By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports In a hockey game that’s 60 minutes long, it took the Boston Bruins 4:14 to send the Stanley Cup Final to a seventh game. Goals by Brad Marchand, Milan Lucic, Andrew Ference and Michael Ryder early in the first period sparked the Bruins to a 5-2 victory Monday at […]

A drug smuggling attempt failed when United States Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents seized five backpacks with 159 pounds of ecstasy at the Washington state border near Christina Lake last Friday.  CBP Public Information Officer James Frackleton explained that the seizure was a result of good coordinated tactical planning and utilization of advanced detection […]

Want to win a copy of the new Kootenay Rockies Mapbook edition? The Nelson Daily, reaching 26,000 Nelson and area folks per month — and over 50,000 West Kootenay folk through the regional Lone Sheep network — wants to put a copy of the Kootenay Rockies Backroad Mapbook in your hands for Father’s Day. The […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIf this keeps up Jordan Melanson may have a difficult time getting a tee time at a local tournament.The Granite Pointe golfer found the winner’s circle for the third consecutive time, capturing the recent 2011 Sunflower Open at the Castlegar Golf Club.Melanson shot a 2-under-par 142 to win...

In response to Friday’s request from Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers agreed to suspend strike activity, but Canada Post’s management rejected the union’s offer. The union’s only condition was that the terms of its collective agreement would be reinstated. In 1991, when CUPW suspended its strike action to assist mediation […]

By Dr. Brenda Gill Since we are just starting to get into the season of cottonwood, increased dust and pollen because we’ve had such a cold and wet May, I thought this would be a good time to discuss minimizing the effects of allergens.  Also, we have some exciting new de-sensitization drops that have been […]

Another strike could rain down its effect on the West Kootenay. With Canada Post workers and the province’s teachers set to strike in the region, the union representing 3,800 Air Canada workers has issued its 72-hour strike notice to Air Canada, setting the stage for a possible work stoppage commencing Monday night at 11:59 p.m., […]

 I had full intentions of a great work day filled with exciting stories for readers, when I was sideswiped by an online contest. Little did I realize that I could be so competitive and yet I am fully aware that the contest is not a real competition but actually just a venue for proving who […]

The largest forest carbon project in North America has a Kootenay original at its heart. The 55,000-hectare Darkwoods forest southeast of Nelson is helping the Nature Conservancy of Canada raise $4 million by selling carbon credits from it to protect the land. This sale of carbon credits is raising the bar for conservation in Canada, […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt’s down to a best of three in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final.Tim Thomas stopped 38 shots to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in game four of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday at the TD Gardens in Beantown.It was the second convincing victory for the Bruins,...