Out of Left Field: Election results a mixed bag
Well, that was just about the most bizarre election ever. Not on the local front – that came out exactly as expected, with incumbent NDP MLA Katrine Conroy taking a landslide victory with 10,606 votes (or 62.99 per cent of the popular vote), Liberal candidate Jim Postnikoff getting 3,592 votes (21.33 per cent), independent Joseph […]
TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Some Women of Rossland’s boom years
It’s time to tip the scales a bit - as much as I can given the resources that are available. I have done countless (it seems) profiles of men in Rossland’s boom years, except for the article on the red light district, because there is a lot of information out there about these men. Well-known women of Rossland are a different...
Check out Aladdin this week...and more
The RSS Drama Departmentwill be showcasing their year-end production of ALADDIN, this week...Muppet style! The shows are Tuesday May 14 through to Thursday May 16 at 7:00pm in the RSS Auditorium. The show also features dancers from Kootenay Danceworks. Tickets will be sold at the door, for $10.00/adults and $7.00/youth...
Mungall back on top in Nelson/Creston, Liberals back on top in BC
By Suzy Hamilton and Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily NDP incumbent Michelle Mungall may have won the battle in Nelson/Creston, but Christy Clark’s Liberals won the war in B.C. The B.C. Liberals shocked everyone by returning to power for a fourth consecutive term with a majority government following Tuesday’s General Election. “Well that was easy,” […]
YRB calls for potential snow warning for Kootenay Pass
Snow in May? If you think it’s a typo, then ask Marc Dale, Operations Manager / SE Kootenay District Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. “Yes the calendar is correct it is May 13th . . . yet there is a cold winter front flowing across the Interior overnight tonight which will create snow accumulations as […]
Birthday celebration lands 37-year-old in NPD lockup
It’s never a happy ending to a birthday celebration when the Birthday Boy ends up in jail. That’s exactly what happened to a 37-year-old man after alcohol took over the party Friday (May 10) at Finley’s Pub in Nelson. Nelson City Police received a call late Friday of an intoxicated man fighting with patrons. When […]
UPDATE: Local Fortis job action minimal
Update: A 72-hour job action notice that could’ve seen as many as 225 Fortis BC employees, including those here in Castlegar, Trail, South Slocan, Warfield and Rossland, on strike as of Sunday hasn’t amounted to much, according to Fortis spokesman Neal Pobran. Pobran said no action was taken Sunday, and minimal action is being taken […]
Advanced polling turn-out mirrors 2009 numbers in Kootenay West/ Kootenay East boasts better numbers
The results are in for advanced polling Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so far (with Saturday’s due this afternoon) in the B.C. election, and while the province in general is seeing a voter-turn-out increase of about 20 per cent over 2009 numbers, Kootenay West district is very much on par, with only 14 more voters than […]
Salmo's Rollick shines on home course to capture Junior Golf stop
Playing on his home course Riley Rollick is not going to get beat by anyone . . . not even Brenan Moroney. The home-course golfer fired a 3-over-par 75 to edge the Birchbank Moroney and Aiden Browell of Champion Lakes by two shots to capture Salmo stop on the West Kootenay Zone One Junior Circuit […]
Slocan Valley Vendettas knock off Salmo to register inaugural victory; Rossland/Trail too hot to handle for Castlegar Dam City
Move over girls, there’s a new team on the horizon ready to take charge. The Slocan Valley Vendettas pulled off the surprise of the night, knocking off league power Salmo’s Babes of Brutality 181-154 in West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League action Saturday at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The win was the first of the […]
