SculptureWalk nearing finale after banner year
An incident of vandalism over the weekend has not slowed the momentum of Castlegar SculptureWalk, according to organizer Pat Field, who said the damage is currently being repaired. Field said the damage to a stone in the sculpture entitled The Dawn, by Nelson artist Denis Kleine, is estimated at around $1,200, but will be fixed […]
Police cite lack of common sense as cause in recent drain of search resources by campers/quadders/etc.
Four preventable incidents this month requiring massive drains on local RCMP and Search and Rescue (S&R) resources have police asking the public to apply common sense when heading into local backcountry. September was kicked off by the first incident, which happened at around 5:30 p.m. Sept.1, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. “I local […]
Deconstructing Dinner’s Jon Steinman named finalist for Jack Webster Award
Exactly one year following the release of one of the most talked about media stories in the Kootenays, Jon Steinman — the producer and host of Kootenay Co-op Radio’s Deconstructing Dinner — has been named a finalist for the Jack Webster Award in Community Reporting. Celebrating its 25th year, the Jack Webster Awards are British […]
Mount Sentinel varsity volleyball squads in Trail, at the Crowe, and Creston, at Prince Charles
Let the volleyball season begin!Two weeks into the 2011-12 school term and both varsity teams from Mount Sentinel are taking to the courts to begin the B.C. High School Volleyball season.The female Cats travel to the Silver City to compete in the annual Hawks Girl's Tournament at the J. Lloyd Crowe gymnasium.For the first...
Terry Fox Run gets better with age — and with better weather
It’s an event that doesn’t get old — the annual Terry Fox Run. And Sunday in the Heritage City, like so many other cities, towns and communities across Canada, the tradition continues as Nelsonites flock to Lakeside Park for the annual run to fight cancer. “I think the reason it’s lasted for so long is the impact Terry (Fox)...
Angels ascend to Derby heaven...by a whisker
Derby fans had plenty to be hoarse about as they staggered out of the Rossland Arena on Sept. 11 after narrowly winning what was arguably the fiercest and closest derby bout the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League has ever seen. Hometown Gnarlie’s Angels fans were out in force in rock star red and […]
UPDATE: Hopley appears in court to stand on charges
It was the first day in court Wednesday for Randall Hopley, the man accused of abducting three-year-old Kienan Hebert from his home in Sparwood, the Vancouver Province reports. Hopley, 46, was ordered in Cranbrook Court to undergo a medical assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial, as he faces charges of […]
Magical mounds of metal melt mechanical maniacs on main
Thousands of people, hundreds of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles and nostalgia so thick you had to brush it away from your face like a cloud of flies. Such was the scene set Saturday afternoon on Baker Street and its abiding roadways for the annual Queen City Cruise, the smorgasbord of vehicular delight the Nelson Road […]
Stories and images from 911 10-year memorial in New York
The victims of the worst foreign attack on American soil were remembered Sunday as one hundred sixty-seven pairs of people read the names of those who died after jet planes slammed into the World Trade Center towers, the Pentagon and crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Top stories Gallery: 9/11 Memorial September 11, 2001: […]
West Kootenay-Boundary still hot and dry
Persistent hot, dry conditions and an inversion have fire officials concerned with wildfire potential in the West Kootenay-Boundary. With the exception of campfires, the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar is telling people that all open fires (fireworks and burning barrels) are restricted within the fire zone that contains the entire West Kootenay-Boundary regions. The Southeast […]
