Brian Topp, a frontrunner in the upcoming national NDP Leadership race, is coming to Nelson Sunday, Oct. 30.  Come and get to know the guy who could very well become Canada’s next prime minister from 11 am to 1 pm in the Kestral Room of the Best Western Baker Street Inn.  Topp believes in progressive […]

The regional district is experiencing “difficulty” in achieving its emissions reduction target set for 2012, according to an internal report from its Environmental Services coordinator. As a participant in the Carbon Neutral Kootenays project, the Regional District of Central Kootenay adopted a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan which establishes a goal of reducing greenhouse gas […]

The Nelson Leafs Midget Reps took it on the chin during a Minor Hockey Tournament this past weekend in Winfield. The Midget Leafs finished winless in four starts against competition from northern B.C. and Okanagan. Castlegar Reps started the Leafs off on the wrong foot by doubling Nelson 4-2. Castlegar held period leads of 2-1 […]

Home ice advantage could not stop the offensive surge of the Thompson-Okanagan Rockets. Thompson-Okanagan flexed its offensive muscles to dump the Kootenay Wildcats in a pair of B.C. Female Midget AAA League action Saturday and Sunday in Nelson. The Rockets opened the two-game set by blasting Kootenay 9-0 at the Civic Centre Arena.
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Reel Adventures is getting into real television after inking a deal with a popular North American fishing show, The Dimestore Fisherman. The show has been in existence since 1999 and has become very popular throughout Canada and the U.S., boasting a viewing audience of over 30 Million people. “I have a film crew coming to […]

“The unbroken violation of nature in Canada, the economy founded on the trapping and mutilating of animals, the destroying of trees, the drying up of rivers and the polluting of lakes, began inspiring guilt and uneasiness long before the contemporary ecology movement.” – Northrop Frye, National Consciousness in Canadian Culture   Infinite growth on a […]

A 61-year-old man wielding a shotgun surrendered to police after a four hour stand-off last night in Midway, B.C. At about 7 p.m. police responded to a call that a man had loaded weapons and was threatening to harm himself in his home. RCMP members of the Boundary Regional Detachment (Midway and Grand Forks) secured […]

The West Kootenay High School Field Hockey season comes to an end this week with playoff action. Tuesday, Pass Creek Park in Castlegar is the site of the West Kootenay Junior Girl’s Field Hockey Championship tournament L.V. Rogers Bombers, Rossland Royals and Trafalgar Totems make up the draw. The final game of the round robin […]

The B.C. Major Midget Hockey League leaders put some serious hurt on the basement dwellers from Kootenay this weekend in the Sunflower City. The Cariboo Cougars out scored the Ice 18-6 in two games to sweep the BCMMHL series this weekend at the Community Complex. The Cougars opened the series scoring four power play goals […]

The Prince George RCMP sent out the following press release today, underlining the importance of having some degree of mental acuity before attempting to embark upon a life of crime: On Oct.23 at approximately 3:10 p.m., Prince George RCMP responded to a report of a male with an axe attempting to steal a Corvette from a […]