Trevor Frame of Castlegar entertained the crowd to claim the 15-plus age group at the SK8 event of the 2011 Kootenay Skateboard series this past weekend during May Days celebrations in Kaslo. Frame out-pointed Acquilla Clarke of the Sunflower City during the high-octane event. Raven Truth of Nelson was third. In the 14-year division Levi […]

The Vancouver Canucks have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final — the first time in 17 years — with a 3-2 double overtime win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final series in Vancouver. Seventeen years ago to the day, the pride of Nelson, Greg Adams, scored at 17 […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports Five local golfers will tee it up representing the Zone One West Kootenay at the B.C. Junior Championship July 5-8 at the Rossland/Trail Country Club. Tanner Kopan of Christina Lake, Redstone’s Kevin Bennett, Garrett Underwood of Champion Lakes and Brenan Moroney of Rossland/Trail were awarded berths in the tournament following […]

It was an election by the numbers as incumbent MP Alex Atamanenko retained his seat in the B.C. Southern Interior riding which includes Nelson and Castlegar. Atamanenko beat out Rossland Conservative candidate Stephen Hill in the 2011 Federal election May 2, his third win as the NDP candidate in the BC South Interior riding — […]

A random assault, an unprovoked violent outburst and a running skateboarder highlighted a mixed bag of nuts for the Nelson Police as they grappled with 85 calls for service late last week. A Safeway employee was on a work break and was seated outside of the store on Anderson Street on Wednesday afternoon, when a […]

A 23-year-old Trail man has been convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to 34 months in jail following an investigation by Castlegar RCMP involving a young teenage girl, according to Sgt. Laurel Mathew.  “Since he has been in custody for four months, he will serve the additional 30 months now,” she said.   “Police are […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports In just his second season as a professional, Nelson’s Geoff Kinrade is playing for the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Championship. Kinrade & the Binghamton Senators scored a 4-3 home-ice victory over the Charlotte Checkers Wednesday night to sweep the Eastern Conference Final 4-0, and a berth in the Calder […]

Photos courtesy Linda Swanson Castlegar city council met the eight contenders for Miss Castlegar 2011 during its regular meeting Monday night, as each young lady introduced herself and offered a short speech. Pageant coordinator Carol Summerville says the ladies have been working since January to prepare for pageant day June 3.   “They’ve been learning […]

How would you like a say in shaping your community for years – perhaps even decades – to come? That’s exactly what the City of Castlegar wants, as council encourages residents to offer their suggestions and input at the final public consultation regarding the Official Community Plan (OCP).   “We’re re-doing ours – it hasn’t […]

Continued complaints about odours emanating from the city’s south sewage treatment plant have Civic Works searching for solutions, council heard at its regular meeting Monday night.   City councillor Kevin Chernoff said the Civic Works department has already expended a great deal of energy trying to rectify the problem – but with only varying degrees […]