Bombers host annual High School Baseball Tourney in Trail
Okay Bombers, let’s . . . play . . . ball. Unfortunately, the first home game for the L.V. Rogers High School Baseball team will not be at the newly refurbished Queen Elizabeth Park in Nelson. Bomber fans need to travel 80 kilometers to the west to Trail for the 2015 LVR High School Tournament. […]
RDCK rejects bids for Balfour/Kaslo Transfer Station Upgrades
It’s getting to sound like a broken record as for the second time in as many weeks the Regional District of Central Kootenay board has rejected bids for a project. Last week the tendering process did not produce a winner according to the RDCK staff for renovations to the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre after […]
Student Scientists show their stuff at Regional Science Fair
Nicholas Paun, Dylan Peil and Ivie Lock‐Luttmer proved that science can be fun after the trio rocked the KAST (Kootenay Association for Science & Technology) fair Saturday at the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium in Nelson. The trio are now off to Fredricton, NB, for the Canadian Science Fair May 14-16. Paun and Peil have racked up...
'Ride The Bus Free' on Earth Day April 22, 2015
West Kootenay Transit is doing its best to support Earth Day 2015 by offering a Free Transit for all passengers on Wednesday, April 22. “We are hoping people will take this opportunity to give the bus a try,” said City of Nelson Garage and Transit Supervisor Jody Koehle. “(We want the public to) see how […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — Selkirk Saints Student Athletes
The Selkirk College Saints closed out an amazing British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League season with the awards banquet held recently at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The ceremony saw many of the Saints players honoured for their achievements in the run to the 2015 BCIHL title. Twelve student athletes were presented with certificates to recognize achievements […]
Selkirk College Saints Continue Rebuild of Defence Core
The Selkirk College Men’s hockey program is pleased to announce the playing commitment of Richard Gratz to attend and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2015-2016 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. Gratz is a 6-foot-3, 190 pound defenseman who recently completed his final season with the OCN...
Routine traffic stop by NPD results in arrest of man for outstanding BC warrants
The Monday morning blues proved to be all too true for a driver heading through Nelson. While cruising through the Heritage City the man, along with his female passenger, was stopped by Nelson Police in the 400 Block of Vernon Street at 3:45 a.m after officers noticed the driver may be impaired. During the identification […]
Local artist makes short list in CBC music contest
Big news! You may know her as Christina Amelio, vocal coach at SuperCat Studios here in town, but soon you’ll know her like the rest of the country, as singing sensation Nina Amelio. Amelio, 25, has now made it past the first round in CBC’s Searchlight competition, billed as a venue to find Canada’s next greatest musical...
LVR teacher Angie McTague receives prestigious McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award
Angie McTague of L.V. Rogers High School in Nelson was one of two teachers honoured with the prestigious UBC Engineering's McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award. Gordon Trousdell of West Vancouver Secondary School was honoured with the award posthumously. McTague, who has been on staff at LVR since the mid-2000 after coming...
South Okanagan's Robin Edgar-Haworth on a cross-Canada odyssey to 'Right the Wrong'
Commuters heading into Nelson Monday morning for work from South Slocan or leaving the Heritage City for the afternoon drive home on the North Shore may have seen a man pushing a cart on the highway with his trusty dog by his side. This person was not homeless, nor was he looking for recycled cans […]
