By The Nelson Daily Sports It took the Castlegar Rebels two periods to solve former teammate Andrew Walton. By that time it was too late. The Fernie Ghostriders built up a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-2 KIJHL victory in game five of the Kootenay Conference Final Monday in the East Kootenay City. The […]

 To the editor,   Did you know you can, with just seconds of effort, help the environment, promote community pride and support Castlegar & District Community Services Society?   FortisBC’s Earth Hour Challenge has two exciting components this year. First, if Castlegar wins its third consecutive year as the community with the highest per-capita participation rate, […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Rebels are within a game of playing for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title. First period goals by Ryan Aynsley and Diego Bartlett would be all the scoring the Rebels would need as Castlegar edged Fernie Ghostriders 3-1 in Kootenay Conference Final action Saturday night in […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports The Fernie Ghostriders had more shots but the Castlegar Rebels scored more goals. Northern Michigan University bound Ryan Aynsley scored twice and added an assist to power the Rebels to a 5-3 victory over the Riders in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Thursday night in the Sunflower City. The […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson DailyB.C. New Democrat Party interim leader Dawn Black will be in the Nelson/Creston riding this weekend to visit the region as part of International Women’s Week.Black, a unanimous selection by NDP caucus as interim leader prior to the April 17 leadership convention is scheduled to join Nelson/Creston...

Dear editor, A double standard is alive and well at Rossland City Hall.Homeowners in Rossland are required to get all necessary permits and meet all requirements before they can do even small renovations to their homes.Red Mountain Ventures (RMV) on the other hand seems to have no such requirement.  A cabin has been built...

Mark Miller scored a power play goal with less than six minutes remaining in the game to spark the Osoyoos Coyotes to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Grizzlies Wednesday in Revelstoke. The win gives the Dogs a 2-1 lead in the Okanagan Conference best-of-seven series. Game four is Thursday […]

The City of Rossland has received a mandate from the citizens for the go ahead of the project to replace the infrastructure on the main street and it only makes sense that we replace the old worn out infrastructure before we repave the roadway.The question now becomes, at what cost? Not only in the money we pay in our taxes...

Early adopters of water meters are about to lose a significant advantage gained in 2010. Households that both installed the technology and managed to keep monthly usage below 30 cubic metres (30,000 litres), paid only 20 cents/m³ last year; that rate will jump to 52 cents/m³ this year, should the annual water rates bylaw pass...

From career musician to vintner and back again, Alex Nichol of the Selkirk Camerata has run the gamut and will be bringing both of his crowd pleasing projects to The Rouge Gallery on March 19th for the latest installment of the Rouge Music series. Filling the acoustically-blessed hall with the sounds of two violins and a...