A concerned senior population in Nelson can breathe a sigh of relief after Interior Health officially announced that Broader Horizons Adult Daycare Centre will officially re-open operations (Tuesday) September 1. IH Health Service Administrator for Community Services in Kootenay/Boundary Cheryl Whittleton made the announcement Monday. “We’re pleased to announce that we’ve hired permanent staff and […]

The future is so bright the coaches of the Trail Orioles American Legion Baseball team had better find a pair of shades. The Silver City-based squad, with players from throughout the region, combined a solid season with an amazing performance at the District Tournament to qualify for State Finals. “Every player on the team ...

It appears no one was severely injured in a two-vehicle accident that sent one person to hospital Sunday afternoon at Playmor Junction on Highway 3A. Tarry’s Fire Department was called to the scene of the accident involving a Toyota SUV and a Toyota Tacoma pickup at the junction of Highway 3A and 6. “When we arrived, I thought...

A couple of music lovers attending the 2015 Shambhala Music Festival reported their kayaks had been stolen in the early hours of Sunday morning RCMP said. RCMP Sergeant Mike Wicentowich told The Nelson Daily Sunday the couple had attended the music festival Saturday, and when they returned to their vehicle, the two kayaks...

The influx of tourists and patrons attending the popular electronic music festival, Shambhala near Salmo, made for a higher call rate than normal for Nelson Police Department. Two calls in particular happened last week on Baker Street and outside the Nelson Police Department office on Stanley Street. The Baker Street call...

With weather conditions expected to remain warm and dry, water users in the Lower Columbia, West Kootenay and East Kootenay regions are being urged to reduce water consumption, and the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 3 drought rating for the area. Level 3 drought conditions call for voluntary water-use reductions of an additional […]

Nelson Hydro customers will be buffered from the province-wide electricity rate increase that was handed down by FortisBC on Aug. 1. Nelson Hydro is not planning to flow through the FortisBC rate change, said the city’s electrical utility manager, Alex Love. “We do forecast our annual energy purchase costs and include rate changes in those […]

Thanks to a pair of observant Rossland residents, a prolific thief is spending the next 15 months in jail, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Daren Oelke. “Just before 10 a.m. on Saturday, two Rossland residents came across a male driving what they believed to be a stolen vehicle out of Christina Lake,” Oelke said.“They recognized...

This season, the Kootenay Robusters decided to try a different strategy for their paddling season - one that should be especially helpful to new recruits, and enjoyable for experienced team members as well. Two early season festivals were planned, the first in Lethbridge at the end of June and the second at the end of July ...

A surge in international students coming to the West Kootenay to study English at Selkirk College has opened up further opportunities for local families to experience a cultural exchange close to home. Starting in late-August, the Selkirk College English Language Program will immerse more than 100 international students in ...