Two teachers with roots in the West Kootenay have launched new careers abroad with the help of Selkirk College’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program. Prior to taking the TESOL Program, Slocan Valley raised Craig Nichols was a full-time elementary and middle school teacher working in the Yukon...

Team BC had the offence running on all cylinders Tuesday at the 2016 Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championships in Digby, Nova Scotia, scoring 16 points en route to a pair of wins. Skip Bob Ursel and third Dave Stephenson, both of Kelowna, second Don Freschi of Trail and lead Fred Thomson of Nelson doubled Grant Odishaw of...

Not so fast 100 Mile House Wranglers. The defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champs are not willing to let their title go without a fight. Jason Richter scored a natural hat trick to power the Nitros to a 4-1 decision over the 100 Mile House Wranglers Sunday in KIJHL Finals action in Kimberley. The victory...

Kootenay Lake School District 8 board will announce its draft plan Tuesday during a Special Board Meeting as they move forward with the next round of public meetings discussing the future of schools in the Nelson area.   The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 5 p.m. According to Kootenay Lake Secretary Treasurer Kim Morris, the […]

The BC Senior Men’s Champs are ready to reload as the rink begins quest for the top prize at the Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championships beginning Monday in Digby, Nova Scotia. The rink, consisting of Kelowna curlers skip Bob Ursel and third Dave Stephenson along with second Don Freschi of Trail and lead Fred Thomson of...

Avalanche Canada is joining Parks Canada and Kananaskis Country to issue a special public warning for backcountry users for the coming Eastser long weekend. The warning, from March 25 to March 28, includes Avalanche Canada’s Purcell Mountains and North Rockies regions along with Banff, Yoho, Kootenay, and Jasper National Parks...

Affordable housing, poverty reduction, social inclusion, early childhood education – these are all important factors that contribute to social well-being in our communities. In partnership with local social service agencies across the region, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) is hosting workshops in several...

Canadians had high expectations for change but instead of help, this budget is marked by the Liberals backtracking on their promises to tackle inequality. In particular, breaking promises to First Nation children, just like so many previous Liberal and Conservative governments “Residents of South Okanagan — West Kootenay were...

Support from hockey fans helped fuel the Selkirk College Saints to a fourth straight British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) title this past weekend and now the student athletes are hosting a gathering to celebrate with the community. The Saints Celebration Rally is set for Wednesday starting at noon on the...

Nelson RCMP continues to investigate an accident that closed Highway 3A on the Northshore Monday morning. Cst. Stathis Dimopoulos said RCMP received a call at approximately 9:30 a.m. Monday of a single vehicle accident blocking both lanes of traffic near the 2600 block of Highway 3A. "Preliminary investigation has determined...