I fought the law and the law won: Big John Kirkup replaces “Miner’s Law” with “Kirkup’s Law”
By 1896, Rossland was considered a cosmopolitan town, a “premiere camp”, and it had a reputation as being a fairly orderly place despite all the riffraff who were flowing in from all over. There were dozens of saloons and Sourdough Alley was a hub of debauchery, gambling, and prostitution, but incidents of violent crime were...
LETTER: Does the $6M bill for infrastructure upgrade benefit developers? Will it ruin The Mountain Kingdom?
Dear editor,At a City of Rossland financial planning meeting late last year, I asked questions about the justification for the Columbia/Washington infrastructure upgrade project. After a few vague and unqualified answers about the need to replace 100-year-old infrastructure, further discussion was cut off on the grounds that...
LETTER: Councillor disputes Telegraph story, tells his side
Dear editor,There is significant misinformation in the recent article about the parcel tax review panel.This misinformation does a disservice to readers of the Telegraph.A parcel tax roll is prepared on the basis of a bylaw adopted by Council.The bylaw (not the panel as stated in the article) defines the specifics of the...
How is your body doing? Get it tested and find out!
Many people come into the office with asthma/eczema/arthritis/heart disease and many other problems that they have been dealing with for many years. Most of the options they have tried are not working or only work if they stay on the drug they have been prescribed. So, one of the important questions they ask is “How can I...
Ice give Hawks cold reception, steal three of four points
By The Nelson Daily SportsA goal by Castlegar’s Darren Medeiros with eight minutes remaining in the game snapped a 3-3 tie to power the Kootenay Ice to a 4-3 victory over the playoff bound Valley West Hawks in B.C. Major Midget Hockey League action Saturday night in Castlegar.The Ice took three of four points against the Hawks...
Leafs beat up Hawks 9-1 to square Murdoch Semi Final
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Less than a week ago the Vegas odds makers were giving the Toronto Maple Leafs more of a chance to win the Stanley Cup than the Nelson Leafs winning a Murdoch Division playoff game. What a difference a few days make. After being out scored 17-4 in the first […]
Bertolucci, Team B.C. taste Canada Games gold
Kootenay Ice forward Luke Bertolucci is tasting gold after helping Team B.C. to a 7-4 victory over Quebec in the final of Ice Hockey Friday at the Canada Winter Games in Halifax. Bertolucci, from Montrose, scored the opening goal for the winners to help get the party started. This is the first gold medal for […]
Leafs get back in series with 5-3 victory over Hawks
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Nelson Leafs finally solved the voodoo curse inflicted on the Green and White by the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Colton Schell’s goal with just over three minutes remaining in the third period sparked the Leafs to a 5-3 victory over the Hawks in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Playoffs […]
RDCK passes resolution against provincial downloading
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Continued provincial offloading of the future costs of healthcare capital projects could mean a significant rise in current property taxes for all West Kootenay residents, says one regional district director. Area K (Arrow Lakes) director Paul Peterson said precedence is being set for the IHA to ask the West […]
