A Dancing Bear client took a lot more than a good night’s rest from an overnight stay at  the Baker Street hostel. Nelson Police report one of the guests made off with approximately $1,300 worth of goods earlier this week. “Overnight one of their registered guests made off with coffee mugs, knives, pots and pans, […]

Cranbrook’s Tom Shypitka stopped the bleeding his Kootenay rink was experiencing during Thursday’s action at the Tim Horton’s BC Senior Men’s Curling Championships Thursday in Trail. Shypitka, third Fred Thomson of Nelson, second Don Freschi of Trail and Bill King of Fruitvale, broke open a close game with a combined five points in the fifth […]

A house sitter escaped serious injury when fire ripped through the Blewett home he was caring for Thursday afternoon. The fire started between 2-2:30 p.m. in the 3100 block of Bedford Road 10 kilometers west of Nelson. The house sitter had just cleaned out the wood stove of ash and placed the waste product on […]

by Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Texting while driving is the big no-no, but anything from petting Fido on your lap to eating your lunch while driving can net you a handsome traffic ticket. As part of an educational campaign to change driving habits, the RCM Police are targeting distracted drivers in the month of […]

It was standing room only in council chambers yesterday evening—crammed on all sides of council and spilling out the hallways—as the Kootenay Columbia Trail Society (KCTS) presented to council about the value they bring to Rossland.A draft financial document used in an exercise by council to consider future tax implications...

Staff have calculated the tax implications for four scenarios in which Rossland funds School District No. 20 (SD20) as part of a larger deal to secure K-12 schooling in Rossland. The SD20 board recently voted against K-12 schooling in Rossland, and will likely give third reading to a resolution for K-9 at RSS with the closure...

The truck’s seen better days, but no one was seriously injured in an accident that pitted a train against a pick-up truck, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “At approximately 12:30 p.m., police received a call from the B.C. Ambulance Service about a collision between a truck and train at the railway crossing in […]

Apparently, local police aren’t going to buy it, if you tell them the $59,000 in your trunk is just extra spending cash, according to West Kootenay Traffic Services Sgt. Derrick Donovan.   “On Feb. 11 at approximately 7 p.m.,  an officer from the Nelson West Kootenay Traffic Services, with the assistance of the Salmo RCMP, […]

Thanks to his significant contributions to the Columbia Basin, Kimberley’s Garry Merkel is receiving a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. “Garry is an exceptional visionary with strong leadership qualities,” said Greg Deck, CBT Chair. “Through his significant professional accomplishments and extensive volunteer work, he continually gives back and inspires and motivates others. His impacts […]

The ever contentious City of Nelson dog bylaw is back again in the news — but this time in a positive light as council considers changes. City Council is hosting a special meeting Monday (February 18) at 3:30 p.m. in chambers to consider the Notice of Motion raised by Councillor Kozak at the last meeting […]