By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Residents will be without emergency care in Kaslo this weekend. Interior Health has announced that the emergency department at the Victorian Community Health Centre in Kaslo will be closed Friday evening May 31, until Monday morning, June 3. “I’m not too surprised,” said Kaslo Mayor Greg Lay, who was […]

A regional district director is expressing strong opposition to a boundary expansion plan proposed by the City of Trail, after an agreement was reached last week between Trail and Teck to allow the plan to move forward ( http://trailchampion.com/news/city-and-teck-broker-agreement-massive-expansion-trail-boundaries-24858#.UaU ). “I will always, always be strongly opposed to it,” said Regional District of Kootenay Boundary […]

A Castlegar man will be facing charges after being arrested Saturday, according to RCMP Cpl Darryl Orr. “On May 25 at 12:25 a.m., members of the Castlegar Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) arrested a 47-year-old  male for Possession of Cocaine for the Purpose of Trafficking under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,” Orr said. “The male […]

The Lower Columbia Initiatives Corporation - Business and Retention project has confirmed that businesses in the Lower Columbia Region are planning to invest $60 Million over a three year period. In partnership with the Rural Development Institute, KAST, The Skills Centre and Columbia Basin Trust, the Lower Columbia Initiatives...

It’s getting so close the cast is beginning to count sleeps. In less than a week the lights will be on high burn for the opening of the hit musical Cabaret is coming to Capitol Theatre May 30-June 1. “Were all getting excited . . . the whole cast is getting excited,” director Pat Henman […]

Get out of the four-wheeler and get on the two-wheeler — don’t forget the helmet — because for those keeping score at home, this week — beginning Monday — across BC is Bike to Work Week. The purpose of the event is to encourage bicycle commuting. The event began in the mid-90s and in 2008, […]

Deryn Collier, author of the 2013 One Book One Kootenay shortlisted Confined Space, will be reading at the Rossland Public Library, Tuesday, June 4th at 7:00pm. On a recent blog post by Confined Space author Deryn Collier, she describes some of the encounters she’s been having since her One Book, One Kootenay shortlisted novel was […]

Toronto burlesque star Sasha Van Bon Bon of The Scandelles brings her peerless form of cabaret to Rossland for one night only. “I am thrilled to be performing in Rossland,” says Van Bon Bon. “With its rich history of mining and ensuing brothel culture, it is an honour for a burlesque artist to make a pilgrimage back to such...

The Rossland Time Capsule Project officially launches this week with the state-of-the-art capsule in the hands of project coordinator, Ryan McGill. McGill first introduced the idea for the project with council in February of this year and has developed a task force of the Library, Chamber of Commerce and other community members...

Hockey Night in Canada icon Don Cherry is not in favour of Hockey Canada’s recent decision to ban body checking at the peewee level. During his Coaches Corner segment Saturday, Cherry disagreed with Hockey Canada’s decision to ban bodychecking for peewee players saying young players will be ill-prepared and unsafe when physical contact is introduced […]