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LVR rocks Rockers en route to Kootenay Rugby Championship

Chase Gilbertson scored two tries to lead the L.V. Rogers Bombers to a convincing 43-0 romp over Castlegar’s Stanley Humphries Rockers in the Kootenay High School Boy’s Rugby Championship Wednesday afternoon at the Lakeside Pitch in Nelson. LVR, the defending Kootenay Champion, now advances to the BC High School Boy’s AA Rugby Championships May 27-30 […]

RANT: On nipples, nudity and nonsense. The naked truth

Ed Note: I should, by rights, accompany this article with a topless photo, not a head shot. But, ironically, I believe I would be imprisoned for doing so … even though we sexualize everything from orange juice to alcohol in every media ranging from newspapers (Sunshine girls), TV, radio, etc. We spend billions of dollars […]

REC SITE: The Times They Are A-Changin'

New Shelters Coming, Old Shelters Going Under the community-generated Management Plan for the Rossland Range Recreation Site, some new day-use shelters will be built  to replace the older, rodent-infested but beloved structures that so many of us have happily skied or snowshoed to, and  used to warm up,  toast sandwiches or heat up soup, and […]

RCMP called after Ridgewood Road resident deals with bear inside home

Nelson RCMP said a Ridgewood Road homeowner experienced a rude awakening Tuesday night after a black bear entered the residence located five kilometers north of the Heritage City on the North Shore. Cpl. Michael Stefani of the Nelson RCMP said police dispatch received a call from the resident at 11 p.m. Tuesday of rustling ...

Nelson RCMP ask for public assistance in find missing man near Beasley

Nelson RCMP is asking of public assistance to find man last seen in the Beasley area, 15 kilometers west of Nelson on Highway 3A Monday, at 9 p.m., Nelson RCMP received a report of a missing person, John Nichols, age 21. Nichols arrived at a residence on Awesome View Rd in Beasley on Tuesday (May 5) to drop a friend off and...

Ministry of Forests places Meadow Creek Cedar Forest Licence under notice for pending cancellation

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations announced Monday that, effectively immediately, the Meadow Creek Cedar Forest Licence has been placed under notice for pending cancellation. The pending cancellation, the second in just over a year, is scheduled to take place on Aug. 7, 2015. The Forest Licence at...

Quick thinking by a Clark Freightways driver spares ducks

Everyone says a "friend in need, is a friend indeed." This Mother Duck, unknowingly, was never so happy as to have this cautious, and courteous, Clark Freightways driver watching the road Saturday afternoon near Taghum. The driver saw Mother Duck trying to cross Highway 3A with her young flock in search of Kootenay River...

Nelson Commons commitment to hiring local includes women

Men may still hold the lion’s share of industrial jobs, but women are slowly, but surely, making a dent in those numbers. At the Nelson Commons job site, Selina Drake of Nelson is one of those trendsetters from the female side of the playing field. "I'm a rare breed," said Drake, who operates a dump truck for McNally Excavating....

Police step up patrols for Silver City Days but praise event

Police have increased patrols and presence in Trail for this weekend’s Silver City Days, but RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr says that’s no negative reflection on the annual fair. “We do get increased call volume, but I think that has more to do with an increase in population than it does with the event itself,” he said, adding most of...

Lieutenant Governor to visit Castlegar School; tour Sculpture Walk

On Monday, May 11, the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, will commence a six-day trip to communities in the West Kootenays including Grand Forks, Christina Lake, Rossland, Warfield, Trail, Castlegar, New Denver, Kaslo, Nelson, Salmo, Fruitvale, Montrose and Creston. Her first stop in Castlegar will be at a local elementary school, Twin […]

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