Major gaps in the echocardiography departments in Nelson and Castlegar have temporarily and partially been closed as Interior Health Authority announced Tuesday they have arranged contract services for those facilities. Interior Health will provide echocardiography service at Kootenay Lake Hospital on a monthly basis from April through September — around five days per month. “Nelson […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The political future of BC Southern Interior Conservative candidate Stephen Hill is uncertain after he was a no show in an all-candidates forum in Grand Forks Monday night, one day after apologizing for “disrespectful” comments he made in a public forum in Nelson earlier this year. Neither Hill nor […]

A “suspicious” male hitchhiking on Highway 3A Saturday evening bolted as soon as police saw him, jettisoning a clear medication bottle in his wake as he ran. However, he was caught by Nelson Police officers after a brief chase off of Government Road. The bottle was believed to contain cocaine, said NPD Sgt. Jarrett Slomba. […]

The motorcycle riding season is kicking off Good Friday with the annual Syds Fun Ride for Muscular Dystrophy. The ride, supported by the West Kootenay Toy Run Association, is 175 miles and travels across the Canada/USA Border and back. There is also at Canadian only ride through Castlegar, Nelson, Ymir and Salmo before ending in […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports “Rain drops keep falling on my head,” was the last song Ron Mace wanted to hear ringing in his ear when L.V. Rogers Bombers hosted its annual Spring Fling this weekend at the Queen Elizabeth Park. But that’s what happened as Mother Nature decided April showers was the norm of […]

There will be no three-peat for B.C. at the Keystone Cup, emblematic of Western Canada Junior B Hockey supremacy. Cyclone Taylor champ, Peninsula Panthers of Victoria, lost out in the bronze medal game to the Pilot Butte Storm. The Panthers finished the round robin in third spot with a 3-2 record. In the final, Blackfalds […]

After many months of work by a search committee, the board of Governors and Davies Park executive search firm, Selkirk College has found the person with the experience and the leadership attributes necessary to lead it successfully into the future. Angus Graeme has been appointed as president and CEO of Selkirk College. “A board of […]

  The Board of Education of School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) has completed their search for a new Superintendent with the appointment of Greg Luterbach as Superintendent of Schools, effective August 1.   Luterbach  will be replacing Jean Borsa, who is retiring effective July 31. This completes the selection process that the Board undertook starting in early February. […]

Residents in the West Kootenay will now find it even easier to access government services with the official opening of a brand-new FrontCounter BC office in Castlegar. FrontCounter BC is a single-window service for clients of the natural resource sector. FrontCounter BC was created in 2005 with eight locations, a dedicated call centre and online […]

A memorandum of understanding has been reached between Okanagan College, College of the Rockies, and Selkirk College that allows students to transfer directly into second year of the Writing and Publishing diploma program at Okanagan College. The initiative is part of the Southern Interior Writers’ Project — a joint undertaking which creates new and improved […]