GFSS student makes a stand against sexual exploitation of children
UPDATE: The GFSS Talent Show and Bake Sale has been postponed to Monday, April 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the GFSS Auditorium. Community talents are also welcome to participate. For more information, please contact Taylor Lindquist at taylor-lindquist@live.ca . Taylor Lindquist is like any other Canadian child. She has a loving family, […]
Nelson Fire Department quickly extinguishes brush fire Monday
The quick response of the Nelson Fire Department put a stop to a brush fire Monday afternoon near the junction of Blewett and Fisherman’s Pit roads. Between 2:30-3 p.m., NFD received a call of a brush fire near the Nelson Hydro substation. The fire may be partly responsible for a power outage to the Taghum […]
UPDATED: Nelson Minor Hockey grad Isaac MacLeod helps Boston College to NCAA title
During his freshman season at Boston College Nelson Minor Hockey grad Isaac MacLeod didn’t see a lot of ice time. A season later the smooth-skating defenceman saw a lot more ice as a 20-year-old sophomore while at the same time helping Boston College Eagles to its third NCAA Hockey title in five seasons Saturday at […]
Meat producers take production to the next level
Visions of exporting “Boundary grown” meat products to customers willing to pay soaring prices for high quality food are in the sights of regional farmers after a meeting last week about increasing the meat industry’s potential. The meeting on Mar. 31, organized by Doug Zorn, Larry Dees and Patti Bevilacqua, was originally designed to see […]
Pacific Coast Airlines VP attempts to clear up media reports
Editor, The Nelson Daily Below is our response to recent media stories speaking to the safety and reliability of services to Trail versus Castlegar airports. The primary focus of the stories was on recently released data showing the Trail service being more reliable than the service in Castlegar. The higher reliability of the Trail service […]
Fire guts truck and powerboat at residence near Thrums
Volunteer fire crews from Tarrys and Ootischenia departments responded to a fire near Lookout Road in Thrums Saturday afternoon. At approximately 3:30 p.m. neighbours ran to 1407 Lookout Road approximately 10 kilometers east of Castlegar to inform the resident there was a fire in the back yard. The resident had been working in his shop […]
Trains moving again on CP Rail line betwen Nelson and Castlegar after crews clear derailment near Fortis BC Corra Linn power plant
The trains are moving again on the Canadian Pacific Railway Kootenay Valley line between Nelson and Castlegar. Crews worked tirelessly for three days to clear and repair the line following Tuesday’s derailment near the Fortis BC Corra Linn Dam next to the Kootenay River that saw all four locomotives and eight concentrator cars leave the […]
Mount Sentinel grad, Kendra Wayling, earns high praise at UBC Okanagan awards banquet
Kendra Wayling’s place in Mount Sentinel Wildcats volleyball is secure. Spiking, digging and providing solid leadership, Wayling powered the Cats to a provincial title during her senior year in South Slocan. Now the 5’10” middle-blocker-turned-setter has etched her way into the UBC Okanagan’s varsity athletic history books. Wayling was named the 2012 female athlete of […]
Flames Trip Up Canucks In Quest For Conference Supremacy
After the St. Louis Blues had failed to win their previous two games, the Vancouver Canucks found themselves in a position going into Thursday night’s contest with the Calgary Flames where two wins in their remaining games would deliver them the President’s Trophy and home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. The Flames played the part […]
Tired driver careens off Central Avenue
A 57year-old man from Creston, B.C. blacked out behind the wheel while driving down Central Avenue in Grand Forks, causing him to leave the road, crash through a metal guard rail and land on the hood of a gray Pontiac Sunfire parked in the Video Express parking lot. Grand Forks RCMP and the first responders […]
