Be Healthy Outdoors this summer — Part 2
Be Healthy Outdoors — Part 2 Problematically · Discourage those annoying mosquitoes and other biting insects by increasing garlic in your diet or by taking a supplement, such as a Vitamin B1 complex. I usually have people take 1/d. I often make up a homeopathic to minimize the reaction to bug bites. Another useful tool […]
Saints continue to score during the off season with addition of Kameran Crawford to roster
The Selkirk College blueline core is nicely filling out after the coaching staff inked former KIJHL and BCHL grad Kameran Crawford to the roster of the 2012/13 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League squad. “We’re thrilled that Kam decided to begin his college hockey career at Selkirk, particularly given the number of programs in Canada and the […]
Two car accidents in as many days, not to mention criminal mischief and drunk driving, plague Castlegar
Police are reporting car crashes and mischief as the week unfolds, according to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. She said today (Tuesday) at roughly 10:15 a.m., Castlegar RCMP responded to an accident in which a 42-year-old man from the Island was exiting Columbia Ave via the on-ramp near the Chevron station towards the Kinnaird […]
Calling all BMX riders, the track is open for business
BMX riders now have a place to ride, and train. The West Kootenay BMX club is opening up operations for Monday nights, beginning August 6. The track is open from 6-8 p.m. The program will start as a riding and starting gate practice night with a registration drive and then switch to a race format […]
Nelson teams gain sweep of Inglorious Bashers event
It was a clean sweep for Nelson teams at the Inglorious Bashers Flat Track Roller Derby event Saturday at the Castlegar Community Complex. The Killjoys started the West Kootenay Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League night off in fine form as the Heritage City squad blasted the Bad News Betties of Trail 270-74. The Lumber […]
Emergency over, recovery ongoing following massive mudslide at Johnsons Landing
Now that the recovery mission has been shut down, the focus of the recent Johnsons Landing slide is turning to the residents, who some, may be able to return home as soon as Thursday (August 2) officials said. That decsion will come after officials finish survey the mudslide. During the next two days a team […]
Water quality advisory for City of Nelson rescinded
Good news for residents of the City of Nelson. The water quality advisory has been rescinded. Effective Monday (July 30) City of Nelson staff, in consultation with the Interior Health Authority officials, has rescinded the advisirt that was issued earlier this month, July 16. During the past two weeks the advisory was in place residents […]
Couple lost in Cascade Gorge identified, third tuber presumed drowned
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a married couple who died in a float-tubing accident, which occurred near Christina Lake on July 29. The man is Ronald Legare, aged 74, and the woman is his spouse, Jacqueline Jean Legare, aged 71. They resided in Christina Lake. The Legares were part of a […]
Quick action saves driver from vehicle fire
Quick action by a Good Samaritan may have save a man’s life Saturday in Nelson. While the man was driving his just repaired vehicle on Vernon Street, another person noticed near Hall Street that the car was on fire. The man flagged the driver down to warn the driver of the fire. Nelson Police and […]
Hastings Major All-Stars rock past White Rock to capture 2012 B.C. Little League Baseball Championship
The game was over so fast that anyone late to their seats missed most of the highlights. Hastings Major All-Stars scores early and often, and them some in blasting White Rock 20-0 in the final of the 2012 B.C. Little League Baseball Championships Saturday at Andy Bilesky Park in Trail. Dunbar put up nine runs […]
