Smokies on fire with weekend wins
Brendan Lamont scored twice, including the game-winner, and Dustin Nikkel made 46 saves as the Smoke Eaters clinched a perfect weekend defeating the Prince George Spruce Kings 4-2 Saturday. On the heels of a dramatic come-from-behind victory Friday in Merritt, the Smokies burst out of the gate, scoring twice in the opening ...
Valley West Hawks sweep Ice as Major Midget opens season
Valley West Hawks scored early and often en route to a 9-1 shellacking of the Kootenay Ice in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The win came on the heels of a come-from-behind 7-4 victory by Valley West Hawks Saturday afternoon over the Ice in Nelson. The games marked the […]
Student very lucky after falling from fourth floor walkway at Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus residence
A student is very lucky not to have suffered serious injury after falling from the fourth floor walkway at the dorms to rocks below Saturday evening. Nelson Police dispatchers received several 9-1-1 calls at 8:20 p.m. from Selkirk College 10th Street Campus residence of a student needing ambulance assistance after a fall from the fourth […]
YRB Manager warns Kootenay Pass drivers of possible 'winter-like conditions'
The date on the calendar said its the first day of Fall but already highway crews are bracing for winter. Marc Dale, Operations Manager for Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. said travellers on the Kootenay Pass should expect winter-like conditions though Monday night. “It is that time of year were we have extreme fluctuations of […]
Time to Get Aggressive About Passive Houses
Does your new house plan include solar exposure as a significant design component? If not, you – or your architect, engineer, and contractor – should be preparing to attend the Passive House Design and Construction workshop scheduled for Cranbrook from October 7-11. Nelson designer and builder Lukas Armstrong will showcase ...
Saints on the road for Alberta triple-header weekend
The Selkirk College Men's Hockey program will continue the march towards the beginning of the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season this weekend when they make the trip to Edmonton for a trio of match-ups against Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference opponents. The Saints will face off against Concordia ...
New recycling plan hot topic at UBCM
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily When it comes to complaining about the province’s new recycling plan, Regional District of Central Kootenay Chair John Kettle is not alone. He is among a number of unhappy local politicians from 196 communities attending the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) annual meeting this week in Vancouver who discussed […]
Province offers raise but no new funding - strike aversion may mean program cuts
A deal ratified this afternoon by CUPE and the province is a mixed blessing bringing both good news and bad, according to president of CUPE Local 1285 Cherryl MacLeod, who represented both the East and West Kootenays at the bargaining table. In an interview from Vancouver, MacLeod told The Source that she's delighted there ...
New deal ends threat of school strike
Strike action at schools across the province has been averted with the announcement of a tentative deal between the province and school support workers, according to a press release issued today. "The provincial bargaining committee working with the British Columbia Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA) and the unions...
Police report missing Nakusp man found safe
The Kootenay Boundary Regional RCMP is pleased to announce the Steven Schroff of Nakusp has been located safe and sound. RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little said police received a call Friday at 8:50 a.m. from the sister of Schroff advising the Nakusp man had heard the announcement on the radio and called to say he was safe. Schroff, 55,...
