Local ship builder promises to rebuild 'Pirate Ship'
A local shipbuilder is determined to refloat the vessel that was seen starting to sink Sunday into Kootenay Lake near the Chahko Mika Mall in Nelson. Nelson resident Gary Ramsbottom built the “Pirate Ship” virtually from scratch when he saw an old and weathered wooden hull by the side of the road. He purchased the […]
BC residents get say in selecting provinces top athlete
The BC Sport Sector is encouraging all British Columbians to have their say in who should be named BC’s top athlete in 2012 by casting an online vote at SportBC.com. Of six exceptional finalists, the athlete who receives the highest number of votes will be honoured with the “Best of BC” award for his or […]
Bruins skipper looking like a genius after roster deadline fire sale
When Grand Forks head coach and GM Nick Deschenes dealt most of the team assets to contenders prior to the B.C. Hockey roster deadline in mid-January critics pounced on the Bruins skipper like vultures on road kill. The vultures were even more critical of Deschenes after the Bruins were first pounded 11-0 by Murdoch Division […]
Protesters in Nelson join other Idle No More rallies across Canada
The Idle No More rally once again made a stop in Nelson as approximately 30 protesters tied up traffic briefly on Baker Street to raise awareness of issues Aboriginal people face and demanding changes from the federal government. The rally happened between noon at corner of Baker and Ward Streets in downtown Nelson. The rally […]
UPDATE: RDCK directors, management to release NDCC pool information
Regional District of Central Kootenay officials will update media on the state of affairs at the NDCC pool Wednesday afternoon. The management and directors will provide information on repairs that has closed the pool at the Nelson and District Community Complex since Monday. Falling ceiling tiles forces closure of NDCC pool until further notice The […]
Movies, munchies, Mother Goose, karate...no need to sit inside and wait for spring!
Lots going on in Rossland! This week due to a school sporting event, Volleyball at RSS, on Thursday night has cancelled. Volleyball resumes the following week, on Thursday, February 7. If you’re wondering why there are so many students out and about this week - RSS is in the middle of its semester turn around week which ...
RDCK prepares for another year of flooding and slides
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily It could be another nasty year for weather related disasters in the West Kootenay. And judging from 2012 events, the Regional District of Central Kootenay is preparing for more of the same. “Last year was extraordinary,” said the RDCK’s chief administrative officer Brian Carruthers. “ It was unprecedented in […]
UPDATE: Leafs lead Rebels by two points heading into KIJHL stretch run
The dreaded KIJHL website came back to bite The Nelson Daily prior to the posting of Sunday’s Nelson Leafs weekend wrap. Following Sunday’s 4-0 loss to Revelstoke, talk in the tunnel outside the Nelson dressing room had Spokane posting a 3-2 defeat of the Rebels in the Lilac City allowing the Leafs to continue to […]
Ice, Cougar linebrawl the topic of conversation in BCMMHL
The Cariboo Cougars made it look easy, waltzing into the NDCC Arena to grab all four points in a two-game B.C. Hockey League Major Midget League series against the Kootenay Ice this past weekend. However, the game was not what everyone was talking about after the weekend set concluded Sunday. Instead, everyone’s favourite topic of […]
Decreasing high cholesterol, LDLs or triglycerides
One of the more common imbalances I see fairly often is improper fat metabolism, which results in either high cholesterol, LDLs or triglycerides and low HDLs or low cholesterol, LDLs, triglycerides and HDLs. Most of the fats we eat in food are in the forms of triglycerides or cholesterol. These need to be properly broken...
