Trail to get big $ assist from province and ICBC
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) have both contributed financially to the City of Trail’s Victoria Street Revitalization Project. The ministry has provided $125,000 in funding with ICBC contributing $28,400 towards the city’s key revitalization...
No joy at Whitewater as Revelstoke nips West Kootenay favourite in Powder Magazine 2014 Ski Town Throwdown contest
There will be no repeat for Whitewater in the Powder Magazine 2014 Ski Town Throwdown popularity contest. The Nelson-based resort was eliminated in the second round of the contest by Revelstoke by the narrowest of margins — 1527 to 1507. Throughout the day the ski hills traded leads, with Whitewater holding a slim four vote...
Illegal designer drugs on rise in Heritage City say Nelson City Police
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily A one week drug sting instigated by Nelson City Police ended with some concerning results. “We were surprised,” said Nelson City Police Chief Wayne Holland. “I can’t say that we expected the variety and the amount of drugs we found. “We were not aware of products such as ketamine […]
Are your home repair solutions horrifying? Then you could be a TV star!
Calling all un-handy homeowners! A new HGTV Canada Special to be hosted by Steve Patterson of CBC Radio’s ‘The Debaters’ is searching for homeowners with eccentric and unconventional approaches to home repair. Are you more MacGyver than Mike Holmes? By participating, these not-so-handy homeowners will see their creative...
Leafs offensive leader Jamie Vlanich joins BCHL's Langley Rivermen
The Nelson Leafs were dealt a major blow to its Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title chances when the team’s best player, Jamie Vlanich, agreed to join the Langley Rivermen Junior “A” hockey club this week. The 20-year old sniper has been burning up the KIJHL offensively this season, totaling 12 goals and 25 assists […]
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,” […]
