Police release name of victim in last night's fatal car crash
A Calgary man has died after a collision last night threw him from his vehicle. According to RCMP Sgt. Derrick Donovan, with West Kootenay Traffic Services, Highway 3 was closed for about four hours last night after a fatal collision about 10 km southeast of Castlegar at about 10:30 p.m. “Initial investigation revealed a 2008, […]
Surprise, surprise; B.C. Lions complete Cinderella season by knocking off Winnipeg 34-23 to capture 2011 Grey Cup
Those fans who tossed the B.C. Lions onto the scrap pile back in July are going get a huge surprise waking up Monday morning after reading the morning website.Because surprise, surprise, the B.C. Lions are 2011 Grey Cup Champions.The Canadian Football League’s Most Outstanding Player, Travis Lulay, tossed consecutive second...
Student pursues legal angle to get the right to play volleyball
In a case that touches on discrimination and human rights violations, lawyer John Kennedy says that the B.C. School Sports Association’s regulations need to be addressed. Kennedy is representing Myles Christman and his family in their appeal against the organization for refusing to allow the 16-year-old to play league volleyball. “There are various […]
Leafs, Hawks, Rebels all pull out wins in Saturday night KIJHL action
If the Leafs want any chance of catching the front-runners in the KIJHL’s Murdoch Division Nelson must beat the lesser teams in the league. And the last time anyone looked, the Spokane Braves is one of those lesser teams in the standings. The Leafs rode the three-goal performance of Nik Newman to a 4-2 doubling […]
Grand Forks dumps coach, wins first of the KIJHL season in dramatic style Friday against Columbia Valley
Break out the champagne; the Grand Forks Border Bruins won for the first time in the 2011-12 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. And the Bruins achieved the victory in dramatic style. Five different players scored to rally the Bruins from a 3-1 deficit en route to a 5-4 win over the Columbia Valley Rockies […]
Fast fact about 99th Grey Cup in Vancouver
Sunday at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, the B.C. Lions play host to the Winnipeg Jets in the 99th Grey Cup. More than 6 Million football fans from coast to coast are expected to tune in for the Canadian Football League Championship. Some facts about the CFL Finale include: Teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. B.C. […]
Fire takes house on Johnson Flats
Grand Forks residents flocked to the scene of billowing black smoke engulfing a house located at the end of 19 Street on Johnson Flats Saturday morning. Although it appears as if the firefighters are not too interested in stopping the fire, incoming fire chief Dale Heriot said the whole event is an exercise. Owners of […]
Leafs outlast Braves 8-6 to keep pace in Murdoch Division with Beaver Valley and Castlegar
The game mirrored a good old fashion, Ali-Frazier boxing match. The Nelson Leafs fired the first series of haymakers then the Spokane Braves answered some bombs of their own. And when the final bell sounded the Leafs walked out of the rink with an 8-6 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory Friday south of the […]
UPDATE: Occupy Nelson to rally for housing on Friday at City Hall
Occupy Nelson will assert homelessness one of its key priorities at the Housing For All: Voices From The Street rally Friday. The rally is in response to a meeting with Mayor John Dooley, members of City council, ANKORS and the Nelson Committee on Homelessness, where Occupy Nelson proposed the creation of a safe-space for the […]
Taking Chances brings Rebels/City a happy ending
A letter expressing upset to city council penned by the president of the Castlegar Rebels, Jim Craig, has proved to be the catalyst for a good news story, in which everyone walked away happy. Craig said in a letter included in Monday night’s council meeting that the Rebels rely on their community bingo nights for […]