Police have released the name of a Trail man who died after his car strayed into an oncoming lane on Highway 22 Thursday, colliding with an oncoming pickup truck. The 44-yr-old male, Mark Perry, was in a 1997 red Honda when he crossed into an oncoming lane on Highway 22 between Fairview and China Creek around 5 p.m.  and […]

The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats finished in the middle of the pack during a female hockey tournament this past weekend in Kelowna. The Cats, consisting of players from Kaslo, Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland and Trail, were 1-2-1 during the weekend tilt against competition from throughout the province. The Cats opened the tourney bowing to Kelowna 3-1 […]

The Nelson company that developed the popular Matrix multiple listing service platform used by 17 MLS service’s across North America has been sold. One hundred per cent of Tarasoft Corp. was sold Sept. 15 to real estate information and analytics provider CoreLogic for an undisclosed price. There was no mention made whether there would be […]

This Saturday has been declared Global Revolution Day in an effort to unite the 99 per cent and the residents of Nelson are rising to the occasion to show their solidarity. The term ’99 per cent’ has been used to refer to the majority of the world’s population who have access to less of the […]

Now that fall is upon us, it is time to bolster the system for the winter.  I’ve already seen the start of viral flu, so this will help prevent and minimize the typical viral and bacterial flu common at this time of year.  I try to remind folks that having a cold or flu once […]

 A third new candidate has thrown his hat into the ring in the upcoming city council elections, slated for Nov. 19 (with advanced polling on Nov. 8 and 9 at the Community Forum from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.). Incumbents Deb McIntosh, Kevin Chernoff, Russ Hearne and Gord Turner have already filed nominations papers, while […]

The Boundary region’s emergency cold weather shelter is preparing for its second season of operations and will open on schedule to welcome people Nov. 1.  Operated by the Boundary Emergency and Transition Housing Society (BETHS), the shelter is calling for help from new volunteers and donors as it gets organized for the coming winter season. […]

“Snakebitten!” That was how Kootenay head coach Cary Fisher summed up two B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League games against the Vancouver Fusion. The way Fisher sees it the Wildcats played more than well enough to win the squad just had difficulty putting the biscuit in the basket. “We played well in all aspects of […]

With winter on its way, it is that time of year again when we begin cleaning up our yards and disposing of unwanted plant material.  So what to do with those invasive plants? Invasive plant disposal can pose a problem. If not properly done, some invasive plants will continue to grow and set seed despite […]

How did we get into this mess? SelfDesign High BYOP Film Series presents Inside Job screening and fundraiser in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The film Inside Job explains in detail the series of events that led up to the global financial crisis of 2008, which cost over $20 trillion dollars, and caused millions...