It’s not every night that you get to take part in mass sing-alongs to Disney songs and witness public swapping of clothes between male and females in front of a crowd in the Miners’ Hall, but this weekend–for the third time–one of Rossland’s most fun annual fundraising events will once again provide just that mix. And more. […]

Lately, I have been with a couple of people while they’ve filled their gas tanks, and I couldn’t help but get a physical pain somewhere in my body when I saw how much they paid. Even my dad’s little Subaru, though fairly fuel-efficient, costs more to fill than my weekly grocery budget--and I won’t even go into how much a...

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson DailyThere’s no joy today in Nakuspville. Or is there?Despite failing to make the top ten in the 2011 Kraft Hockeyville contest, there remains nothing but “pride” in the town of 1800.“(While) I’m a bit disappointed that we didn't make it farther in the end, (Kraft Hockeyville) brought the community out...

The nightmare scenario: the stretch of highway between Castlegar and Trail, made treacherous by ice accumulation and poor visibility, littered with a half dozen smashed cars and twice that many dead bodies. Emergency lights strobe across the devastated face of the Castlegar father who was speeding like a maniac and lost control of his car, […]

A 59-year-old Castlegar woman with permanent brain damage may never know how much of her brain damage was due to her illness, and how much was the end result of calling an ambulance in Castlegar.   Castlegar’s Fiona Drayton was scheduled to leave for a holiday in Israel on Jan. 28. The morning of January […]

There are so many legendary personalities and characters in Rossland’s early history: it’s an amateur historian’s delight. A lot of the information makes great reading, especially when you get to fill in the blanks with your own imagination. One person who certainly deserves the title of “legend” in these parts is Rossland’s...

Two teams have booked tickets to the conference final after the Revelstoke Grizzlies blasted Kamloops Storm 10-4 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Playoff action Wednesday in Revelstoke. The Grizz scored four times in each of the first two periods to halt the Storm and win the best-of-seven series 4-1. Revelstoke now meets Osoyoos in […]

City administrator Victor Kumar will not be getting fired this week, but it's not for lack of trying on the part of long-time city councillor Laurie Charlton.   A motion to terminate Kumar's employment contract, tabled by Charlton, died immediately for lack of a seconder at Monday night's council meeting, marking a new low-water...

Yesterday, the Salvation Army launched its new Dignity Project with an Angus Reid study it had commissioned about public perceptions of poverty in Canada. The research done by the famous pollsters revealed some interesting statistics and a few shocking myths, including the following:   Nearly 50 percent of Canadians feel that...

In what sort of accommodation do bees stay while on holiday? A bee and bee, of course.   Common sense may tell us that having more creatures flying around that could potentially sting us might not be a good idea. Lynn Westcott, a Castlegar-based entomologist, disagrees with that. Throughout her career she’s been stressing the […]