Some of the teams have changed, but when the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League opens the 2013 season Saturday in  Rossland there no doubt will once again be plenty of action to go around. The Rossland Arena is the site of the first doubleheader of the season when the Castlegar’s Dam City […]

Editor, The Nelson Daily Neither Teck nor the BC government has denied the well documented facts reiterated by the recent selenium study quoted in Wildsight and its partners’ media release on the poisoning of the Elk River.  B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake reacted by the afternoon of our release stating that there would be no […]

The Castlegar Rebels open the 2013 Cyclone Taylor Cup Thursday against tournament host Glacier Kings at Comox Valley Sports Centre. The game is the feature match during opening day of the four-team tournament to crown the B.C. Junior B Champion, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Comox Valley lost out to Victoria Cougars in the Vancouver Island […]

People from the Nelson area joined fellow protesters across Canada outside the Kootenay Co-op in Nelson Tuesday for Day of Action to Stop GM Alfalfa. Rallies, called for by the National Farmers Union-Ontario, and supported by the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network, were held to stop the introduction of genetically modified (GM) alfalfa (http://www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Crops-and-Foods-Not-on-the-Market/Alfalfa). The company […]

Other homes have it     I’ve seen it in movies and whatnot         We speak of it as we swirl our Shiraz in fancy round-bellied glasses            I had a friend who cut the birch trees down on an empty lot, milled planks out of it, cured it in stacks for three years, then used it in her house                 We sip our wine...

Mapleloop Boutique, a new online clothing store owned by Rossland’s Genevieve Fortin, will unveil spring and summer collections as models bring clothing to life down the runway. “This is not going to be your typical cat walk, it's going to be Rossland style,” promises Fortin. Art for People artists Martine Bédard and Andy...

If you’re looking to escape from the wet, Spring weather, Folk Dancing in the Miners Hall is this Thursday, starting at 7:00pm.  The style is a combination of English Country dancing and Contra Dance.  There are no complicated steps to learn, just bring your sense of humour and your rhythm and your willingness to have fun! ...

Camp Tweedsmuir has once again been the victim of senseless vandalism, according to property manager Heather Hamer. “Probably, cost-wise, we’re looking at almost $1,000 damage,” she said, referring to a camp in Fruitvale owned by Scouts Canada (but used by church groups, cadets, and a variety of other community organizations). “They sent some picnic tables […]

Mother Nature decided to conclude the 2012-13 ski season the way the campaign started – with plenty of snow. The grand old gal drop a healthy dump of the white stuff onto the slopes at Whitewater Ski Resort to conclude the season with plenty of white stuff to go around for everyone. Of course, a […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the hiring of Barry Zanier as a full-time assistant coach. Zanier, from Rossland, has served as Smokies assistant coach on a part-time basis for the past 11 seasons. Before joining the Smoke Eaters, Zanier coached at the pee-wee and bantam level in the Greater Trail Minor Hockey […]