Wildcats hold their own at Kamloops Female Tourney
The West Kootenay Wildcats ran into some stiff competition during a Female Minor Hockey Bantam Tournament this past weekend in Kamloops. The Cats dropped games to Abbotsford Ice, 3-1, and Tri-Cities, 6-1, before dumping South Island Royals 5-1. The final game between the Wildcats and North Shore Avalanche ended in a 1-1 tie. Tri-Cities, a […]
Future looks bright for Mount Sentinel volleyball
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The future’s so bright the Mount Sentinel Wildcats has better get out the shades. Despite finishing 11th in the 16-team B.C. High School A Girl’s Volleyball Tournament, the youthful Cats are ready to make a push for next season. “We competed (and) we played well beyond “being happy to […]
Kootenay squanders victory opportunity, allows Canadians to score five times on power play en route to weekend sweep
Just when the Kootenay Ice thought it was finally going to end the winless drought Greater Vancouver Canadians scored four times on the power play to skate away with a 6-3 B.C. Major Midget Hockey League win Saturday at the Castlegar and District Community Complex. Shane Kumar and Tyler Sandhu scored 30 seconds apart to […]
RCMP: Weekly beat - Missing teen found
A 17-year old Christina Lake boy has returned home safely after getting lost looking for the family cat, Dec. 4. The Christina Lake Fire Department was called to a Fife Road residence by the boy’s parents after he didn’t return from searching a forested area close to the home looking for the family cat. He’d […]
When the optional becomes essential: Grants, innovation...and a funny lookin’ fireplace outside Ferraro’s?
Any way you slice it, Rossland’s downtown re-do will be costly. The latest figures from ISL put the project’s first phase at $4.45 million, less approximately $1.4 million from the transportation ministry. The second phase, covering Washington beyond 1st Avenue to Plewman, comes in at $3.8million. Add engineering costs and ...
A net gain in stalls and an end to the hated 'pedestrian' signage on Columbia? The downtown parking issue gets some clarification
ISL’s proposal for the downtown rebuild involves some rejigging of the city’s downtown parking stalls--a move that has generated some concerns and controversy. Columbia Ave. currently has 108 parking stalls from the west side of St Paul to the east side of Spokane. Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) guidelines, however,...
Columbia upgrades will need a quick decision from Rossland’s new council: Time to 'get moving'
Clad in his familiar unseasonable shorts, but sporting a nice new hat, former city building inspector Jason Ward joined council and new colleague Ed Kolla of ISL Engineering Monday for a detailed presentation of the proposed downtown “revitalization” project. The evening’s key message: it’s time for council to get moving. Fittingly, this sentiment was attributed […]
RDCK updates resource recovery bylaw
The old solid waste disposal bylaw is now trash after the regional district installed a new framework for “resource recovery” across the region. The new bylaw, which comes into effect Jan. 1, redefines what materials will be accepted at Regional District of Central Kootenay facilities, a simplified user fee schedule, as well as a schedule […]
Police still looking for information on missing man, Olivier Howard
The last time Olivier Howard was seen he was hitchhiking from the New Denver area in late April, 2011. Nelson Police are still looking for Howard, 30, seven months later and are requesting the assistance of the public regarding his disappearance. Howard is described as a Caucasian male, 183 cm (six feet) tall and weighs […]
Rural Transcapes - A documentary
This topical film profiles four transgender folks who have chosen to live in the Kootenays. The movie will be followed by a panel discussion. The documentary will take you into the lives of a group of trans-gendered folks who have chosen to live in a rural community as they seek medical support, navigate issues of […]
