The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man whose body was recovered from Little Wilson Lake near New Denver on July 9.   He is Michael Lorne Guthrie, aged 32, from Trail.   Guthrie had been camping with friends at Little Wilson Lake, a remote area about 38 kilometres north of New Denver. On the morning of May...

The Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat Team recently competed in the recreational women’s division of the Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival. The event was held at Henderson Lake on July 5, 6 and 7.  Since launching their dragon boat at the beginning of May, the team, with members from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar, has […]

An extremely aggressive invasive plant species that has the ability to damage property, impact biodiversity, and affect water quality, may be growing in your backyard. The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee (CKIPC) is focusing efforts this summer on educating residents of Nelson about invasive knotweeds and their impacts. “Invasive knotweeds can grow one meter per […]

Police efforts to arrest a man wanted on outstanding warrants quickly and tragically turned into a river search effort Wednesday afternoon in Trail, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk. "The wanted man jumped out of a second floor window of a residence and attempted to swim away in the nearby Columbia River, in efforts to...

Eager to go camping in the North Kootenay Lake region? Campers, hikers and recreationists will be happy to know that the Regional District of Central Kootenay has given the “all-clear” sign to re-open Glacier Creek Park Regional Park on Duncan Lake to the public. “The RDCK is pleased to announce that access has been restored […]

He played minor hockey in Cranbrook, junior hockey in Kamloops and professional hockey in New Jersey and Anaheim. Oh, did we say he also played for his country, winning Olympic gold in Vancouver in 2011 and Salt Lake City in 2002. Now, Scott Niedermayer is going to play hockey in the Hockey Hall of Fame. […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily As further news emerges on the tragic aftermath of the derailed train car explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Nelsonites are asking, are we ready for an accident of this magnitude? In Quebec, fifteen are now dead and approximately 50 people are still missing after the July 6 derailment of an […]

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died following a dirt-bike incident near Trail on July 2. He was Brian Hall, aged 59, of Rossland. Hall had gone dirt-biking by himself on July 2. When he did not return as scheduled, two friends started a search. They found him on the morning of July 3 in a...

The Selkirk Saints solidified its net for the upcoming B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season by inking two-time Cyclone Taylor netminder Aaron Oakley to a playing commitment. Oakley joins Selkirk following an outstanding three-year career in the Pacific Junior Hockey League with the Richmond Sockeyes and Abbotsford Pilots. The of Richmond product appeared at back-to-back Cyclone […]

Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters Kootenay Lake Kerry Reed is back on the lake giving fishermen the straight goods on what’s happening on the water. Here’s is the July report. Kootenay Lake Well, June has come and gone. And the rain kept coming and going also.  Another wet month for the record books.  And again, […]