Police investigate assault on Fairview resident by known attackers
Nelson Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance after a lower Fairview resident ended up in Trail Hospital following a brutal assault by known attackers. Approximately 10:15 p.m. (Thursday) July 26, a man heard the sound of breaking glass near the rear door of his house. When the man investigated the commotion he was […]
OP/ED: Defending gay marriage and potato salad diversity
I have to admit, as the hot, humid summer days stretch out before us, I can’t seem to get myself worked into a lather over anything much more controversial than whether or not to put hard-boiled eggs in the potato salad for camping (I asked my Facebook friends and, 51 comments later, the consensus seems […]
COMMENT: Dead bears, nature-illiterate moderns, and the knapweed bloom
Our report last week on “Li’l Cinnamon”—the black bear runt who’d learned to forage in human property and so was caught and killed by conservation officers—generated a lot of interesting discussion. Les Anderson’s comments struck a particularly harmonious chord for me: “Humans have no understanding of wild animals whatsoever,” he wrote, “so they turn to […]
Nelson Grizzlies host Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart (tribute bands) in Balfour
Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart on the same weekend? And in Balfour, no less? The Nelson Grizzlies Rugby Club is sponsoring Hot . . . August Nights at Kootenay Lakeview Lodge in beautiful Balfour B.C. Friday, August 10, Nearly Neil kicks off the weekend with a tribute to Neil Diamond. Saturday, August 11, Dave Battah […]
RDCK calls for public input for temporary light industrial application near Ymir
Local officials anticipate some opposition to a temporary light industrial application near the Village of Ymir to construct the material necessary to resurface 16 kilometres of Highway 6. If approved by the Regional District of Central Kootenay board (RDCK), the 90-day temporary use permit will allow the government contractor, Selkirk Paving, to remove gravel from […]
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 […]
