Cougars take bite out of Ice, sweep two-game series
By The Nelson Daily Sports The red-hot streak by Kootenay Ice standards came to a crashing end after the Cariboo Cougars swept a pair of B.C. Major Midget Hockey League games during the weekend in the Thompson region. Harjas Grewal had three points, including two goals, to lead the Cougars to a 7-4 victory Sunday […]
Rescuers retrieve body of Alberta man from Kokanee
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A search and rescue team flown by helicopter into the avalanche laden alpine area of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park has retrieved the body of an Alberta man killed in an avalanche yesterday. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk confirmed the man’s body has been taken out of the backcountry after he […]
LETTER: BC should be covering smoking cessation products
Dear Editor: The Canadian Cancer Society BC and Yukon is calling on the BC government and Liberal leadership candidates to support smokers who wish to quit by providing funding for nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) for those British Columbia smokers trying to quit. During National Non-smoking Week, the BC government ...
POLICE: Search leads to grow op bust
Two local residents have been arrested after RCMP searched their home in Grand Forks. A 34-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were charged with theft of hydro, production of marijuana and possession for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled substance. The search was conducted by the Grand Forks and Kootenay Boundary regional detachment officers […]
Knowler wins competition, Team White wins Midget Allstar Game
By The Nelson Daily Sports Kootenay Ice Jesse Knowler won the fastest skater competition, but the opposing Team White took the bigger prize, edging Team Blue 6-5 at the annual B.C. Hockey Major Midget Hockey League All Star Game Friday during the weekend at the Art Holding Memorial Arena in Chase. Alex Kerfott of West […]
Poor No More film targets economic well being
Poor No More featuring Mary Walsh Saturday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. @ Nelson United Church, or 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at St. Rita’s Parish Hall, 513 7 Ave., in Castlegar. Admission is free. We were always told “If you work hard, things will get better.” But while corporations protected their profits, hard-working Canadians’ […]
Avalanche danger closes Slocan Valley highway
Extreme avalanche conditions, blowing snow and freezing rain are hampering highway travel and have closed Highway 31A near New Denver until further notice. In addition to the avalanche activity, some areas of the province are experiencing prolonged snowfall, freezing rain and blowing snow to the extent that a number of travel advisories have been established. […]
One man dies in avalanche in Kokanee Glacier backcountry
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily One man is dead in the West Kootenay backcountry after an avalanche in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park on Sunday afternoon, RCMP report. Heading into the weekend the Canadian Avalanche Centre had warned the risk of avalanches above and at the tree line in the West Kootenay backcountry was high […]
Investigation of Kerr fire on hold: fire chief
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The complexity of the fire investigation on the origin of the Kerr Apartment Building fire has forced the fire department to suspend their operation until the building undergoes demolition, says the Nelson Fire Rescue chief. Simon Grypma said fire and police investigators temporarily suspended the physical investigation of the […]
Crown reverses “banishment” sentence on Nelson man
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Eighteen hours before a Nelson man was to leave the city for 18 months on a court-imposed banishment order his sentence was overturned by the same court. Mikael Arrak, 26, was convicted of criminal harassment and ordered by a judge in Nelson Monday to leave the city, his mother […]
