Intoxicated male removed from local business by NPD officers
A local Heritage City business required police assistance Monday to deal with an intoxicated man said Nelson Police Sergeant Corey Hoy in a NPD media release. Hoy said Nelson Police Department received a call Monday (November 23) for service related to an intoxicated, uncooperative male in a local business. "The male had...
Selkirk College Asks: Are You Made for Trades?
Selkirk College Welding Program instructor Bruce Davis’s passion for his trade is obvious when he starts talking about his early days as a student at Nelson’s Silver King Campus. “I always strive to be better,” the 34-year-old says. “The second I laid my first [welding] bead, I thought ‘that’s not very good, I want to make ...
LETTER: Condemning kindness makes no sense - spread it, instead
A flurry of letters and Facebook posts demanding we stop the Syrian refugee immigration and take care of our homeless and vets before refugees got us thinking. We have made donations to two school Christmas funds, the Nelson Food Cupboard, the Calgary Food Bank, the Calgary Mustard Seed, the Poppy Fund, the Canadian Red Cross,...
NPD Constable David Laing presented with Award of Valour
Constable David Laing of the Nelson Police Department joined 65 other officers last week at the B.C.’s 35th annual Police Honours Night in Victoria. Laing, a long time member of the Nelson Police Department was recognized for bravery after placing himself at personal risk during the saving of a woman as she jumped from a...
Teck Trail to lose between 70 and 80 jobs in 2016, most via attrition
Trail will be losing between 70 and 80 jobs as Teck Cominco reduces its operating costs for 2016. In a press release issued Tuesday, Teck officials indicated a $650 million reduction in overall spending for 2016 throughout their global operations. Teck Trail spokesman Richard Deanesaid this will mean, for Trail, a reduction...
Head of Food Bank says local working families going hungry, homeless
Dear Premier Clarke, Katrine Conroy MLA, Richard Cannings MP, Prime Minister Trudeau, Castlegar Community Harvest Food Bank can no longer meet the needs of the working poor. We can not continue to rob Peter to pay Paul. We do not have the capacity to raise any more funds than we already do. We operate 100-per-cent on volunteers...
WK Community TEETH Clinic looking for public support to capture $50,000
WK Community TEETH Clinic is hoping the general public in the West Kootenay will find time to help the local organization in its bid to win $50,000. West Kootenay Community TEETH Clinic Society is one of five finalists being chosen for a video storytelling campaign. To view the video and vote, go to this website. “One of the...
Fortis frantically working to restore power throughout the region
Winds from heavy storms yesterday evening brought down a number of trees in the Kootenay region, impacting electricity service in the towns of Crawford, Coffee Creek, Kaslo, Fruitvale, Salmo, Ymir, and Rosemont as well as portions of Trail, Rossland, Warfield, and Castlegar. FortisBC’s first priority is to maintain the safety...
BUSINESS FEATURE: Trail entrepreneur gets creative and branches out
A Trail entrepreneur is getting creative and diversifying to ensure her company’s success and keep her little part of the city’s downtown thriving. Lorraine Johnston opened the clothing store Sonsie on Cedar Avenue on May 9of this year, selling new and consignment plus-sized clothing, as well as purses, accessories, shoes, ...
City council says no to free Wi-Fi coverage in public places
The City of Nelson may have designated itself as a “smart” community, but only in certain acceptable areas of the city after council turned down the offer of free public Wi-Fi coverage in high traffic city areas like parks. City council voted during the last meeting against accepting Shaw’s GoWi-Fi program to provide free...
