Vees, St. Denis put some serious hurt on Smokies
Former Trail Smoke Eater Travis St. Denis came back to haunt his ex-mates.The Silver City native scored twice and added two assists to lead the Penticton Vees to a 9-1 thrashing of the Smokies Saturday night in BCHL action the South Okanagan.St. Denis came to the Vees during the summer in a two-for-one deal with the Cowichan...
Gonzaga Basketball director heads youth hoop camp at Selkirk College
The Selkirk Saints Athletics program and Kootenay Basketball have teamed up to present a new basketball camp for boys and girls aged 11-18 year olds under the guidance of Director of Men’s Basketball at Gonzaga University, Jerry Krause.Krause, who instructed last season during a camp at L.V. Rogers in Nelson, has been a...
SIBAC supports Invest Kootenay with a $15,000.00 grant
The Southern Interior Beetle Action Coalition (SIBAC) directors have voted in favour of supporting an application from the Community Futures Central Kootenay for $15,000 to complete a strategic plan for the Invest Kootenay Partnership initiative. “The SIBAC Board viewed this application as an opportunity to support a project that will be beneficial to several communities […]
New retinology centre receives equipment to establish clinic in Nelson
Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation is committing $65,100 to the purchase of equipment to establish the new retinology clinic. This equipment includes a slit lamp, an indirect ophthalmoscope, an ophthalmology chair, two procedure chairs and a retinal camera with adapter. The equipment will be paid for with excess funds generously donated towards the CT scanner campaign. […]
Downtown Plan for Trail to be relased for community input Monday night
A need to revitalize the downtown core was identified in 2010, keeping it active, vibrant and sustainable. City council struck a select committee — Downtown Opportunities and Action Committee — to find solutions to the problems in the downtown core. In August, the City chose MMM Group Limited to develop the renewal plan for downtown […]
Simple, low-cost ways to cut down how much power your computer uses
By Tony Mauro, BC Hydro blog In the last 30 years computers have become a standard appliance in a lot of households, maybe not as integrated as the HAL 9000 of science fiction movie fame, but still pretty important. When you factor in the peripherals, such as printers and scanners, you might be surprised how […]
Looking for the Powder Highway Ultimate ski bum
The search for the next Powder Highway Ultimate Ski Bum is on. Once again the ski operators and packagers in the Kootenay Rockies region, also known as the Powder Highway in the winter, are working together and are offering the ultimate Prize Package Giveaway, valued at over $30,000. One sole winner will win: A season […]
Mountain caribou herd near Nelson will grow with human help: Wildsight
In the next few years, wildlife scientists will capture, transport and release 40 mountain caribou in the mountains around Nelson with the goal to ‘recover’ local herd populations to higher levels. Mountain caribou are truly rare. They are a different species than woodland caribou of Canada’s north. One of the most critically endangered species in […]
Teck Resources to spend $685-million for improvements to B.C. operations
Teck Resources Ltd. plans to spend a total of $685 million on improvements at two of its major metals operations in British Columbia, the Vancouver-based mining company announced recently. Teck said it will invest $210 million to increase capacity of an electronic waste recycling operation in Trail, B.C., where Teck has a major zinc smelter […]
Trail's Josh Beamish returns with MOVE
MOVE - Josh Beamish Dance Company @ Charles Bailey Theatre, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 7:30 pm Admission: $105 for series or $30 for single ticket Headlined by artistic director Josh Beamish's Allemande, a work for six dancers that exists as a physical deconstruction of a Bach Cello suite and the accompanying social dances of the Baroque...
