And the winner is . . . Nelson/Rossland in the Powder Magazine Ski Town Throwdown contest. The West Kootenay rep went from underdog to champion in the Powder Magazine sponsored contest to find the best ski town in North America. Nelson/Rossland (Whitewater/Red Mountain) defeated Bozeman, Montana 11426 to 10572 in voting that ended Sunday. The […]

Castlegar’s own Holly Smee is stunned and delighted to have garnered the support of more than 10,000 people just days after launching a Facebook campaign in response to recent tragedy. Smee, a 34-year-old mental health worker, said she got the idea on the same morning that a school shooting spree took the lives of 20 […]

Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house there was plenty of stirring, but not one goddamned louse. I had made extra sure we would all be nit-free, just in time for St. Nick to come down the chimney. We were over the pox, and the flu, and the cold, just holding our breath, worried […]

A tri-regional partnership has identified the protection of the Darkwoods Conservancy Area as a local project on which to spend "carbon offset purchases," both supporting a very significant conservation project, and allowing climate action tax dollars collected in the region to stay within the region.Carbon Neutral KootenaysCarbon...

It’s probably a good thing for the Nelson Leafs the calendar reads December and not February. The Castlegar Rebels played the perfect road game, scoring early then riding the hot netminding of Jordan Gluck to a 6-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Leafs Wednesday night at the NDCC Arena. Despite the loss, […]

After taking his towering bronze form in China, being shipped across the seas, and getting his skis repaired in Trail, Olaus Jeldness finally stands on Rossland’s busiest corner framed by Red Mountain, his old stomping grounds."He was the first ski bum here and he's happy to be back in town,” said Roly Worsfold, the president...

Way back in the mists of time, in the mid 1970s, my parents purchased a wartimer on Thompson Avenue, eight or so houses west of where Esling intersects that street, and just south of the far southern end of St. Paul Street and where it meets Esling and Cook. That part of St. Paul Street between Esling/Cook and Kootenay Avenue...

Winter and the holiday season are coming together quite nicely.  The snow is falling, Red Mountain Resort is open, and the Red Mountain Racers Nancy Greene Ski League is gearing up for a fun ski season. The Nancy Greene Ski League is offering a three day mini-camp over the Christmas holidays for children participating in the...

Quick actions by a semi trailer driver averted what could have been a very serious accident on Highway 3A west of Nelson in the Bonnington area. At approximately 11:53 a.m. Monday, Nelson RCMP received a call from BC Ambulance Service reporting that they had received a telephone call from a motorist that there was a […]

The Rossland Arena is moving into its Holiday Schedule within the next two weeks, which means there are lots of available ice timesif you’d like to rent some ice.   Birthday parties, Christmas parties, New Year’s parties, private rentals, fun games of hockey, private coaching – all can be accommodated over the Holiday Season. ...