Expanded BC transit service caters to corridor commutes and late evening forays
In a bid to entice more commuter and late evening riders, BC Transit has extended its service to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Transit System to include more early evening runs, Friday night runs on populated routes, and more weekday runs along "the corridor" between Fruitvale and Rossland (Route 3 and Route 6), and between...
Tired driver careens off Central Avenue
A 57year-old man from Creston, B.C. blacked out behind the wheel while driving down Central Avenue in Grand Forks, causing him to leave the road, crash through a metal guard rail and land on the hood of a gray Pontiac Sunfire parked in the Video Express parking lot. Grand Forks RCMP and the first responders […]
Slush Cup 2012: Staying alive
The 2012 Slush Cup was held last Saturday at Red Resort and much hilarity ensued. Catch the action on this video....
NPD officers investigate no less than 68 incidents in four days
To say Nelson Police Department experienced a busy week would be the understatement of the year. NPD officers investigated no less than 68 incidents in the past four days. The list of responses includes, two drunk driving arrests, two public intoxication arrests, one cause a disturbance arrest, two breach of bail arrests, four motor vehicle […]
100 Mile House rumour not a rumour as Revelstoke applies to sell team to new Wranglers franchise
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks have only had a few days to enjoy the 2012 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship and already there’s rumbling of team wanting to move. League president Bill Ohlhausen confirmed earlier this week that the Revelstoke Grizzlies, who are only two years removed from winning the league title, are requesting to […]
UPDATE: CP Rail crews work through the night to re-open line
Canadian Pacific Rail crews worked feverously through the night to clear the derailment of a westbound train near the Fortis BC Corra Linn Dam next to the Kootenay River. Tuesday morning, a westbound freight train left the tracks causing all four locomotives and eight concentrator cars to derail. After quickly assessing the accident scene, CP […]
Canucks Ground Ducks In Shootout To Win Seventh Straight
Leigh Ramsden lives in Vancouver and is an avid Canucks fan, having been a partial season ticket holder for over 10 years. He’s old enough to have witnessed all three Stanley Cup losses, as such, his prime goal is to remove those scars by seeing a Cup brought to Vancouver. Leigh is Fighting For Stanley’s […]
Tempers flare as Columbia-Washington parking controversy continues
Council has deferred decisions on the final design for the upcoming Columbia-Washington renovation until all the tender documents from prospective contractors are received and council can debate the merits of various plans with "hard numbers" in hand. The tender deadline was extended beyond the original closing date of Mar....
CP Rail train derails west of Nelson, no one hurt
For the second time in less than a week a Canadian Pacific Rail line in the West Kootenay has been closed. At approximately 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a westbound CPR train on the Kootenay Valley Rail line derailed above the Fortis BC Corra Linn power plant. The train was rounding a corner near the Fortis BC […]
Nelson man survives jump off Nelson Bridge, bystander helps thwart car theft
A Nelson resident earned himself a trip to the Daily Pavilion in Trail after jumping off the Nelson Bridge Friday (March 30) just before noon. Nelson Police were called to Lakeside Park after receiving a 911 call of a male jumping off the Nelson Bridge. Witnesses believed the individual was approximately third of the way […]
