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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

To say Nelson Police Department experienced a busy week would be the understatement of the year. NPD officers investigated no less than 68 incidents in the past four days. The list of responses includes, two drunk driving arrests, two public intoxication arrests, one cause a disturbance arrest, two breach of bail arrests, four motor vehicle […]

The Beaver Valley Nitehawks have only had a few days to enjoy the 2012 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship and already there’s rumbling of team wanting to move. League president Bill Ohlhausen confirmed earlier this week that the Revelstoke Grizzlies, who are only two years removed from winning the league title, are requesting to […]

Canadian Pacific Rail crews worked feverously through the night to clear the derailment of a westbound train near the Fortis BC Corra Linn Dam next to the Kootenay River. Tuesday morning, a westbound freight train left the tracks causing all four locomotives and eight concentrator cars to derail. After quickly assessing the accident scene, CP […]

Leigh Ramsden lives in Vancouver and is an avid Canucks fan, having been a partial season ticket holder for over 10 years. He’s old enough to have witnessed all three Stanley Cup losses, as such, his prime goal is to remove those scars by seeing a Cup brought to Vancouver. Leigh is Fighting For Stanley’s […]

For the second time in less than a week a Canadian Pacific Rail line in the West Kootenay has been closed. At approximately 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a westbound CPR train on the Kootenay Valley Rail line derailed above the Fortis BC Corra Linn power plant. The train was rounding a corner near the Fortis BC […]

A Nelson resident earned himself a trip to the Daily Pavilion in Trail after jumping off the Nelson Bridge Friday (March 30) just before noon. Nelson Police were called to Lakeside Park after receiving a 911 call of a male jumping off the Nelson Bridge. Witnesses believed the individual was approximately third of the way […]