RCMP in Nelson have confirmed that a second skier died as result of injuries sustained after being buried while heli-skiing in the Bonnington Range avalanche early Wednesday morning. Earlier Wednesday, RCMP reported that one man had succumbed to injuries in the Class 3.5 our of a scale of 1 to 5 avalanche. BC RCMP Communications […]

The Nelson Rural area RCMP confirm a fatal avalanche incident occurred south of Nelson Wednesday morning, involving a group of heli-skiers. At around 10 a.m. on March 21, the Nelson Rural area RCMP were notified of the avalanche that  involved a group of commercially guided heli-skiers, skiing in the Bonnington Mountain range near Blewett, B.C. […]

A request for bail was adjourned pending a psychiatric assessment for accused arsonist, Christopher James Cusack. Cusack, a 47 year-old Grand Forks resident, appeared in the Grand Forks courthouse yesterday, Tuesday, March 20. He faces two counts of arson endangering life in connection with the fires at the Grand Forks Hotel and the Winnipeg Hotel […]

Nelsonites Jenna Wheeldon and Emma Hare each score twice to lift the West Kootenay Wildcats into the win column at the B.C. Hockey Female Bantam Championships on Vancouver Island with a 5-4 victory over South Island Royals. The win improves the record of the Cats to 1-2. However, the record is not good enough for […]

The Beaver Valley Nitehawks had the power play motoring on all cylinders in Game three of the Kootenay Conference Finals. The Hawks scored three power play markers to double the Ghostriders 4-2 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff action Tuesday in Fernie. Beaver Valley takes a 2-1 lead, and regains home ice advantage, in […]

The wheels are now in motion for the Kootenay Co-op to move to the other end of Baker Street in Nelson after a special resolution to purchase the Extra Foods building was overwhelmingly approved. During a special general meeting Monday at the Best Western Baker Street Inn, that attracted more than 100 members, the resolution […]

It’s a decision that took more than 20 years to make, but despite the B.C. Government giving approval to Jumbo Glacier Resort Master Development, the fight no doubt will go on for another two decades. "After more than 20 years of comprehensive and exhaustive reviews, it was time to make a decision,” said Steve Thomson, Minister...

The BC Liberals’ announcement that they have approved the development of a resort in the Jumbo Valley is both surprising and a devastating blow to the area, says Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy. “People in Kootenay West have written and e-mailed me to say they strongly disagree with building a resort in the Jumbo Valley,” […]

A man has been taken to the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail after being struck by a passing vehicle on Granby Road in Grand Forks last night, Monday, March 19. Grand Forks RCMP were notified of the accident at 8:45 p.m. The incident happened about one kilometer North on the Granby Road. According to […]

Despite St. Patrick Day falling on Saturday and Nelson’s downtown core being extremely busy, Nelson Police Department had a relatively light weekend responding to 51 calls between Friday and Monday. Some incidents reported include NPD responding to a domestic dispute in progress in the 400 block of Baker Street Friday. When police arrived they found […]