Fullerton birdies 18 to capture first Zone One West Kootenay Junior tour title Sunday in Nakusp
Ryan Fullerton took advantage of a small field to capture his first ever Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf tour title Sunday at the Nakusp course. “Ryan played solid golf all day and sealed the victory sticking his approach on 18 to five feet and then making the birdie putt,” said zone coordinator Rob McKay. […]
Mallard's Source for Sports, NHLPA join forces to fulfill hockey dreams for children
The NHLPA and Mallard’s Source for Sports is pleased to announce that Source For Sports will be serving as the “Official Equipment Supplier” of the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) Goals & Dreams Game Changer Award program. The NHLPA Goals & Dreams Game-Changer Award assists individual families who find themselves in unique financial […]
More than $3 million to be spent for Highway 3 improvements
The province is investing more than $13 million in Highway 3 improvements, with more than $3 million to be spent in the West Kootenay region. Four projects valued at $13 million will get underway this year, improving safety and travel for residents, visitors and commercial drivers on Highway 3 in the West Kootenay, Similkameen and […]
A few tips on preventing bike theft
Do you like your bike? Then with the warmer weather finally arriving, it’s time for cyclists to protect their ride as the increase in bike riders comes and increase of bike thefts. While a theft of your investment can take just moments, the inconvenience and financial loss will last much longer. Here are a few […]
North Shore, Balfour Departments respond to Nine Mile house fire
Quick reponse by a thoughtful neighbour may have saved a North Shore family from possibly life-threatening injury following a roof fire Thursday (May 10) at 4230 Highway 3A nine miles north of Nelson. At approximately 4:50 p.m., North Shore Fire Department received a call of a fire on Crescent Bay Road after a neighbour noticed […]
HIGH STREAM ADVISORY: Boundary on watch for flooding
A few days of warmer temperatures led to a shift from accumulating snowpack to melting resulting in rising river levels across the Southern Interior this week, putting the Kootenay / Boundary regions on flood alert. The high stream advisory was posted by the B.C. River Forecast Centre on Thursday as they anticipate continued...
Buzz on Business — Dig Garden Centre for those who like to garden
By Nyree Marsh, The Nelson Daily Kootenay gardeners have a fantastic new place to get everything they need to make their garden inspirations come to life; Dig Garden Centre just celebrated its Grand Opening at Playmor Junction in the South Slocan. Conveniently located between Nelson and Castlegar, Dig owners Mark and Lori Loran, have created […]
Three grizzly bears destroyed near Castlegar
Three grizzly bears had to be destroyed and a fourth relocated in a five-day time-frame last week, according to CBC’s Kootenay reporter, Bob Keating. Keating, who broke the story today (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/10/bc-grizzlies-kootenay-sheep-kill.html), said he was alerted to the issue by conservation officer supervisor Sgt. Arnold DeBoon. “He (DeBoon) wants people to know what what happened here […]
Is Your Body Acidic, Alkaline or Both — Part 3
Here are some exciting things you can do! Keeping the body as alkaline as we can is important, so, it can detoxify all the breakdown products and move them out through the feces and urine. One of the ways to keep the system alkaline is to eat dark green leafy veggies and other veggies (other […]
RCMP: Truckers and cyclists and stunting, oh my
Several vehicular incidents kept police on their toes this past week, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. Tuesday evening at around 6:20 p.m., a 30-wheel freightliner transport truck was driving near the 100 block of Highway 3 toward Grand Forks, when he saw a couple of cyclists, Mathew said. “According to the driver, he […]
