Media decided to cease publication of the Kamloops Daily News after more than 80 years. “Personally I am very saddened to make this announcement,” said The Daily News publisher Tim Shoults on the company website. “We have struggled for the last several years, worked tirelessly and taken many difficult...

One of the areas I address, especially after the holiday season is helping people get into a good routine again with eating and to try to lose those added pounds from the holidays.  Here are a few tips to achieve that goal. Eat 3 full meals a day with no snacking in between to keep the fire burning and burn off excess fat. ...

Few labels irritate me more than that of being referred to as a taxpayer, and of having the money governments spend referred to as taxpayers’ dollars. From the wealthiest tycoon to the most destitute homeless beggar in Vancouver’s downtown eastside, every person in this country pays taxes - no exceptions. When I purchase a ...