Castlegar team gives gift of hockey Stateside, takes win in home province #Kraft Hockeyville
The Castlegar Bantam House Vikings (ages 13 and 14) are proving there is more than one way to show winning spirit – first, by sharing their love of the sport with our neighbours south of the border and second, by beating out the rival Trail Warriors to take home the championship from the 2014 South […]
COMMENT: Where are all the grown-ups overseeing our health care?
I'd like to paint a picture for you, explaining why, in my opinion, this region enjoys sub-par health services: Imagine, if you would, that you're the BC Minister of Health. You oversee five health authorities, with 16 health services delivery areas under them, all of them clamouring for a finite pool of funding and resources....
Keremeos rock slide 'experience was quite surreal' says Nelson realtor
Local realtor Brian Euerby has driven the road many times and thought nothing of the rock face above Highway 3 west of Keremeos. But shortly after lunch Monday Euerby, returning home from a west coast visit to see the grand child in Vancouver, had an uneasy feeling after witnessing a few rocks on the highway. […]
Trail says 'no' to Castlegar-funded examination of acute health care priorities in the region
Trail has chosen to opt out of a process initiated by the City of Castlegar to create a region-wide strategic plan for health care in the region. Castlegar contracted, at the cost of about $20,000, the services of consultant Jim Gustafson (formerly the CAO of the RDCK and, before that, Castlegar) to gather information from ...
Castlegar's Brewer sinks Leafs 6-5 in OT
The question before Wednesday’s Kootenay International Junior Hockey League clash between West Kootenay rivals Nelson and Castlegar was which Leaf team would show up. Well, Leaf fans were happy to see the Green and White squad of old take to the ice at the NDCC Arena. The problem for Nelson was, so did the defending […]
Local MLAs to host BC finance critic in tri-city visit
In preparation for the upcoming provincial budget, opposition Finance Critic Mike Farnworth will be visiting the Kootenays, meeting with local governments, industry leaders and small business owners on Feb. 6 and 7. Farnworth, the MLA for Port Coquitlam, has held the post of Finance critic since 2011, and will be responsible...
Trail man arrested with child porn
A 31-year-old Trail man has been arrested for possession of child pornography, according to RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little. "On January 23, police officers of the Crime Reduction Unit and Trail Detachment GIS Section executed a search warrant for the Possession of Child Pornography at a residence in Trail," Little said in a press ...
Which Leaf team will show up against Castlegar?
Which Nelson Leafs team will show up Wednesday when the club hosts a rare mid-week Kootenay International Junior Hockey League game. Will it be the team that totally rocked Murdoch rival Castlegar Rebels 9-zip last week? Or will it be the so-called heavyweights of the division that played like, well, lightweights in giving up four […]
Nelson Landing: One Step Closer, Vows to Preserve Red Sands Beach
It’s official. The CEO of Storm Mountain, Allard Ockeloen, and Peter Ward of Ward Engineering installed the welcome sign last week to the lakefront property known as Nelson Landing. Phase one of the homes will feature eight townhomes priced in the $400,000 range for 1,300+ square feet, which Ockeloen hopes to begin building this spring. […]
Canada Post workers launch petition, town hall meeting over service cuts
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers Nelson local marked the first sitting day of Parliament in 2014 by launching a petition against planned changes to service by Canada Post. Nelson Local president, Brenda Muscoby-Yanke was outside the Nelson Post Office collecting signatures against service cuts by Canada Post that could see a loss of door-to-door […]
