RCMP said a woman and two friends were rescued early Monday (February 15) morning after getting stranded and off course in the Boulder Mountain area near Revelstoke. Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said in a media release the search was started by the woman's boyfriend reported the party overdue from a snowmobile outing near Revelstoke. ...

If building late-season drama was the goal, the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) schedule-makers couldn’t have planned it any more perfect. With time running out on the regular season, over the next two weeks the Selkirk College Saints and Simon Fraser University Clan will lock horns in three pivotal...

There are going to be a lot of familiar faces at the 2016 Tim Horton’s Brier in Ottawa. And Jim Cotter is one of them. The Vernon skip reeled off six consecutive victories en route to his third consecutive BC Men’s title at the 2016 Canadian Direct Insurance Curling Championships Sunday night at the Nelson Curling Club. The...

Thanks to a grant of nearly $4.6 Million, renovations at the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre are all of a sudden a great idea. Friday afternoon, the curtains were dropped and Nelson residents had a chance to finally see what’s been going on behind the scenes at the NDCC new aquatic centre. Mayor Deb Kozak and several members...

It's been a busy week for Nelson Search and Rescue. NSAR public information officer Chris Armstrong said in a media release that twice in a matter of days the local search and rescue body was activated for a pair of medical evacuations from backcountry lodges this week.   Armstrong said Tuesday (February 9th) NSAR was called...

The traffic lanes and pedestrian walkway on the eastbound (downstream) side of the Victoria Street Bridge will be closed from Monday, Feb. 15 to Monday, Feb. 29. The closure will accommodate crews from Power Tech Electrical Ltd. who will be installing LED lights as part of the Victoria Street Bridge Lighting Project. The...

Police are looking for three suspects after a theft Wednesday, according to RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson. On the evening of Feb.10, between 9 and 10 p.m., two males and one female were involved in the theft of two snowblowers from a business along Columbia Ave near 22 Street,” Johnson said. “The suspects were driving a dark coloured...

The Cranbrook RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in locating Michael Andres Salvador-Bejarano who currently has a warrant outstanding for his arrest in connection with the February 4th 2016, home invasion incident in Cranbrook. A warrant for arrest has been issued for Michael Andres Salvador-Bejarano, born May 23, 1991....

A 'significant' amount of drugs have been confiscated after a bust in Edgewood today, according to RCMP Cpl. Jason Burndred. "On Thursday, Feb. 11, the Nakusp RCMP executed a CDSA search warrant for an unlicenced grow operation in the Edgewood B.C. area," Burndred said. "A 49-year-old male was arrested for production of a...

In 2010, KAST and the Nelson Tech Club joined forces with 6 Kootenay Boundary middle schools in holding the first Annual Robogames. Twenty-four students, aged 12 to 17 created the robotic entries which battled for robotic supremacy. In 2016, we're hosting nearly 40 teams and over 80 participants in our largest, most ambitious...