Mount Sentinel student in stable condition following early morning accident
The Nelson Daily staffAn 18-year-old Mount Sentinel student is reported to be in serious, but stable condition at the Trail Regional Hospital following a highway accident west of the junction at South Slocan near Shoreacres Thursday morning.Michael Reinhart was cycling on Highway 3A when he somehow left the shoulder of the ...
Selkirk's Travis Herlein named BCIHL Player of the Week
Selkirk College forward Travis Herlein has been named the British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League’s Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, November 14th, the league announced Monday. Herlein was Selkirk’s top performer during a two-game Interior road swing that saw them come close to collecting points against BCIHL powerhouses Thompson Rivers and Okanagan. On […]
First peak at the backcountry's snow
The Nelson Daily staffConfidence is poor in the backcountry, according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s first forecast of the year.However, with few people venturing out the conditions in the backcountry right now remain a bit of a mystery, the CAC reported. There generally is a lack of snow in the region except for higher...
Logging stopped as Sinixt win injunction in court
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyA hotspot of environmental and political activity on Perry Ridge will now be cooled until the new year. The Sinixt Nation protest camp and blockade on Perry Ridge Forest Service Road will be dismantled after the aboriginal group was successful Monday afternoon in obtaining an injunction...
Over 900 people dead, 14,000 infected in Haitian cholera outbreak
New figures show an estimated 917 have died and 14,000 more infected with cholera in Haiti’s present outbreak. However, it is suspected that many deaths in mountainous regions far from hospitals are going unreported. Clinics are rapidly filling up and many deaths are being reported. “The trend is extremely, extremely alarming. We have not reached a peak […]
Video released by RCMP in Owen Rooney case
Parents of missing 24-year-old Australian Owen Rooney filed a complaint with Interior Health Authority questioning the adequacy of his care and the hospital’s risk management of the situation while RCMP continue their efforts to locate the man. RCMP released video footage today to once again ask the public for help to find Rooney who […]
Chilean miner Edison Peña completes New York Marathon
Edison Peña, one of the 33 miners who had been trapped underground in the San José copper-gold mine in Copiapó,Chile, participated on Sunday in the 41st annual New York City Marathon. Peña had arrived at the city on Thursday, and had been invited by the New York Road Runners, organizers of the marathon. Before the marathon began, Peña and Mayor of […]
RCMP issue warning regarding phone, mail and e-mail fraud in the region
The Crime Prevention unit of the Trail RCMP have issued a warning today regarding an e-mail and phone fraud scam that has been taking place across Canada and in our own backyard in the Kootenays over the past week. Police are urging citizens to use extra caution when receiving what appears to be either a phone […]
Overwhelming "no" in recreation expansion referendum
The official results are not yet in, but the preliminary ballots show such a resounding “no” vote that no other finale is a possibility in today’s $25-million recreation referendum in Castlegar. The Regional District of Central Kootenay posted the unoffical results on the district website Saturday night. With just under 40-per-cent voter turn-out, the […]
Air quality advisory issued
The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Interior Health Authority has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Castlegar, Trail and Creston because of high concentrations of fine particulates which are expected to persist until Sunday. Avoid strenuous outdoor activities. If you are experiencing difficulty in breathing, chest pain or discomfort, sudden […]
