A 19-year-old Castlegar man is in custody after he was caught allegedly trying to break in  to the Kinnaird Community church on 26th street on the evening of Nov. 13. Someone inside the church heard strange noises and called police.  Upon arrival, the male was located by police and arrested for attempting to break into […]

Police are warning parents of a sexual predator who is using Facebook to target local boys. Trail RCMP Cpl. Mike Wilson said police have heard two complaints in which the offender sends a friend request to males around the age of 13, and if they don’t accept, threatens to beat them up. Once added, the offender makes sexual […]

One hundred and ninety people cast their ballot early on Nov. 8 or 9, as compared to only 151 early voters during the last municipal election in 2008. According to Chief Election Officer Carolyn Rempel, Castlegar has 5,929 registered voters, as well as 13 non-resident, property-owner voters. She said that in the 2008 election, only […]

Last seen hitch-hiking east of Grand Forks, Randy James Neilsen has been reported missing.  Neilson is described as being 6 foot 2 inches tall and weighing 185 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a trench coat and a golf style cap. He was last seen in Grand Forks on […]

Castlegar’s Aaron Hadley scored once and former B.C. Major Midget star Alex Kerfoot had two points to lead Canada West to a 4-2 win over rivals Canada East in the final of the 2011 World Junior A Challenge Sunday in Langley. It’s the first time Canada West has won the gold medal since doing so […]

Wild Berries of British ColumbiaBy Fiona Hamersley Chambers Lone Pine Publishing 192 pages – $21.95   Those of us who take the time to enjoy the backcountry of B.C. often find ourselves tempted to test out the bounty of berries we see around us as we hike. Knowing which fruits are safe is critical to […]

The Japanese have long had the edge on healthy living, Another popular route to longer, healthy living found in Japan is to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Read the complete article, as suggested by facebook subscriber to The Nelson Daily. It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking […]

Now that Nelson’s top offensive threat Patrick Martens has gone the way of Junior A — after signing earlier this week with the Langley Rivermen — the Leafs will look to another Kootenay International Junior Hockey League All Star to carry the weight of the team. Goalie Andrew Walton came close to packing the Leafs […]

Tails are wagging in the regional district’s Area H. The majority of respondents in a recent opinion poll in the Regional District  of Central Kootenay rural area of the Slocan Valley said they were not in favour of implementing a dog control service in the area. Of the 37.5 per cent of the opinion poll […]

Randall Hopley has been declared fit to stand trial according to experts, the CBC reported Wednesday. The man who is accused of abducting Kienan Hebert, 3, of Sparwood, had a psychiatric evaluation completed at Port Coquitlam Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. In September he was arrested for the alleged kidnapping of Hebert. In B.C. Provincial Court in […]