Sweatman inquest begins Monday at Nelson Courthouse
The BC Coroners inquest into the tragic death of Sheilah Lorraine Sweatman begins at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Nelson Courthouse. The inquest was originally scheduled to begin in June but was postponed to ensure availability of all required witnesses, including counsel for parties with standing. Sweatman, 29, died while performing a recovery operation with […]
KIJHL's two hottest teams Leafs, Rebels keep the drive alive
The Kimberley Dynamiters kept the league’s hottest scorer Colton Schell off the sheet Friday night. However, the Nitros couldn’t stop the supporting cast as Nelson scored four unanswered goals to dump the host squad 4-1 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action in the Bavarian City. The win allowed the Leafs, winners of 11th straight […]
Dangerous and disrespectful: speeding on Thompson Ave. threatens area residents
Gerald Savard knows there's a big problem with speeding on Thompson Avenue—he lives on the street below the hill at the intersection with Esling Drive—but he's dismayed that "nobody seems to want to do anything about it.""The traffic is unbelievable," he said. "People go 70, 80 kilometres per hour, it's just crazy. People...
Red-hot Leafs, Rebels put respective winning streaks on the line on the road
There is a fire warning in the West Kootenay with smoke rising from both Nelson and Castlegar. However, Fire Departments in both cities have been asked to stand down for this emergency. That’s because there’s no danger to citizens. The real danger is the ice in arenas and opposing Kootenay International Junior Hockey League teams. […]
AMBER ALERT CANCELLED: Three-year-old Alvin Barnett found Thursday morning in Whitefish, Montana
RCMP confirm that three-year old Alvin Barnett has been located this morning, safe and sound. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said on the RCMP website that Alvin Barnett was located Friday morning in Whitefish, Montana at around 7 a.m. MST., cancelling the Amber Alert. The break in the abduction case came as a result of a civilian […]
Federal minister at Castlegar library to announce $14,000 grant
The Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will be at the Castlegar and District Public Library at 11 a.m. Friday to announce federal funding for upgrades to the library. This stop wraps up Yelich’s week-long B.C. visit, in which she’s announced funding for a handful of projects coming from the Community […]
TALES AND LEGENDS OF THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM: Rossland’s “Other Father Pat”
I’ve written before about the Flying Steamshovel and Rossland’s famous first Anglican clergyman, Father Pat. Well, through the miracle of the internet, I recently came upon the story of a Rosslander who became known as Rossland’s “other Father Pat”, a Mountain Kingdom native who, amongst other publications I’ll discuss below,...
COMMENT: What to cut from the City budget?
Councillor Cary Fisher asks if citizens know what they’re paying for. He’s amazed at how little people understand about what the City actually funds. He shouldn’t be surprised. He said it’s up to the citizens of Rossland to enlighten themselves on where tax dollars are spent. But how can taxpayers do that when the City ...
Corporate Officer Tracey Butler promoted to Deputy CAO with a 20 per cent raise and an assistant
On Monday evening CAO Cecile Arnott presented council with the "restructuring we've been doing with management," including an overall reduction in the number of managers and a $20,000 increase to Corporate Officer (now Deputy CAO) Tracey Butler's salary. The city will also hire a "confidential secretary-deputy CO" to assist...
Game, set and match for the Great Van Canadians against the Kootenay Ice
The Kootenay Ice took two on the chin from the Greater Vancouver Canadians in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action at the Richmond Oval. The Canadians blasted the Ice 6-1 Saturday and 11-0 Sunday to sweep the series in convincing fashion. Brendan Smith of Nelson from Kimberley’s Coy Prevost early in the final period was […]
