Dam Inn, Our Glass secure place at top of WKMFFL with weekend wins
Dam Inn Mates survived a late scare from the Thundercats to get past Trail 25-17 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League action Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The victory keeps the Mates atop the WKMFFL standings with an undefeated mark of 4-0. Nelson Our Glass Ogs kept up the pressure on the Mates by […]
Free CPR courses available in Castlegar, Trail Nov. 19
Would you know what to do if someone collapsed right in front of you? Of course, call 9-1-1, but what about those critical moments spent waiting for the ambulance? Performing CPR and defibrillation within one to two minutes of a cardiac arrest helps to increase survival rates to 90 per cent, but that rate plummets […]
Uranium claims returned to Province
Boss Power Corp. surrendered its uranium exploration and mining rights to the Province of B.C. for $30 million this week. The negotiated settlement comes after Boss Power launched a law suit in 2009 after the province announced a prohibition against uranium exploration and development in 2008. The agreement gives the Crown the mineral rights to […]
Leafs exact some revenge on Hawks; Martens, Walton power host club to 5-3 victory
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Nelson Leafs gained some breathing room in the race for the Murdoch penthouse while exacting some revenge on a divisional rival at the same time. Patrick Martens scored twice and Andrew Walton rebounded from a less than stellar performance previously against Beaver Valley to power the Leafs to […]
EDITORIAL: Shoulder season, but not shoulder-shrugging season...Election 2011
Our next round of municipal elections will be held--province-wide--on Saturday, November 19, 2011. That's pretty much exactly a month from now--and we here at the Telegraph couldn't be more excited.We're big believers in democracy here at the Rossland Telegraph. Believe it or not, the fomenting of democracy is precisely why...
He huffed and he puffed, and he blew my house around: Stoked on my free Energy Diet assessment
The fan stuffed into my front door roared into life, sucking out air at a rate "equivalent to 55 kph winds hitting your house on all sides," energy assessor Bryce Eberle told me over the din.Oh my, my! Cracks around windows, doors, and electrical outlets suddenly tickled my cheeks. We lit some incense to watch the smoke blow...
Update: Occupy Nelson Camp experiences first taste of violence, NPD arrest intoxicated man
Nelson Police Department was called to an altercation involving two males Wednesday evening at the Occupy Nelson camp in front of Nelson City Hall.At 7:30 p.m., NPD attended the scene where two males were engaged in a verbal dispute and disturbance.NPD members conducted an investigation into the incident and it was alleged ...
UPDATED: Police seek public help in finding missing Castlegar girl
UPDATE: Omarah Baker-Ainsley has been found, alive and well. On Oct. 16 at approximately 11 p.m., 16-year-old Omarah Baker-Ainsley was reported missing by her foster parent. Omarah is new to foster care and failed to return to her foster home by her curfew. She is described as 5′ 5″ tall, weighing 105 pounds, with long black hair, […]
A sociable literary event...centred around solitary adventures
The CBC's Grant Lawrence will be doing a reading and slide show next Saturday, October 29, at Cafe Books. His new, award-winning book is titled Adventures In Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound. In Adventures in Solitude, Lawrence shares how Desolation Sound shaped his life in...
COMMENT: Shame, scandal, and skeletons in the closet as Bennett backs down from the call to council.
Here I tell the sordid tale of how—through greed for lucrative backroom deals with local lobbyists, a smoky lust for power, and the insatiable appetite of an ego growling for the glory of Rossland city council—I ended up with my name on the ballot. And here I must regretfully apologize to my supporters—who were soon to trend...
