Pink bus arrives next week: breast cancer info
Since the tour hit the road early May 2011, more than 13,000 people have been through the signature covered bus and more than 650 have signed up on the bus to arrange a mammogram. The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Region launched BC’s first mammography and breast health education centre on wheels – a branded […]
Arson in KP Park in Salmo
It was a hot time in Salmo last Tuesday. On Aug. 16, Salmo RCMP were dispatched to a report of four youths starting a fire with gasoline at a gazebo in KP Park. The fire was put out by a crew working in the park at the time, and the youth were located within minutes […]
Pushing the limits of the Official Community Plan
A two-floor addition to the Nelson and District Youth Centre has been approved in principle as City council tentatively looks to endorse more affordable youth housing in the city. At the committee of the whole meeting July 25 council received a presentation from the Nelson Community Services Centre (NCSC) regarding the proposed development of the […]
Atamanenko gives constituents chance to say good-bye to Jack Layton
The constituency office of Alex Atamanenko, Minister of Parliament for B.C. Southern Interior is offering voters the opportunity to pay tribute to NDP Leader Jack Layton. Layton died Monday at the age of 61 of cancer. His body is to lie in state on Parliament Hill and Toronto’s City Hall. Atamanenko’s office in Castlegar is […]
16th Fat Tire Festival goes this weekend in Nelson
It’s an event that started as an idea to promote cycling in Nelson.Sixteen years later, the Fat Tire Festival has grown into a three-day extravaganza. Friday begins the 16th annual Nelson Fat Tire Festival. The Fat Tire Festival begins with group rides and a kick off party at Jackson’s Hole before the event really shifts […]
Man spends night in wild following ATV accident
A dramatic accident/rescue took place in Pass Creek over the weekend, after an ATV and its driver went over a steep embankment. The driver, a 42-year-old Alberta man, spent an entire night with various broken bones before managing to contact help. The accident took place on Norns Road, approximately 10 kilometers from Castlegar. “It looks […]
Knife wielding woman breaks into home, escapes police
A knife-wielding woman broke into a Victoria Street home Friday night and threatened the home’s two occupants. The woman allegedly entered the home, smashed a bottle and threatened the two people with a knife. Although one of the people was able to call the police, when they arrived the woman had fled and they were […]
Squatters blamed for fire west of Nelson
Squatters are believed to be the blame of a small fire that occurred in the early afternoon of Friday, August 19 west of Nelson near the CPR tracks. The fire was caused as a result of an abandoned campfire near a squatter’s camp. Members of the Beasley Fire Department, at the time assisting the 2011 […]
It's a Babes/Angels final as Salmo ousts Dam City in West Kootenay Flat Track Roller Derby playoff actions
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsThe top two teams will duke it out in the championship game of the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League.Salmo’s Babes of Brutality booked its ticket to the September 11th title game by stopping the Dam City Rollers of Castlegar 180-106 in semi final action Friday at the...
A letter to Canadians from the Honorable Jack Layton
August 20, 2011
Toronto, OntarioDear Friends,Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts. Your spirit and love have lit up my home, my spirit, and my determination.Unfortunately...
