A former New Denver Mountie has been charged with the second-degree murder of his common-law wife. Keith Gregory Wiens, who worked in the New Denver detachment of the RCMP, was arrested Tuesday after police were called to a home in a gated adult community. Wiens was charged after the Aug. 16 shooting death of his […]

The West Kootenay Kennel Club will be hosting their 35th annual All Breed Championship Dog Show, Obedience Trials and Rally Obedience Trials Aug. 19-21. Their new location is the Castlegar Community Church Soccer Field (the old Kinnaird Middle School – 1250 26 St.).  For the second time six All Breed Championship shows will be held starting […]

Coffee Creek, the Eholt Summit east of Greenwood and 50-Mile north of Revelstoke are three Columbia-Kootenay-Boundary places to have received webcams on DriveBC’s website. Highways in the Columbia, Kootenay and Boundary areas include high mountain passes where weather can change quickly. The new webcams provide travel and weather conditions with the click of a button, […]

In an effort to cut energy costs and take action on climate change, 33 local governments in the Columbia Basin — including three regional districts and two First Nations — have taken another step. As part of their climate change commitments, each local government has recently completed a 2010 inventory of their energy use and […]

An agitated man allegedly “under the influence of a drug” assaulted a Nelson Police Department officer and a reserve constable Saturday morning after they were called to remove him from a local hostel.The officer attempted to arrest the accused, Riley Devin McNally, 24, for assault by trespass, but the partially clothed...

The Kootenay Ice Major Midget squad was back on the ice this weekend at the NDCC Arena gearing up for the upcoming season.The Ice, part of the 11-team B.C. Major Midget Hockey League, is coached by Mario DiBella and assistant Sean Dooley.The staff put the team through practice Saturday before the players was split up for the...

A government review panel has painted a picture of a bloated B.C. Hydro Corp. which is overstaffed by up to 1,200 employees. Panel member Cheryl Wenezenki-Yolland, acting deputy minister of advanced education, said Thursday that the Crown corporation is overstaffed in the communications, human resources and engineering departments. The panel responded to Hydro’s proposed rate […]

The question of why the toadlet crosses the road is simple biology — to get to their home on the other side — but the question of why so many have to die each year isn’t. Tens of thousands of western toadlets, each not more than the size of a dime, get squashed as they […]

Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade is making the transition from the American Hockey League to the Euro-game look amazingly easy.Kinrade scored twice in his first European Trophy game Friday to lead HC Plzen 1929 a 3-2 extra time victory over HC Mountfield in Ceske Budejovice.Kinrade scored both goals in regulation time for HC Plzen 1929,...

One of Nelson’s heritage jewels is on display at this year’s Columbia Basin Cultural Tour. A Cathedral Whispers is a presentation on the magnificent memorial stained glass windows at St. Saviour’s Anglican Church. The church, located at the corner of Silica and Ward Streets, will be open Saturday, Aug. 13 from 11 am to 5 […]