Former Nelson Minor Hockey star Adam Plant to play in World Junior A Challenge
Former Nelson Minor Hockey star Adam Plant has been selected to the Team Canada West roster for this year’s World Junior A Challenge, set for November 4-10 in Yarmouth, NS. Plant, a defensive shutdown specialist for West Kelowna Warriors of the BC Hockey League, was one of 66 players invited to the elite camp at […]
Cats coach confident of better days ahead for Kootenay squad
Even after losing two of three games on the Island, Wildcats skipper Cary Fisher remains confident there are bigger and better days ahead for the Kootenay-based squad. “Had you watched the game you would not have believed we came up short,” Fisher told The Nelson Daily after the Cats dropped two of three BC Female […]
Harvesting the First Fuel
Boston, Massachusetts is a city of firsts. One of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston was founded by Puritan colonists in 1630. The first public school in the country opened in Boston in 1635 and the first American subway started up there in 1897. The Innovation Cities™Program has ranked Boston as the number […]
Logging truck loses its load on Hwy 3 in Trail
No was injured Monday morning when a logging truck's load overturned on the highway near Waneta Mall, according to RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. "On Oct. 28, shortly after 10 a.m., police and fire attended a logging truck accident on Highway 3B at Devito Drive in Trail," Hawton said in a press release today. "A fully loaded logging...
RDCK rounds up more than 25,000 litres of hazardous liquids
The Regional District of Central Kootenay hazardous waste cowboys were outing full force the past two months, rounding up more than 25,000 litres of liquids during five events throughout the West Kootenay. “The results demonstrate that the residents of the RDCK and Municipalities want to do the right thing and dispose of hazardous materials safely,” […]
Former Yale standout named Smokies head coach/general manager
The Trail Smoke Eaters are pleased to announce the hiring of Nick Deschenes as the team’s new head coach and general manager. Deschenes, a native of Morinville, Alberta, joins the Smoke Eaters from the KIJHL’s Grand Forks Border Bruins, who he led to a 6-7-0-1 record through fourteen games this season. “We as a board of...
City issues notice re: Victoria Street construction
This notice is to inform the public that as of Monday, Oct. 28, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) has started grinding and paving Victoria Street/Highway 3B from the east end of the Gulch to the Victoria Street bridge. The estimated completion date is Nov. 15. Motorists can expect single-lane two way ...
Canada, US set for Columbia River Treaty showdown
The stage is being set for a showdown between Canada and the US over the post 2014 Columbia River Treaty, as the two countries recently stated radically different visions for the upcoming renewal of the cross-border agreement. The province wants to keep things much as they are with some improvements and more cash flowing from...
UPDATED: Saints stumble on the road, drop games to SFU and TRU
The Selkirk College Saints found out what life was like on the road in the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League. And it wasn’t the greatest feeling. The Saints dropped two straight games 5-2 to Thompson Rivers and 5-3 to Simon Fraser University to fall into a three-way tie for top spot in the BCIHL standings. Selkirk […]
Greens turn out to welcome new interim leader
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Being Green is all about the freedom to represent your constituents, the interim BC provincial Green Party leader told a dinner crowd of about 100 at the Rod and Gun Club in Nelson Saturday night. “It’s always good that the other parties know we meet at the Rod and […]
