Heavy hitters to attend informal round table discussion in Nelson
Burnaby-New Westminster MP, Peter Julian, the NDP critic for Energy and Natural Resources, will be the featured guest at an informal round table hosted by B.C. Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko, and the EcoSociety in Nelson Saturday, June 1 at the Nelson United Church from 7-9 p.m. The meeting coincides with a presentation at […]
McKay, Moroney headline Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf Team
Two players from Birchbank head the four-person Zone One West Kootenay Junior Golf Team after qualifying this weekend at the Silver City and Redstone courses. Tyler McKay and Brenan Moroney top the four-player team. David Launier of Rock Creek and Isaac Janzen of Creston round out the team. McKay finished the two-day competition with a […]
Water Safety Week with summer just around the corner
Police across the province want to advise the public to be extra careful when flocking to the numerous beaches, lakes and rivers as well as community and personal pools as the weather begins to warm up and summer approaches. This week — May 19-25 — is Water Safety Week and the public should be warned […]
IHA offers tips that can reduce the risk of rabies
Summer is just around the corner and for most families that means plenty of time spent outdoors. So it’s important to know that activities like these can result in contact with bats, the primary carrier of the rabies virus in B.C. According to Interior Health Authority (IHA) rabies is a very serious disease that affects the...
Food for thought: Teenager-approved pulled pork sandwiches
Sorry I'm a day late with this. On long weekends, I always confuse Sunday and Monday (see, TOLD you I was the ADHD poster child!) at any rate, I hope you find this recipe worth the wait! Thanks to Melissa for the original idea, which I tweaked to my family's taste (we like added heat and spice, and I put garlic in almost...
Museum honours Trail's wartime heritage
May 2013 marks the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Atlantic, the longest and one of the most critical battles of the Second World War. From Sept. 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945, tens of thousands of Canadian men and women, on hundreds of ships and airplanes, bravely faced the cold and dangerous waters of the North Atlantic in order...
Chamber hosts "Accelerate your business" one day bootcamp
Castlegar Chamber & Mountain Transport Institute is pleased to host award-winning entrepreneur Donald Cooper to Castlegar on June 26th, 2013 at the Sandman Hotel Businesses are invited to take advantage of this extraordinary 1-day opportunity to learn from a world-class, bottom-line visionary in the areas of management, marketing and profitability for small and medium size […]
NPD warns of pyramid scam circulating though Nelson
The Nelson Police Department want to alert the public of a pyramid scam that is circulating in the Heritage City. NPD was advised of the scam at 10 p.m. Tuesday (May 14) when a victim was recruited to produce a large sum of money. The scam target single mothers and operates under the name, the […]
RDCK recognizes long term service of volunteer Firefighters that save lives
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily We’d have no emergency protection without them. They are the volunteer firefighters at the 17 rural fire departments in the Regional District of Central Kootenay, and three of them are being recognized this month for their years of service. For Craig Sapriken, 37, volunteering at the Passmore Fire Department […]
Perfect weekend for a staycation at Kaslo or New Denver May Day Celebrations
It must be the Victoria Day long weekend. Why else would the weather change? Despite the threat of inclement weather for the unofficial first long weekend of summer, there are still a few hotspots for a West Kootenay Staycation at the May Day celebrations in Kaslo or New Denver. Both celebrations have been around for […]
