Concern for flagging Kootenay Lake fishery draws big crowd
The short version is that there are too many mouths to feed. The longer version is that it may take anywhere from two to ten years for the Kokanee to recover in Kootenay Lake and everyone has to help. That was the message from Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) biologists who spoke to a packed meeting of...
NOTICE: Reduced traffic lanes for Feb. 25
This notice is to inform the public that eastbound traffic on Victoria Street, from Bay Avenue to the Victoria Street Bridge, will be reduced to single-lane traffic on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This is necessary as crews will be replacing a water valve on a watermain in the area. Motorists are asked to obey...
Castlegar PeeWee House teams take gold and silver in Stateside tourney
This past weekend both Castlegar Pee Wee House teams travelled to Spokane, Washington to compete in the Young American Days Pee Wee House Tournament. In round robin play the Castlegar Giants defeated SAYHA 3 with a score of 3-0. They then played Cranbrook defeating them 2-1 with final round robin play against Nelson with Castlegar […]
Hawks outguns Nelson to regain home ice advantage in Murdoch Division Semi Final
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks regained home-ice advantage in the Murdoch Division Semi Final against the Nelson Leafs Monday night at the NDCC Arena. Beaver Valley scored five times in the third period to post a 5-2 to Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Green and White before a crowd of more than […]
Young Trail man rescued from river embankment
A young Trail man is in hospital today after large rescue effort on the Columbia River near the old bridge this afternoon, according to Trail RCMP Const. John Grebe. Grebe said the call came in at just past noon today, Tuesday, and police, fire/rescue and ambulance services arrived to find a young man had fallen off the old...
Medieval Days coming to Nakusp
by Catriona Caimbeul So is fun, feasting, entertainment and workshops for the whole family! The Nakusp Medieval Society has partnered with the Society for Creative Anachronism to bring the SCA’s annual war here for the August long weekend. The SCA’s Kingdom of Avacal (eastern BC and Alberta) and the Principality of Tir Righ...
Kootenay Lake Fishery meeting scheduled for Monday in Balfour
Monday, at the Balfour Hall in Balfour, two local outdoor clubs — British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC) — have scheduled a public meeting to begin to address the dwindling kokanee fish on Kootenay Lake. The two groups are calling on the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource...
Largest private wetland restoration project in BC opens in Meadow Creek
by Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily Meadow Creek resident and environmentalist Terry Halleran recently completed five wetland ponds on his property in North Kootenay Lake Country. This project carries a certain precedent considering the size of the project and that it is all happening on private land. "No one owns land," said...
Miller shoots down Hawks in overtime sparking Nelson to 5-4 victory
Just when fans are ready to write the eulogy for the Nelson Leafs the hockey club finds a way to come off life support. Rayce Miller scored an unassisted marker in overtime to lift the Leafs to a 5-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over Beaver Valley Saturday night at the Hawks’ Nest. The […]
Independent Investigations Office clears NPD during arrest of alleged NDCU robber
Members of the Nelson Police Department have been cleared of any misconduct in the arrest of the alleged robber of the Nelson and District Credit Union in April of 2014. The Independent Investigations Office made the announcement this week. "Based on the evidence obtained as a result of the investigation, I cannot conclude ...
