Castlegar car bomb raises explosive issues
A car bomb that exploded in Ootischenia this morning has brought up a number of issues, not the least of which (of course) is “whodunit”. Police say they don’t yet have any suspects in the bombing, which occurred in the 1300 block of Columbia Road at about 1 a.m. “Castlegar RCMP officers responded, […]
Getting to know Bryan Hunt: Environmentalist, conservative business man, artist and Green Party candidate
A recurring mantra of childhood fatherly advice, a deep rooted love for the region and the desire to do what’s right: Bryan Hunt’s formula for getting elected as the Green Party MP in the BC Southern Interior riding is also a formula he hopes will allow him and folks like him to spend more time […]
Future hockey stars on display at B.C. Hockey U16 Camp
By The Nelson Daily Sports Two players from the Nelson Leafs Bantam Rep squad were among the selections to the Kootenay squad following the weekend U16 B.C. Hockey High Performance Camp at the Nelson and District Community Complex. Defenceman Colton Dachwitz of Nakusp and South Slocan forward Brandon Sookro join 18 other selections that will […]
Bridge jumper situation diffused by police
Police diffused a potentially volatile situation on Friday night as a woman prepared to jump from the Nelson Bridge. Around 12:40 a.m. on Saturday morning Nelson Police officers were called to the scene on the bridge as a distraught female threatened to jump. “Police arrived in time to prevent the female from doing so and […]
Wins are nice, but Granite Pointe's Taylor still eager to improve
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsIt doesn’t happen ever day. Fact is, it’s never happened in Lauren Taylor’s career, let alone twice in a span of a week.Oh, the West Kootenay Junior golfer has won before, but never something this big.Which is why the Granite Pointe at Nelson product is resting comfortably on Cloud Nine as...
Riders denied Cyclone Taylor title after losing 5-3 to Peninsula
By The Nelson Daily Sports For the second time in less than a month the Fernie Ghostriders have been denied a hockey title. Kyle Peterson scored twice to rally the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League champion Peninsula Panthers to a 5-3 victory over the host Ghostriders in the final of the 2011 Cyclone Taylor Cup […]
ELECTRIC GRAPEVINE: Social spackle
spack·le [spak-uhl] Sh (initial capital letter) Trademark . a brand of quick-drying, plasterlike material used to fill holes, small cracks and other minor surface defects Some of the digital tools available today seem to help us overlook dire problems in order to expedite trivial tasks. The series of Windows Cloud commercials are prime time offenders. The ad with the exasperated mother desperately trying to air brush […]
RCMP say grandma's grow-op was a righteous raid
Castlegar RCMP are standing by their raid of a marijuana grow-op in Pass Creek last month after the grow’s owner, Velma Mullaney, alleged unfair treatment by police. Mullaney spoke to several local media outlets, claiming she and her partner had permits to grow 49 plants each, and that police refused to either look at her […]
Sockeyes first out of gate at Cyclone Taylor Championship
By The Nelson Daily Sports Richmond is the first team out of the gate at the 2011 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Fernie. A goal by Rudi Thorsteinson, his second of the game, with 52 seconds remaining in the game sparked the Sockeyes to a thrilling 4-3 victory over KIJHL champion Osoyoos Coyotes Thursday in round […]
Four teams left in hunt for Cyclone Taylor Cup
By The Nelson Daily SportsFour teams — three league champs and the host Ghostriders — begin the final chapter in quest for the Cyclone Taylor Cup Thursday in Fernie.The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champion, Osoyoos Coyotes, Pacific Junior Hockey League winner Richmond Sockeyes, Vancouver Island Junior champs...
