Advanced polling turn-out mirrors 2009 numbers in Kootenay West/ Kootenay East boasts better numbers
The results are in for advanced polling Wednesday, Thursday and Friday so far (with Saturday’s due this afternoon) in the B.C. election, and while the province in general is seeing a voter-turn-out increase of about 20 per cent over 2009 numbers, Kootenay West district is very much on par, with only 14 more voters than […]
Salmo's Rollick shines on home course to capture Junior Golf stop
Playing on his home course Riley Rollick is not going to get beat by anyone . . . not even Brenan Moroney. The home-course golfer fired a 3-over-par 75 to edge the Birchbank Moroney and Aiden Browell of Champion Lakes by two shots to capture Salmo stop on the West Kootenay Zone One Junior Circuit […]
Slocan Valley Vendettas knock off Salmo to register inaugural victory; Rossland/Trail too hot to handle for Castlegar Dam City
Move over girls, there’s a new team on the horizon ready to take charge. The Slocan Valley Vendettas pulled off the surprise of the night, knocking off league power Salmo’s Babes of Brutality 181-154 in West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League action Saturday at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The win was the first of the […]
UPDATE: Next 36 hours critical in changing 'flood advisory' to 'flood warning'
Terry Swan, General Manager of Emergency Management and Fire Services for the Regional District of Central Kootenay said the next 36 hours are critical to determine if areas placed under “flood watch advisory” become upgraded to “flood watch warnings”. “The current concern for today and (Tuesday) is the cold front that has been forecast and […]
Food for thought: GDS-free shish kabobs like honey-mustard chicken
I’m so sorry I’m late getting this to you – believe it or not, I was trying to get a stuffed turkey in the oven early enough that we won’t be eating at 8 or 9 p.m. Do I know how to celebrate Mother’s Day, or WHAT? The shish kabobs would’ve been my first choice […]
RDCK issues 'boil water advisory' for Fauquier
Recent tests showing poor water quality has forced the Regional District Central Kootenay (RDCK) to issue a Boil Water Notice for users on the Fauquier Water System. Recent testing shows that current water quality is now poor due to increased seasonal turbidity (cloudiness). “The RDCK and Interior Health recommend that all customers drink boiled water […]
Trail market filling up fast
The City of Trail and the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce say vendor space is filling up in the Trail Market on the Esplanade for the summer of 2013, with over 50 per cent of the spaces already allocated for the full year. Because the event achieved such tremendous success in 2012 with over […]
Bout two goes Saturday at Selkirk College
The second bout of the West Kootenay Roller Derby season is ready to kick off Saturday at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The doubleheader begins at 5 p.m. with the Dam City Rollers up against the Rossland/Trail Roller Girls. At 7 p.m. Salmo’s Babes of Brutality meet South Slocan’s Valley Vendettas. For more details go to […]
Man high on cocaine calls 9-1-1 to say gang with guns after him
A man was sent to police lockup after calling 9-1-1 to say someone was chasing him with a gun near the Lakeside Soccer Fields in the early hours of Friday morning. The call was one of 60 NPD officers responded to during the past week. When police arrived at the soccer fields, they found an […]
NFD responds to second fire in as many days, Friday's blaze at Home Brewery building
The Nelson Fire Department responded to the second fire in as many days, this an exterior blaze Friday at the Home Brewery building on Railway Street across from Nelson Ford. Dispatchers received a call at 11:30 a.m. to a report the exterior of the building was on fire. Chief Simon Grypma, along with two on-duty […]