Three fundraisers are now scheduled to help the family of a local 11-year-old boy who was gravely injured in a skiing accident early this year. “On Jan. 3 at Red Mountain, Cole Hoodicoff, (a Grade 6 student at Twin Rivers) was skiing with his family and was in a serious accident,” said Betsy Goolieff, executive […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily More snow is expected tonight and through to Thursday morning while Environment Canada continues to have a snowfall warning in effect for the West Kootenay region. Snow is expected to accumulate up to five centimetres today, with up to 10 cm. coming down overnight — in addition to the […]

If anyone out there has a case of the post holiday or winter blues, an antidote is in the works for you! The last weekend of January, the 28th to 30th, marks the 114th year of Rossland’s annual winter bash, the Winter Carnival, and this year promises to be so chock-a-block with action even the […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily He ain’t heavy, he’s my snowfall. Heavy snow is on the way for Wednesday, according to Environment Canada, with around 30 centimetres — or one foot — descending from on high to us down low in Nelson. Shovels are at the ready, and snow blowers are idling as a […]

From right here at Red Mountain and all the way across the pond to Adelboden Switzerland, it’s been a big week for Rossland skiers. At the same time that former Red Mountain Racer Sasha Zaistoff was competing in his first ever World Cup slalom in Switzerland, local world cup hopefuls were tearing up the slopes at […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The Villa Motel will be coming forward with accommodations for at least one month for some of the around 60 people who were left homeless after the Kerr Apartment Building burned on Jan. 6, the city’s mayor announced Monday night. John Dooley said although long-term accommodations for the people […]

By Daily News Staff Similar to the way the Team Canada Juniors turned gold into silver at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships last week in Buffalo, NY, the Kootenay Ice let one slip away. Thompson Blazers played the role of Team Russia, scoring five third-period goals en route to a 7-4 victory over Kootenay […]

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in another missing person case. 49-year-old Shawn McDonald has gone missing from Christina Lake where he has been living since September.  McDonald was last seen on Jan. 1 at 5:00 p.m. in Christina Lake and was reported missing on Jan. 3 to the Grand Forks RCMP detachment, explained […]

 Dear Editor,  This letter is in response to (a series of articles and commentary in local media, inlcuding a letter written by Roland Vogel). Mr. Vogel, as far as I am aware, appears to be the voice of people in the Glenmerry area. He is fairly representative of the views of Trail concerning Trail’s place […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The community is pulling together in the wake of the Kerr Apartments fire that left over 100 people homeless in the dead of winter. Donations of clothing, toys and other items for people left homeless by the fire at the Kerr Apartments have been overwhelming, said Bill Macpherson, Emergency […]