Krestova man killed in roll over on Pass Creek road
It appears icy roads is the main cause of a fatal car accident Thursday evening in the 3700 block of Pass Creek Road in Krestova. At approximately 7 p.m. a crew cab pickup left the road and rolled over into the ditch, with the top of the vehicle colliding with a large tree before coming […]
RCMP: Police vehicle rolls leaving officer injured
Two vehicles were totalled after a collision between a marked RCMP vehicle and a Toyota Prius, Thursday, Jan. 26. At about 1:15 p.m. a westbound Toyota Prius collided with an eastbound RCMP Chevrolet Sierra pick up truck at Collins Road and Highway 3, east of Grand Forks. According to an RCMP media advisory, both vehicles […]
Former LVR star Sean Denison answers call from Russia, inks trial deal with Spartak Primorje
By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily It’s taken more than five months but former L.V. Roger Bomber Sean Denison has found a home. The Bomber grad recently inked a trial contract with Spartak Primorje of the BEKO Professional Basketball League in Russia. “I’m excited to be playing again,” Denison told The Nelson Daily from Russia. […]
Rebels, Leafs begin what could be a long stretch of games between the two West Kootenay rivals
By Bruce Fuhr The Nelson Daily Sports There should be no question in the minds of the Castlegar Rebels and Nelson Leafs who their respective first round opponents will be when the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs begin. The Rebels thought to have a chance at stealing away the Murdoch Division title from the […]
Blaze causes $50,000 damage to Columbia Avenue property
Investigation has not yet revealed the cause of a fire in the old Sandpiper Hotel Sunday afternoon. Castlegar fire cheif Gerry Rempel said people were at home in one of the rental units when they saw smoke and called 911. “They got out of there and called us,” he said. “When we arrived, there was […]
Snowsports Journalists Association flock to region, take in Whitewater and Red Mountain Ski Resorts
Whitewater and Red Mountain Ski resorts will not only be busy with skiers and boarders this weekend but also with the 24-member contingent of the Western Chapter of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA). Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism and Tourism Rossland welcome the group In partnership with Tourism...
Mining tour to be permanently sealed as new directions for the museum are considered
The Black Bear adit at the Rossland Museum—the museum’s main attraction for more than three decades until a mishap in 2009 resulted in its temporary closure—will now be permanently closed. The mining adit tour was well-known internationally and drew big crowds until Halloween, 2009, when three visiting students were accidentally locked in the mine after […]
Lions campground gazebo left roofless as major contractor skips town
A handshake deal went sour for the Rossland Lions Club last summer when major roofing contractor Flynn Canada Ltd.—which was in town to rebuild the arena roof in 2010 and City Hall's roof in 2011—reneged on an agreement and forced the club to scramble after local contractors and funds instead. Bill Profili of the Lions described...
Rossland cross-country skier Geoffrey Richards among eight Canadian junior competitors to compete in the World Championships in Turkey
Rossland native and cross-country skier Geoffrey Richards will join seven other junior athletes and eight under-23 athletes to represent Canada at the 2012 Junior and Under-23 World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey, on Feb. 19 to 26. Cross Country Canada—the nation's governing body of competitive cross-country skiing—named ...
Rossland and Nelson host NASJA Western Winter Summit
Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism and Tourism Rossland will welcome 24 members from the Western Chapter of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association (NASJA) to the Kootenay Rockies this weekend. In partnership with Tourism British Columbia and Kootenay Rockies Tourism, Whitewater Ski Resort and Red Mountain Resort they...
