March 2011 is for the dogs, as are Mother Nature and groundhogs
I usually look forward to March, but I have to say this month has been hideous. I am beginning to think that Mother Nature is playing head games with us and that Groundhog Day should be banned. It’s been over six weeks since those rodents indicated to us that winter would last another six weeks, so their predictions are an ...
Joe Hill Rocks out The Miners’ Hall with Wicked Local Talent & Calls for New Volunteers
Last night, the 23rd, Joe Hill Coffee House event at the Miners’ Hall was a rocking night of lively music indeed. The line-up included the Golden City Fiddlers, who opened the show with some foot stomping pieces, and ended with local folksters Dandelion and the Ditchweeds, who played an energetic set much appreciated by the...
Aynsley pulls Rebels back into KIJHL Final with OT winner
By The Nelson Daily Sports Ryan Aynsley made a decision in January to leave the Trail Smokies of the B.C. Junior Hockey League and return to the Sunflower City. Everyone in Castlegar is glad he did. The Kelowna sniper scored at the 8:21 mark of the first overtime to give the Rebels a 2-1 victory […]
Taylor makes freshman history at Portland State after winning Folino Invitational Women’s Golf Tourney
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports L.V. Rogers Bomber grad Lauren Taylor made history Tuesday by being the first freshman in Portland State Viking history to capture a women’s golf tournament.
Taylor shot an even par 144 to win the Big Sky Conference Folino Invitational Women’s Golf Tourney hosted by Cal State Fullerton at Oak […]
Cats Blog — North Shore ends Wildcats run at a provincial title
The West Kootenay Wildcats, based in Castlegar, are currently in Kelowna playing at the B.C. Hockey Female Bantam provincials. Nelson Minor Hockey product Jesse Cooper, joined by two other Heritage City players — Emma Hare and Jena Wheeldon — has agreed to blog the happenings of the Cats for The Nelson Daily. The Wildcats scored […]
Arena too expensive, councillor suggests
Welcome to Canada, where even the most battered-looking small-town arena has a formidable hold on the heartstrings of citizens. But could maintaining such a structure prove too costly? One city councillor suggests so. “We're being nickel and dimed on the arena,” said councillor Laurie Charlton at a lengthy committee meeting...
Cats not scared of Phantom, sweep FV out of playoffs
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports For the third consecutive year the Kootenay Wildcats will be in the final of the B.C. Female AAA Hockey League. The Cats booked their ticket by sweeping the Fraser Valley Phantom 2-0 in the best-of-three Female AAA Hockey League semi final Saturday in Pitt Meadows. Brianne Burns of Kelowna […]
City Centre demolition to begin Monday
It’s been a long battle, but the City of Castlegar has finally cleared the various court cases and has the green light to tear down the City Centre Motel downtown. In a decision released today (March 21), B.C. Court of Appeals upheld an earlier court decision empowering the city to proceed with demolition of the dilapidated City […]
An Empire of Strawmen take the crown as the West Kootenay’s top web-designers
They came, they saw, they ingested excess amounts of caffeine and ultimately (despite a few baggy red eyes) they conquered. While others may have been enjoying the new snow in the mountains, hanging out with family or simply relaxing over the weekend, three local web-development teams spent all night Friday and most of...
Coyotes take bite out of Rebels to grab 2-0 lead in KIJHL final
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Rebels came close, but not close enough to knocking off the Osoyoos Coyotes. The Desert Dogs scored a pair of one-goal wins on home ice to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey Final. Corey Allen’s goal early in the third period proved […]
