Greenwood water wins bronze and silver in this year’s water tasting competition
Greenwood may have lost their place as the top tap water in the world, but the great tasting water still took home two medals at the 23rd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Competition this past weekend. The Greenwood water got a bronze in the Best Municipal Water in the World category, where the same […]
Selkirk Saints continue with record-setting season, score weekend wins over SFU and TRU
The Selkirk College Saints continue to make this season as one for the history books. The Saints defeated rival Simon Fraser University Clan 2-1 in shootout to set new B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League records for wins (20) and points (40) Saturday at the Bill Copeland Sports Centre in Burnaby. Thomas Hardy scored the deciding marker […]
RCMP confirm two skiers okay after overnight stay in backcountry
Two skiers who spent Sunday night in the backcountry near Ymir Peak have been found RCMP Sargent Darryl Little of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment said in a press release Monday. “This morning, February 25, as the search was underway the two skiers managed to ski out safely,” Little said in a release. “The two […]
West Kootenay Climate Change Study: Local Scientists Say Time for Action is Now
by Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily What we don’t do today will have a significant impact on tomorrow. That’s the message of a three-year climate change study conducted by West Kootenay scientists. “We weren’t sure what to expect when we started, and the results were even shocking to us,” said Nelson forest ecologist Greg Utzig, […]
Police believe arson was cause of Stanley Street truck fire
Nelson City Police believe a truck fire at the north end of Stanley Street in the Uphill district in the early hours of Friday (February 22) was deliberately set. Police came to the conclusion after fire crews extinguished the early morning blaze and have called on RCMP Forensic Identification Section and Nelson Fire Rescue assist […]
Leafs, Hawks all square, Rebels continue to overwhelm Braves
Ryan Edwards scored twice as the Beaver Valley Nitehawks squared its Murdoch Division Semi Final with a 5-3 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Nelson Leafs Saturday night in Fruitvale. Nelson took the opener of the best-of-seven series 6-1 Friday. The series now shifts to the NDCC Arena in Nelson Monday and […]
Avalanche risks are high after new snowfall
Warnings for caution in the Kootenay Boundary back country for snow enthusiasts are high this weekend. With a lot of variation in the snowpack around the region, the Canadian Avalanche Centre advises that wind and new snow have increased the avalanche danger considerably. At the time of writing, 10-30 cm of snow overlies ...
Captain Schell leads by example as Leafs shock Hawks to grab early lead in Murdoch playoffs, Rebels dust off Braves 6-0
The Nelson Leafs ushered in the playoffs in a big way, by snapping a late season slide with a 6-1 trashing of the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Game one of the Murdoch Division semi finals Friday in Fruitvale. The Leafs lead the best-of-seven series 1-0 with game two back in the Hawks Nest Saturday at […]
BREAKING NEWS: Grand Forks RCMP investigating fifth suspicious fire in North Fork area
Video by Les Johnson, GFTV UPDATE: Fire on Mill Creek Road third at the same property Grand Forks RCMP are “deeply concerned” over a rash of deliberately set fires being set in a residential area off North Fork Road, said Grand Forks RCMP staff sergeant Jim Harrison. Late last afternoon, Thursday, Feb. 21, Grand Forks […]
Police ask for help finding missing Balfour 14-year-old
Nelson RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing youth, Sheldon Hicks, according to Staff Sgt. Dan Seibel. Hicks is described as a 14-year-old (but appears older) white male, 5’8″ , 145 lb, with blond shaggy hair and blue eyes.He was last seen wearing blue jeans, black ball cap, black sneakers and […]
