Community leaders from a variety of organizations met May 26 to discuss next steps in managing a situation brought to light when two local men penned a how-to guide for getting “little girls” to have sex. Representatives from Castlegar and District Community Services Society (CDCSS), RCMP, Ministry of Child and Family Services, Victim Services, Safe […]

With much speculation about a nation-wide strike by Canada Post workers, union members continue to rotate 24-hour strikes in major Canadian cities.   Last night, Calgary and Edmonton postal workers began a 24-hour strike that will affect mail delivery and acceptance while workers picket the mail processing plants. Other 24-hour strikes have occurring in Moncton, […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsAt the start of the Calder Cup playoffs Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade had a gut instinct about his American Hockey League squad — Binghamton Senators.“It's a different feeling,” Kinrade told The Nelson Daily prior to start of the post season.“It's been a while since I've been on a team that has ...

By The Nelson Daily SportsThere’s another Taylor making waves on the golf circuit, albeit the Zone One West Kootenay Junior tour.But a win is a win wherever you play.Nolan Taylor, the brother of Portland State sensation Lauren Taylor, used his superior ball-striking to edge Tanner Kopan of Christina Lake to capture the Champion...

A Castlegar 10-year-old remains comparatively unharmed after being hit by a car outside his school this morning (Tuesday), according to local RCMP.  The accident happened on 7th Avenue just after 8 a.m., in the tri-school area downtown, said RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. She said the driver, just a teen herself, did nothing wrong.  Mathew said the […]

Somewhere in the Heritage City the two Joe’s, Mario and, of course, David from The Grand Merchants Beer and Wine store, are smiling from ear to ear.The Boston Bruins took advantage of some opportunistic breaks in the second period to climb back into the Stanley Cup Final with a resounding 8-1 shellacking of the Vancouver...

 The following is a press release issued by Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko: New Democrat MP Alex Atamanenko feels that the budget presented today falls short of meeting expectations of Canadian families.   “As with all budgets, there are some positive aspects, such as providing permanent gas tax dollars for predictable long-term infrastructure funding for […]

Around 250 marijuana plants were seized by RCMP from two “sophisticated” grow operations in Salmo on Thursday. The investigation into the property began following a traffic stop in May of 2011 in which 21 marihuana plants and several pounds of marihuana were seized from two adult men in the Salmo area. Members of the RCMP […]

Local history will literally be unearthed this summer in the Slocan Valley. A hands-on Archeology Field School will take place at Slocan Narrows Pithouse Village near Lemon Creek in the Slocan Valley from June 18 to July 29.  Pairing Selkirk College’s School of University Arts and Sciences with the Anthropology Department at Hamilton College (Clinton, […]

Selkirk College has reached a tentative two-year agreement under the government’s 2010 mandate with the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada. The tentative agreement covers approximately 227 support staff employees at the college in Nelson and Castlegar. Union members are expected to vote on the agreement in the coming weeks. Selkirk College president and CEO […]