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...

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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 […]

Local writer Brian T. Seifrit of Fruitvale has joined forces with 100 Mile House author Alison Townsend MacNicol to bring to life events from the late 1950s in A Bloodstained Hammer. Both MacNicol  and Seifrit will be at the Waneta Plaza Mall in Trail for a book signing Saturday (June 22) from 1-4 p.m. The […]

Although there were some empty seats around the council table (Mayor Greg Granstrom and Councillor Cary Fisher were absent), the same could not be said for the public gallery seating.  The council chamber was packed with members of the public last Monday, all for their chance to provide input on some of the topics before...

Let’s move out of the Mountain Kingdom’s boom era for a time and onto something post boom. In our long and illustrious history, Rossland has had its share of mayors who have left an indelible mark on our town. Ron Shearer, a native Rosslander who has written extensively on the history of our mountain town and given talks here...

Tyler McKay concluded the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf circuit the way he started – with a victory. The Birchank golfer fired a 1-under-par 107 to edge Brenan Moroney and capture the Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf title Sunday at the Balfour Golf Club. The tour championship was originally scheduled to be 36 […]

This week I travelled to Victoria to be sworn in as MLA and I wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to the people of Kootenay West for my re-election. I am honored and I will do my very best to represent all constituents and take the concerns of this area to Victoria and the […]

One of the downsides of a gluten-, dairy-, soy-free diet is that I sometimes crave something doughy, like perogies, or fritters, or dumplings. But most of the options I’ve found taht we’re allowed are really just gratuitous carbs, with little nutrition or flavour – expect for these pakoras, which are common in Indian cuisine and […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Snowpack, rainfall and runoff conditions in 2012 were so much above normal, that reservoirs and river levels reached critical levels. “Kootenay Lake peaked at 1,753.8 feet, which is the highest level since 1974, “ said BC Hydro representative Mary Anne Coules. As a result of the subsequent renewed concerns […]