A court ruling released last week dropped drug charges against Christina Lake resident, Allen Piche because of inconsistencies in RCMP testimony and evidence. Piche, also known as the ‘Bear Dude’ fined in May 2012 for two counts of feeding up to 24 bears on his property, was waiting for a decision for charges of production […]

Two West Kootenay rinks are going have a distinct advantage next month at the 2013 Tim Horton’s BC Seniors Curling Championship in the Silver City. Nelson’s Tom Shypitka and Castlegar Myron Nichol won the right to represent the zone at the provincial championships after winning the A and B event title, respectively during the Senior […]

Offence was always going to be a concern for the Nelson Leafs after rookie sensation Colton McCarthy left to join Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League in early December. For some reason McCarthy brought out the best in his teammates, and really helped power the offence. It was the offence that struggled Sunday afternoon […]

Rust was definitely a problem as the Selkirk Saints opened the second half of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League season. Mason Spear rescued the Saints undefeated record, allowing the Castlegar-based school to set a new league record by scoring the winner with just over three minutes remaining in the third period to lift Selkirk to […]

Motorists may not see the technology working on a sunny winter afternoon, but should road conditions deteriorate the new road signs at both entrances to the Beasley bluffs will warn drivers of the dangers ahead. “They’re now up and running,” Hugh Eberle, District Operations Manager 
for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure told The Nelson […]

AMEC, one of the world’s leading engineering, project management and consultancy companies, recently decided to dip into the grass roots of the country to donated $1,000 West Kootenay-based Selkirk College.  “AMEC has been donating annually to Selkirk for 14 years now and we are committed to providing support whenever possible,” says AMEC GM, Eric MacFarlane. […]

The long and the short of last weekend’s  Beaver Valley/Trail Smokies bus incident resuts in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League president Bill Ohlhausen handing Hawks’ skipper Terry Jones a three-game suspension and a small $100 fine. BC Hockey conducted an investigation into the matter but it seems the final decision on discipline was left up […]

Ed. Note: A quote in this editorial alludes to a vulgar cuss-word. If a reader finds that troublesome, please read no further.  I’m guessing lots of people in the tri-city area remember Australian deejay Drex, of the Drex and Johnson morning radio show on Mountain FM. Drex, whose real name is Justin Wilcomes, left our […]

Many of the big names from years past in men’s curling have moved up a league are in Cranbrook this weekend to compete for zone bragging rights at the Senior Men’s Region 1-2 Curling Championships. Eight teams from throughout the Kootenays are shooting for an automatic berth in the provincials at the Trail Curling Club. […]

Going back to the scene of the crime is something a 29-year-old man may want to reconsider when laying out the groundwork for the next heist. Police apprehended the thief after the Nelson man returned to the scene of the crime during alcohol break-in at a local beer and wine store. The incident happened in […]