By The Nelson Daily Sports Stop two on the West Kootenay Zone One Junior Golf circuit and another Rossland/Trail player claims the top prize. Kevin Bennett fired an even-par 72 to edge home-course favourite Tanner Kopan by three shots to claim the overall title Sunday at the Christina Lake Golf and Country Club. Bennett’s teammate […]

Alex Atamanenko has handily retained his seat in the B.C. Southern Interior riding which includes Nelson and Castlegar, riding the ‘Orange Crush’ wave and beating out Rossland Conservative candidate Stephen Hill in the 2011 Federal election Monday. Atamanenko’s third win as the NDP candidate in the BCSI — ganering 52 per cent of the vote […]

Afternoon commuters were slowed Monday on their drive home from work by a three-vehicle accident on Highway 3A, 300 meters east of Pacific Insight Electronics.  RCMP, the Nelson Fire Department and B.C. Ambulance all responded to the accident that saw two occupants taken to Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson with non-life-threatening injuries. At approximately 4:15 […]

Three people walking on a Nelson street in the wee hours of May 1were attacked in what police say was apparently a random assault. Paul Burkart, acting Sergeant with the Nelson Police Department, said the three were accosted by two males who jumped out of a car. “Two of the victims managed to elude their […]

B.C.’s minimum wage has moved up for the first time in 10 years. As of Sunday, the province’s base-line wage lifted from last place in Canada with the first of three 75-cents-perhour increases over the next year. The impact of the change to $10.25 per hour by May 1, 2012 — and to $9.50 on […]

Social issues will be in the spotlight on Friday, April 29 at the Anglican Hall when the Social Planning Action Network Society (SPAN) provides the public a unique opportunity to engage federal candidates. The “reverse forum” will give the public the chance to speak while candidates listen on key topics such as mental health, poverty, […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports The Kootenay Thunder Regional Girl’s Soccer squad displayed flashes of brilliance during the Western Canada Showcase Tournament this past weekend in Burnaby. The Thunder finished the tourney with a 1-3 record but the overall result did not disappoint coach Dave Spendlove. “Many of the top college scouts attending this event […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports Brenan Moroney sank a two-inch birdie putt on the second playoff hole to capture the first event on the West Kootenay Junior Golf circuit Saturday at the Balfour Golf Course. Moroney’s approach shot into the green came ever so close to going into the hole making it easy for the […]

 The Trades have long been an important piece of the West Kootenay's economic backbone and this week, as part of the Secondary School Apprenticeship (SSA) program offered by School District 20, 15 deserving students were rewarded for their efforts with one thousand dollar scholarships. Designed as a transition program to ease...

For the second time this week hockey has trumped politics. The tele-town hall meeting about the pros and cons of the harmonized sales tax planned for Nelson, Castlegar and the Kootenay region has been cancelled because it conflicts with a Canucks playoff game. A town hall had been planned for Thursday at 6:30 p.m. (7:30 […]