By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest is an annual grassroots gathering where both experienced and rookie backcountry skiers and snowboarders can celebrate life nestled in breathtaking scenery and world-renowned snow. It’s obvious from the cars and skiers flocking to Whitewater Resort the 2012 edition was a tremendous success. “I just love this […]

By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Through eight regular season games each team won four times. Each team won twice in the other team’s rink. So it should come to no one’s surprise that after two Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff games the Castlegar Rebels and Nelson Leafs are knotted up at one game. […]

A report finds it unlikely the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) will come to a voluntarily negotiated agreement to end the on-going labour dispute. The assistant deputy minister of industrial relations issued the report to Labour Minister Margaret MacDiarmid. In his report, Trevor Hughes found it very unlikely […]

Andrew Walton? Who’s this Andrew Walton guy? We’re the Castlegar Rebels and no former teammate is going to beat us. Scott Morriseau scored three times as the Castlegar Rebels opened the KIJHL playoffs with a 5-1 victory over the visiting Nelson Leafs Friday at the Arena Complex. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The Rebels, beating […]

You’re out camping or hiking and your dog gets hurt – would you know what to do? Trail St. John Ambulance (SJA) is proud to announce its inaugural Pet First Aid course, to ensure our four-legged family members are cared for in the event of an emergency. Veteran Pet First Aid instructor Maureen Seig is […]

The Castlegar Rebels finished 13 points ahead of the Nelson Leafs to grab second in the Murdoch Division and home ice advantage when the best-of-seven semi final begins Friday in the Sunflower City. The Rebels also registered seven more wins than the Green and White. Nelson was a shade better offensively than the Sunflower City […]

There’s smoke hovering over Whitewater this weekend . . . and it’s Coldsmoke of the powder kind. Kootenay Coldsmoke Powderfest to be exact. The annual grassroots gathering where both experienced and rookie backcountry skiers and snowboarders can celebrate life nestled in breathtaking scenery and world-renowned snow. Based at...

The progress of upgrades at the Grand Forks and Castlegar sawmills of International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) is one reason for optimism for as they enter a new fiscal year. In their quarterly results announced today, president and chief executive officer Duncan Davies noted that the 2011 year ended with market improvements. “We’re starting to […]

By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Sunday night was a scary time for Misha Burns and the family dog, Sasha. The pekingese Japanese Chin came within a whisker of being cat food when a prowling cougar confronted five-year-old family pet near the corner of Kokanee and Seventh Street in Fairview. “It was a little bit […]

BC Nurses’ Union members continue to be concerned about the closure of the Castlegar Emergency services on February 4. We want the community of Castlegar to know that our priority is to provide quality and safe patient care. The nurses at Castlegar Hospital will continue to advocate for improvements so that high quality care will […]