Ed. Note: the following is a press release issued by West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. John Ferguson: On the 20th of April  at 1325 hours (1:25 p.m.) the Castlegar RCMP, Castlegar Fire Department and the West Kootenay Traffic Services responded to a two vehicle fatal collision on Robson Access Road and Pass Creek Road, Castlegar. […]

The JUNO Awards are ready to cap off a weekend of entertainment Sunday evening on CTV with the annual ceremony. This year the JUNO’S  have a bit of a Nelson Flavour with the John McCauig Band performing during JUNOFEST, the lead up to Sunday’s finale. The JUNO Awards are presented annually to Canadian music artists  […]

Someone in Castlegar – or at least someone who shops in Castlegar – may not realize they’re $74,434.70 richer. BC Lottery Corporation communication officer Kim Steibart said the winning ticket sold in Castlegaar (one of 20 across the country to win this amount) for the April 13 draw has not yet been claimed. She said […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily The owner of the Royal on Baker arrived in Nelson Thursday to inventory what is left at the bar, after a dispute with the bar’s tenants left the pub doors locked and acts cancelled. “This is hurting my efforts to find a replacement tenant,” said Luke Menkes, who bought […]

Well, Rossland, it's been a while coming: the final outcome of the "DemocracySTORM" on ways YOU felt our city should budge its budget. We asked three questions:   1) What should the City of Rossland spend MORE money on? 2) What should the City of Rossland spend LESS money on? 3) What other key points should council consider...

Council was divided 4-3 last week in their decision to offer School District No. 20 (SD20) $140,000 per year for three years in exchange for K-12 and respite from the threat of school closures for at least five years—but SD20 hasn't indicated it will bite, and any deal with the school district will be put to a referendum...

Marit Kassels, age 9, will attend the Professional Division Summer School at Alberta Ballet after auditioning this past winter.  Marit lives in Salmo, and travels to Rossland four days a week to dance with Renee Salsiccioli of Kootenay Danceworks. Marit has been dancing with Kootenay Danceworks since she was six, so for...

The Selkirk College Saints Men’s Hockey program has dug into the Beaver Valley Nitehawks program to score defenceman Fruitvale native Arie Postmus to the Saints beginning in the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Postmus joins the Saints following three seasons with the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League’s Beaver Valley Nitehawks. He finished second on […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Frustrated with government bureaucracy, Winlaw artist Pete Corbett took brush in hand with fellow Penticton artist Glenn Clark, and they painted their way along the proposed route of the Enbridge pipeline. Corbett, 51, and Clark, 53 have been painting buddies for years. They exhibit together at the Lloyd Gallery […]

A rash of gas thefts throughout town have residents frustrated and police asking the public to keep a sharp eye out for suspicious behaviour. Castlegar top cop Sgt. Laurel Mathew said there have been seven calls since Monday (one of which was regarding a weekend incident) from residents who have had gas siphoned from their […]