COUNCIL MISCELLANY: More weight on municipal shoulders as towns hoist massive regional tax increase
"Downloading" was a hot topic at council on Monday evening as councillors lamented a large increase in the regional tax burden that will be foisted on residents when their property tax bills arrive this year. Coun. Jill Spearn started things off, asking Coun. Kathy Wallace for her comments on the hospital requisition of...
Council begins budget planning, and not a moment too soon
CAO Cecile Arnott brought her preliminary budget presentation to council's committee-of-the-whole (COW) on Tuesday afternoon, offering councillors a first taste of what the 2013 financial plan might look like when it gets passed before the May 15 filing deadline. The next budget COW meeting has been scheduled for May 1 at...
RCMP search for missing Slocan teen
On April 24, the Slocan Lake RCMP received a report that 18-year-old Daniel Crossley, of Slocan British Columbia, had left his family residence at approximately 4 p.m. the previous day, April 23. Daniel has not contacted any family or friends since leaving and his plans and destination are unknown. Daniel is described as a caucasian […]
Trail D-Man Bennett Hambrook earns college scholarship
The Trail Smoke Eaters are proud to announce defenseman Bennett Hambrook has committed to NCAA Division III Hamilton College for the 2013-14 season. Hambrook, from Kimberley, BC, scored 1 goal and 11 points in 29 games as a Smoke Eater in 2012-13 after being acquired from the Salmon Arm SilverBacks in November. In 135 career […]
Starbelly Jam lands runner up to CBC's Spotlight Search
When CBC began their Spotlight Search in search of the nation’s next musical sensation, no one would have known the last two standing would include Cranbrook’s The Good Ol’ Goats. Fresh off of the Spotlight Search, The Good Ol’ Goats will be bringing their brand of bluegrass alt-folk to the 2013 Starbelly Jam Music Festival […]
Kannibelles clean cars for International experience
The Kootenay Kannibelles — complete with six-foot-tall gecko and a fuzzy pink monster dancing and cheering at the four-way stop leading into Nelson — were out in full force Saturday raising money to defer cost for a 20-team tournament Women’s Roller Derby Tournament this weekend in Spokane. The West Kootenay Roller Derby’s All-stars staged a […]
Quick action by Nelson's Mike Henderson saves life of Burnaby man
A few weeks ago Mike Henderson didn’t put much stock into a conversation he had with a friend regarding the chapter he learned during his Industrial Level III First Aid Course on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). However, that bit of information he received from his bud may have saved the life of the 39-year-old Burnaby man […]
Liberal West Kootenay candidate switches campaign managers
Just a week after announcing his candidacy in a public meeting, BC Liberal candidate Jim Postnikoff has made a major campaign staffing change, bringing his son Jesse in to manage hios campaign. Postnikoff said former campaign manager Meagan Salekin is stepping away for personal reasons, but continues to support the campaign. “Yesterday, I accepted the […]
Police release name of victim in weekend's fatal accident
Police are now able to confirm that Aurora Wright, 18, was the victim of a devastating two-vehicle accident in Pass Creek Saturday. Aurora is the sibling of Jessie Wright, 19, whose remarkable story of being lost for five days in the forest with only a hoodie, in wintertime, then being found alive and well on […]
Podgorenko, Wullum spark Team Flyers to BC U16 Cup crown
Justin Podgorenko of Nelson and Logan Wullum of Trail helped Team Flyers come out the winners at the 2013 Male U16 BC Cup in Salmon Arm, edging Team Canucks 4-3 in shootout during Sunday’s championship game. Team Flyers won the shootout 2-1. The Male U16 BC Cup offers the top players in the province a […]
