Two Kelowna men are facing jail time after a string of break-and-enters in Castlegar and Nelson last week. According to Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew, the two men were arrested on Oct. 20, the same day the crimes were committed.   “Kyle Hodson,19, and Phillip Helgren, 20, appeared in court the following day and pled […]

In what they hope will become an international tourism attraction for the future, the Grand Forks All-Terrain-Vehicle (ATV) Club has linked up with the West Kootenay ATV Club to develop a world-class multi-user trail system spanning from Creston in the Rockies to the Okanagan.  Dubbed the South Kootenay Trail System, the trails would be open […]

The sport of hockey was once again cast in a bad light after a hazing incident in Manitoba was revealed when the parents of the boys spoke out. And the Manitoba Hockey League did not take the incident lightly, hitting the Neepawa Natives with a $5,000 fine, along with the suspension of 16 players, the […]

Brian Topp, a frontrunner in the upcoming national NDP Leadership race, is coming to Nelson Sunday, Oct. 30.  Come and get to know the guy who could very well become Canada’s next prime minister from 11 am to 1 pm in the Kestral Room of the Best Western Baker Street Inn.  Topp believes in progressive […]

The regional district is experiencing “difficulty” in achieving its emissions reduction target set for 2012, according to an internal report from its Environmental Services coordinator. As a participant in the Carbon Neutral Kootenays project, the Regional District of Central Kootenay adopted a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan which establishes a goal of reducing greenhouse gas […]

The Nelson Leafs Midget Reps took it on the chin during a Minor Hockey Tournament this past weekend in Winfield. The Midget Leafs finished winless in four starts against competition from northern B.C. and Okanagan. Castlegar Reps started the Leafs off on the wrong foot by doubling Nelson 4-2. Castlegar held period leads of 2-1 […]

Home ice advantage could not stop the offensive surge of the Thompson-Okanagan Rockets. Thompson-Okanagan flexed its offensive muscles to dump the Kootenay Wildcats in a pair of B.C. Female Midget AAA League action Saturday and Sunday in Nelson. The Rockets opened the two-game set by blasting Kootenay 9-0 at the Civic Centre Arena.
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Reel Adventures is getting into real television after inking a deal with a popular North American fishing show, The Dimestore Fisherman. The show has been in existence since 1999 and has become very popular throughout Canada and the U.S., boasting a viewing audience of over 30 Million people. “I have a film crew coming to […]

“The unbroken violation of nature in Canada, the economy founded on the trapping and mutilating of animals, the destroying of trees, the drying up of rivers and the polluting of lakes, began inspiring guilt and uneasiness long before the contemporary ecology movement.” – Northrop Frye, National Consciousness in Canadian Culture   Infinite growth on a […]

A 61-year-old man wielding a shotgun surrendered to police after a four hour stand-off last night in Midway, B.C. At about 7 p.m. police responded to a call that a man had loaded weapons and was threatening to harm himself in his home. RCMP members of the Boundary Regional Detachment (Midway and Grand Forks) secured […]