The Rossland Sustainability Commission is working with the Lower Columbia Family Action Network to identify services, amenities, resources and characteristics that make Rossland a family friendly town for both residents and visitors. Whether you are a current or past parent, current or past resident, grandparent or concerned...

The new downtown Rossland is starting to take shape.  Many of the curbs have been laid, and we can now see the outline of the new sidewalks.  This week, those sidewalks will continue to be built as sidewalk prep work and the concrete ‘banding’, which is basically the framework, will be poured next to the buildings’ foundation...

A 25 year-old time capsule that was stored in the vault of the Grand Forks City Hall basement in August of 1987 will see the light of day during the regular city council meeting next week. The public is invited into council chambers at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 to witness the opening and […]

Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew says two Castlegar residents experienced a young black bear up-close-and-personal last night (Aug. 27) in the south end of Castlegar.   “At 9:15 p.m., Castlegar RCMP received a call from a man on 12 Avenue, stating that there was a bear in his house,” she said. “He had been sitting at […]

Update: RCMP Staff Sgt. Jim Harrison said the house on a Christina Lake property was completely destroyed by fire yesterday, along with three outbuildings on the property. “The house is completely totalled – it collapsed into the basement,” he said. “It’s just a smoking hole in the ground, now.” He said three outbuildings were likewise […]

A wildfire that may have started from a burning structure is being contained on Fife Road in Christina Lake this evening. Christina Lake Fire Rescue Department, the Southeast Fire Centre and the Grand Forks Fire Rescue have been fighting back the estimated 1 hectacre fire since about 5 p.m. this afternoon, Monday, Aug. 27. “The […]

BC Ombudsperson Kim Carter is visiting Nelson and Castlegar September 12-13 to present her findings re improving seniors’ care in BC,  with special reference to the West Kootenay area. Those organizing the visit to the area have scheduled events both Nelson & Castlegar at different times of the day in the hope that as many […]

A cougar entered a Trail home through an open door Saturday evening and attacked a female resident inside, according to RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton ” (At about) 8:30 p.m., Trail & Greater District RCMP received a report of a cougar attack on Glen Drive in the Sunningdale subdivision of Trail,” he said. “A woman was […]

Alcohol continues to be the common denominator for Nelson City Police call during the past weekend. Officers responded to a handful of calls where alcohol was involved, including two parties that cost owners fines of $150 for violation of noise bylaw. Man falls suffers gash to head after fall on dock Friday (August 24) Nelson […]

The Nelson Daily has learned that former Nelson Leaf winger Adam Wheeldon has been named one of the assistant captains of the Trail Smoke Eaters for the 2012-13 B.C. Hockey League season. Wheeldon, entering his second campaign in the Silver City, is joined by Tyler Berkholtz as two of the three assistant captains on the […]