Meeting forthcoming on teachers' job action and what that looks like in local schools
The inside track on what the current teachers’ action means locally will be available for parents of children in School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) this week. The first District Parents Advisory Council meeting will be at the Nelson School Board office on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. The evening will feature a presentation […]
Mates dump Our Glass, Brewers blast Vikings as WKMFFL completes week two of action
The four-time defending champion Castlegar Vikings are currently looking up at the rest of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League following another loss Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The Steamshovel Brewers outscored the defending champs 23-6 in the second half en route to a 36-19 victory. The loss was the second of the season […]
'Banishment' piece gives province taste of what CBC reporter Bob Keating is all about
CBC Nelson reporter Bob Keating was recently nominated for a Jack Webster award for Excellence in Legal Journalism for his radio story Banishment, on a Nelson man ordered by the court to leave the city and not return. Keating did, as Nelson listeners are used to, another phenomenal and insightful job reporting on the news […]
Council deals with deluge of dissent as transit deficit dealt with
Sunday service and one transit bus fell under the financial axe as City council responded Monday night to public pressure in its effort to trim costs from its overgrown transit budget. After a brief presentation by BC Transit’s Kevin Schubert at the committee of the whole meeting Monday evening, council held a special meeting immediately […]
Fall Fair and climate day of action settle into Nelson this weekend
It’s a traditional harvest celebration, complete with live music, games for kids, prizes for best produce, preserves, and pies, and all the fresh produce, delicious food, and amazing crafts that Cottonwood Market is known for. Take action on climate change by attending the fourth annual Fall Fair this Saturday, Sept. 24 (10 a.m. to 2 […]
Wildcats drop two-set final to Golden at high school volleyball tourney in Trail, LVR fourth, Stanley Humphries sixth
The Golden Eagles outscored the Mount Sentinel Wildcats 50-22 in the championship final to capture the gold medal at the J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks High School Girl’s Volleyball tournament Saturday in the Silver City. The Eagles won the best-of-three tournament final in consecutive games 25-10, 25-12. “We played well at times, but as anticipated, we […]
Castlegar special teams make Leafs pay during 6-3 KIJHL victory Saturday night in Nelson
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Nelson Leafs rolled the dice Saturday night against the Castlegar Rebels, believing the Heritage City squad could play undisciplined hockey and still win. However, the defending Kootenay Conference Champs didn’t get to the KIJHL final last season by fluke. The Rebels looked to be in mid-season form, making […]
Leafs, Nitehawks post shutouts in Murdoch Division action on opening night of KIJHL
Wow! What a difference a week makes.Andrew Walton turned away 27 shots to power the Nelson Leafs to a 3-0 victory over the defending Kootenay Conference Champion, Castlegar Rebels, in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Friday night at the Community Complex in the Sunflower City.The win gained the Green and...
The weekend that was: A trip through the Hills Garlic Festival in pictures
With the theme Homemade – Homegrown – Organic this year’s event featured 160 vendors selling everything from organic garlic (go figure) to local crafts of art and jewelry to pottery, textiles, lotions and herbal remedies. And The Nelson Daily photographer Della Schafer nearly captured them all, as well as some of the 6,000 or so […]
Former Nelsonite Jennifer Cusworth's cold case murder trial begins in Kelowna court
A 20-year-old cold case of the murder of a former Nelson resident is now seeing the light of day in a Kelowna courtroom, the CBC reported Friday. On Thursday the trial began as footage was shown in a Kelowna courtroom of investigators lifting former LV Rogers graduate Jennifer Cusworth’s body from a ditch on Swamp […]
