My report is in! A solid 50 on the EnerGuide rating, with three simple fixes to get me up to 61 and save some $565 every year.Space heating accounts for 77 percent of my current energy consumption, so the three fixes, in order of their effectiveness, are 1) insulate my basement, 2) insulate my ceiling, and 3) seal up the...

A decision to cut at least six jobs from BC Hydro’s Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) in Nelson must be rescinded, says the city’s MLA. Michelle Mungall said on the last day of the Fall Legislative session that the Minister of Energy and Mines needed to reconsider cuts to BC Hydro that will […]

Sawyer Hunt’s third period goal proved to be the winner as Nelson edged Castlegar 7-6 in the final of the Sunflower City Minor Hockey Bantam Rep Tournament Sunday at the Community Complex Arena. Hunt, giving Nelson a 7-4 advantage, took a pass from Nolan Percival and Jacob Shukin before burying the puck into the Castlegar […]

It seems Steve Archdekin is going faster backwards than forwards. Which is why The Nelson Daily jumped on the Archdekin bandwagon to help the Beasley resident achieve his goal of running a race for a dying friend. “I need to sell another 18 shirts before Friday to pay for my gas (to Spokane and back), […]

A passenger died after being thrown from a truck he was travelling in when it lost control on slippery roads today. 72-year-old Jacob Giesbrecht of Grand Forks was not wearing his seatbelt when he was ejected from the truck as it slid off the road and died as a result of his injuries. The driver […]

There’s a FREE Backcountry Avalanche Workshop being put on by the Canadian Avalanche Centre in Rossland in the RSS Gymnasium this Thursday evening, December 1, from 6:30 - 9:30pm. The workshop is being run by CAA avalanche forecaster Penny Goddard. All ages are welcome and there are lots of great door prizes to be won! Workshop...

Dear editor,In September, Andrew Bennett wrote, “Rossland is a “fat” energy town using about 36% more electricity than the average BC home. It’s time for an eco-vention”. So should we Rosslanders hang our heads in shame? Whilst I am 100% in agreement that we should all be trying to cut back on our energy use, the description...

Castlegar RCMP are requesting assistance in locating Colleen Theresa Rizzotti. Rizzotti is wanted for two counts of theft under $5,000, and one count of breaching her Conditional Sentence Order. Rizotti is 50 years of age, Caucasian, 5’6, 150 pounds, has blue eyes, and brown hair. She has a tattoo of two tear drops underneath her left […]

A Grand Forks graffiti artist was being watched by the RCMP, the police admitted Monday, the CBC reported. Two surveillance cameras hidden in trees near his home were found in June by Dion Nordick, with pictures of himself and friends coming and going from his home. He also found hundreds of pictures of drug busts, […]

By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Sports Are you ready for some volleyball? The Mount Sentinel Wildcats had better be ready to bring their A-game to the B.C. north or else. Because the head coach is not at all keen to watch from the sidelines when the Cats begin play at the B.C. High School […]