Two Birchbank golfers traded spots on the medal podium as the West Kootenay Junior Golf Circuit held stops at Nelson’s Granite Pointe and Christina Lake course. Brenan Moroney and Tyler McKay won at Granite Pointe and Christina Lake, respectively, as the circuit entered its second weekend of play. Moroney needed a playoff to edge McKay […]

Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation (Pinnacle PAC) is proud to announce two new associates: Justine Jarrett, CA and Chris Brien, CA have returned from the West Coast to the West Kootenay to practice with Pinnacle PAC. Justine is originally from Rossland and is thrilled to be back in town. She is currently practising from both Pinnacle’s […]

Trail City Council has decided to dedicate the land previously occupied by the Eagles Building for the construction of a new Trail Public Library and Historical Museum; this decision was made during Council’s 2014 Strategic Planning Session on May 2. Although this city-owned land has been officially allocated for the new...

Nelson Police said a no-liquor function held at The Royal proved to be a jackpot for a local bottle picker. The event was held Saturday night at the Baker Street location and dubbed as an “all age’s no liquor party”. However, some who attended the function felt a few pints of the bubbly — before […]

There’s something about this amazing weather that turns every red-blooded Canadian’s mind to … that’s right … BARBECUE! Ribs being the quintessential barbecue item, I spent many years longing for barbecue but unable to find gluten-free barbecue sauce we could eat. Oh, the horror. Turns out, though, that ribs are easy and don’t even require […]

By Kerry Reed, Reel Adventures Charters It’s that time of year. The weather has finally warmed up to the spring like conditions we’ve all been waiting for.  And with that, the water will be warming up also and the fish will start to get more active.  My favorite time is coming. April saw some good […]

The sun was shining during the weekend and its planning to stick around for the next week as Environment Canada calls for warm temperatures. Environment Canada in Castlegar is calling for clear skies is the forcast with temperatures to reach 30 degrees Celcius. There is a 30 percent chance of rain for Wednesday. During the […]

Some of the public may have thought there was a fire incident Saturday morning at the Chahko Mika Mall. However, the incident was that of a  “mock exercise” as Nelson Fire Department joined forces with the Regional District area departments in an Inter-Agency Interface Cooperation Exercise (ICE) training. “We try to put on this exercise […]

At its regular meeting Monday, Castlegar City Council will be receiving its monthly Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) report for the month of March. In said report, CRU commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr outlines some of the Castlegar CRU’s accomplishments for the month (except those that create privacy issues in terms of reporting). March 1: “An […]

Knowing where to vote can be confusing, and election day draws nigh, so District Electoral Officer Don Vinish gave us a clear list of where you can vote, in advance or on election day, in the West Kootenay District. First, Vinish says you can vote anywhere in the province, as well as anywhere within the […]