ASTHMA- Find the Cause AND Treat The Symptoms
Asthma is an increased response of the airwaysto certain stimuli that are irritants/allergies or sensitivities to that person. This causes broncho-constriction, which means narrowing of the breathing passageways, which can lead to shortness of breath, wheezing or a chronic cough and in some cases can be life-threatening. At this time of year, I see many […]
Hawks sweep past Chiefs to KIJHL title, double Kelowna 4-2 Sunday
The brooms came out in the Central Okanagan Sunday. Craig Martin made his final Junior B game a memorable one as the rookie sniper scored twice sparking the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a 4-2 the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Championship victory over the hometown Chiefs in Rutland. The Hawks swept the best-of-seven series 4-0, […]
Proposed Nelson Budget Includes Tax Increase, No Increases to Programs or Services
There will be a 3% tax increase to homeowners in the coming year, if City Council passes its own budget proposal later this month. For a $330,000 home (the average assessed value in Nelson), that would amount to about $39 per year. It will bring in about $195,000 for the city. The Nelson City Police will not get their staff...
UPDATE: CP Rail line north of Atbara re-opens Sunday, excavator remains in Kootenay Lake as environmental experts determine best way to removed equipment without damaging area
The Canadian Pacific Kootenay Valley rail line between Nelson and Creston re-opened Sunday afternoon following a train derailment Friday that closed the track and sent an excavator into the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. CP Rail spokesperson Ed Greenberg told The Nelson Daily crews worked Sunday to remove a second locomotive that was derailed due […]
Calvin scores in OT to sink Chiefs 5-4, Hawks now lead series 3-0 with Game four Sunday in Kelowna
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks may have just sucked the life out of the Kelowna Chiefs. Or check that, Dallas Calvin may be the one responsible for the Chiefs now being on life support. Calvin, Mr. Offence for Beaver Valley in the series, scored at 6:29 of the first overtime period to lift the Hawks to […]
A Bad Week for the Environment
“We prove what we want to prove, and the real difficulty is to know what we want to prove.” – Emile Chartier There is no doubt what Christy Clark and Stephen Harper were trying to prove with their announcements over the past 10 days. The environment – and anyone who stands up for it […]
Routine report lands two in Nelson Police Department lockup
Routine checks and reports of a disturbance ended in some lockup time for a 45-year-old Nelson resident and 33-year-old transient. Early Thursday morning Aaron Reynold was charged with two counts of fail to comply with an undertaking and four counts of possession of a controlled substance after a routine traffice stop of a vehicle. Reynold […]
Hawks beat up on Chiefs 7-1 to grab two game lead in KIJHL Final
The Beaver Valley Nitehawks realized game one of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final was not one of the team’s best of the playoffs. Game two the Hawks turned it up a few notches. Beaver Valley exploded for five goals in the first two periods to blast the Kelowna Chiefs 7-1 Thursday in Fruitvale […]
Selkirk students protest program cuts
As many as 100 people – staff, students and members of the community – showed up for a Selkirk College Board of Governors meeting Tuesday night to hear the proposed suspension in college programming that is the result of more than $1 million in funding cuts from the province. Current Selkirk students Christina Livingston, Arielle […]
Funeral Home looking for family of cremated loved ones
Staff at Thompson Funeral Home would like to re-acquaint family with deceased love ones, cremated in Nelson and forgotten in storage at the Heritage City facility. To complete the task staff placed an advertisement in the local newspaper in accordance to provincial legislation. The title of the advertisement, Disposition of Unclaimed Cremated Remains, lists more […]
