The landslides, damage to the dam at the HB Mine near Salmo and flooding experienced throughout the region over the past months could cost between one and two million dollars by the time the clean up is done Regional District of Central Kootenay chair John Kettle told The Nelson Daily. The last few months has […]

Dear Editor, Chris Carlson and Ronni Nickel of Babe’s Automotive would like to thank all of our friends and neighbours who showed their support during this difficult time.  An extra-special thanks goes out to the volunteer firefighters of Cresent Valley, Beasly and Tarrys for keeping the fire contained to the shop, saving our house as well as the neighbours’ houses.  We would also like to thank The […]

I’ve been toying around with the idea of writing about gingerism for a while now. You know, the awesomeness of being a ginger. I’ve been a ginger my whole life, no kidding. I came into the world with a flaming red melon – none of this strawberry blonde stuff for me. And I didn’t always […]

The Southeast Fire Centre has a strong message to campers — put out your campfire before leaving. The Southeast Fire Centre is concerned campers are not getting the message after wardens responded to 34 abandoned campfires over the B.C. Day long weekend. That raises the number of abandoned campfires to 133 this season. “A surge […]

It was a busy weekend for Castlegar cops – including some serious gardening issues. Castlegar RCMP Cpl Debbie Postnikoff said police responded to 70 calls for service over the second long weekend of summer. “The calls were routine in nature and consisted mainly of traffic related incidents, liquor related offences and bylaw infractions,” she said. […]

A portion of Highway 6 near Nelson will be resurfaced this summer, improving safety for motorists on this important route through the West Kootenay. Approximately 14 kilometres of Highway 6 will be resurfaced between Euphrates Mine and Nelson. This will benefit local residents, as well as visitors driving the scenic International Selkirk Loop and travelling […]

By Glyn Humphries July 2002: I became one of the outraged. Outraged, not just about cuts to health care, but also about Canada’s bedrock of democracy: accountability and democratic process. It was a dark era for democracy. In one fell swoop, bureaucrats damaged Nelson’s hospital- like officials removing children from a family, without warning or […]

A Nelson mother is over the moon with joy after RCMP in the North Okanagan called to say daughter, Morgan Durocher, has been found. “The RCMP called me a half-an-hour ago,” a relieved Erin Droucher told The Nelson Daily Thursday morning. “They said they found her in Enderby.” It’s been 10 days since Nelson’s Morgan […]

Grand Forks Search and Rescue and Christina Lake Fire Department successfully recovered a body from the Cascade Cove area of the Kettle River, near Grand Forks. The body, found Monday, Aug. 6, has been positively identified as the missing 50-year-old male visitor, Andrew Barrie. He is the last of the three people to be recovered following […]

A Castlegar man escaped serious injury after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing down an estimated 120-foot embankment outside of Nelson Sunday afternoon. “”The driver is very fortunate to be alive,” RCMP staff Sergeant Dan Seibel  said in an emailed press release. “This is an excellent example that seat belts save lives. If the […]