By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Although avalanche conditions in the West Kootenay backcountry have been moderate for the last few days they will climb to considerable Wednesday as new snow and wind will set up touchy wind slabs near ridge tops, the Canadian Avalanche Centre reports. James Floyer of the CAC said anticipated snowfall […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports Last week Lauren Taylor became the first freshman in Portland State school history to capture a women’s golf tournament. Tuesday, the Nelson native added another first beside her name in the Portland State record book. Taylor shot a final round 75 to claim the top prize at the Big Sky […]

They may not be Whitney Houston, but, yes, they do firmly believe that children are our future and despite a 10% cut to their provincial funding this year, the Success by Six program, now formally in its eight year of operation in BC, continues to do more with less.  The news of a funding cut isn’t all bad for the group,...

The latest instalment of the Rossland Real Food’s sustainability conversation series happened last Saturday afternoon at Cafe Books West. This was the third event in the series, which since its start in January has seen steady participation by Rosslanders wanting to ask questions or soak up information about living sustainably...

At the SD20 Community Focus Group meeting held at RSS on March 3, attendees were put into groups, and were asked to answer three questions relating to the Facilities Report scenario 17B that they put forward (MacLean K-7, close Rossland Secondary, Jl Crowe 8 to 12, Castlegar Primary closed, Twin Rivers K-7, Late French Immersion...

It's a beast of an issue, but size cannot intimidate Rossland's Sustainability Commission; next week's Green Drinks event will address challenges associated with the whopping topic of global population trends, exposing what the keynote speaker characterizes as sustainability's “sleeping elephant.” The upcoming Green Drinks ...

A fire in the isolation room on the third floor of Kootenay Lake Hospital has sent one person into police custody under the suspicion of arson. Nelson Fire Department firefighters and hospital staff managed to contain the fire that broke out in the room occupied by one person at the time. The lone occupant of […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports For the third consecutive year the Kootenay Wildcats watched as another team celebrated a provincial title. Thompson/Okanagan Rockets scored the only goal of the third period to squeak out a 3-2 victory in game three of the 2010-2011 Female Midget AAA Championship Sunday night in Rutland. The Rockets win […]

Fire took the one of the oldest hotels in the Boundary region last night in Beaverdell. Witnesses say that the fire was noticed at about 2 a.m. and the intense heat took the building quickly. Although there is speculation flying around the small community, the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. Local […]

What really is a “man’s man,” and why does it sound so homoerotic when it’s supposed to mean the inverse?   I have thought about this over the years as I postulate what might have been if I’d picked up a hammer and not a camera or learned a trade and not an art. The […]