By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Hours after 100 people from the Kerr Apartment Building were evacuated from the burning three-storey stone structure the city’s fire chief says the incident is being treated as suspicious. Simon Grypma said he did not see how a fire could have started accidentally in the basement of the three-storey […]

A Washington State couple is facing severe criminal consequences after failing to fool law enforcement at the Carson Port of Entry into Grand Forks, BC. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and RCMP announced today the seizure of over 80 kg of suspected cocaine at the port on Dec. 16, 2010. The cocaine is worth […]

By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Is this rumour true or just another Nelson Becker April Fool’s prank to create a buzz? Unfortunately, this is not a prank and The Express will publish for the final time on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 after 22 years of operation. “It’s basically an economic situation,” Express publisher/owner Becker […]

“Castlegar has taken the cake this year,” – that from BC Assessment’s deputy assessor, Dennis Hickson, in regard to residential property values in the region for 2010. He said the average increase in assessed value for single family dwellings in Castlegar is 4.66 per cent, compared with Nelson’s 1.92 per cent, Creston at 2.61 per […]

Canada’s national police force will be committing more resources to ferreting out marijuana grow operations and other drug trade activities in the West Kootenay region this year, says the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment’s staff sergeant. Dan Siebel said marijuana grow operation busts will continue to increase this year as they have for the last two, […]

After pleading guilty in Rossland Provincial Court last week to possession and production of marijuana, nine months of house arrest is the conditional sentence that awaits the husband of Slocan’s mayor. Georges Perriere, 59, was in court Dec. 21, although his case had been adjourned in November at Nelson Provincial Court until Jan. 11. Perriere […]

Kaslo RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are investigating the sudden death of woman who died while snowboarding on a Wednesday, Dec. 29 afternoon. The woman was a guest with Retallack Snow Cat Ski Lodge, said RCMP senior media relations officer Cpl. Dan Moskaluk from Penticton. At around 3 p.m. the 32-year-old woman was amongst […]

Marley Bassett of Nelson was joined by a few friends to officially open the Glory Ridge triple chair at the Whitewater Ski Resort. Bassett won the raffle draw hosted by Whitewater Ski Team, the Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundaris, and the Nelson Food Cupboard. Rising 2,042 vertical-feet in 11 minutes, the new Glory Ridge Chair, […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Rebels continue to feast on all things in Green and White. Kootenay Ice Major Midget affiliate player Jesse Knowler had four points to lead the Murdoch Division leaders to a 9-0 pounding of the Nelson Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Wednesday night in the Sunflower […]

Choosing the best music of the year is always difficult when there are so many interesting bands to choose from and narrowing the field to say that one is the best of all is impossible. Here’s my take on the top albums of the year, in no specific order because, well, there just isn’t one […]