With a target in sight of $1 million, Stephen Hill is literally hitting the pavement in Vancouver to raise the money needed to complete the purchase of the Midway mill site for Boundary Sawmills Inc. (BSI).  “I’m handing out brochures asking for assistance to pay off our deal with Fox,” said Hill. Hill has been […]

Two military aircraft will highlight one of the largest single-day events in the West Kootenay as Nelson Flighfest gets off of the ground this Saturday. The Nelson Pilots Association will be hosting the annual event, as well as the Airport Appreciation Day in an aviation event that attracts both locals and folks flying in from […]

By Dr. Brenda Gill The first two articles discussed what environmental toxicity was all about, what type of symptoms are indicating a toxic overload and some of the simple solutions to removing them from your body.  This article will discuss supplements and herbs that would be helpful. Herbs that would be helpful: Milk thisle (Silymarin)- […]

If you missed the five-day window in which to purchase tickets to Shambhala Music Festival when it opened in late spring (before it sold out), this story won’t do you any good. And if you do have tickets to one of the biggest festivals in Western Canada, this story probably won’t do you any good either […]

Midget-aged hockey players from throughout the Kootenays will be in Nelson this weekend to attend the evaluation camp of the Kootenay Ice Midget AAA Hockey Team. The Ice is part of the 11-team B.C. Major Midget Hockey League for players 15, 16 and 17 year old. Camps are held every year to evaluate players and […]

The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League, releasing its schedule Thursday, opens the 2011-12 regular season schedule on September 16th with a 10-game slate. Opening night includes all four West Kootenay/Boundary teams as Murdock Division Nelson Leafs visit KIJHL finalist Castlegar Rebels while Beaver Valley Nitehawks travel to Grand Forks to meet the Bruins. The teams […]

The Cascade Power Project at Christina Lake could still be built by 2016 after the Ministry of Environment extended their environmental assessment permit despite opposition from the Regional District of the Kootenay Boundary (RDKB).    “The extension was because we have been unable to get an electricity purchase agreement with B.C. Hydro in their last […]

Four bears euthanized so far this year at Christina Lake can’t be identified as being part of the group of “drug” bears found last year at a local grow op, according to ministry staff.  Kootenay region Inspector Aaron Canuel of the Ministry of Environment says the bear situation at the Lake is fairly normal for […]

Like many other events this year, Raid the North Extreme was impacted by the heavy snowfall and late spring. “With 150% snowfall this year and the late melt, we had to make some last minute changes to the course just to deal with trails that were still under snow and check points along the water […]

A few days after several Nelsonites protested at City Hall over transit cuts, BC Transit has made it known there could be further changes to the local schedules as they undertake a region-wide review of the service. At last week’s Regional District of Central Kootenay meeting of the board of directors, it was revealed there […]