By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Sports Generally the unofficial/opening day at Whitewater Ski Resort is a low-key opportunity for the staff to get a dry run of what is to be expected throughout the season. However, Whitewater staff got more than they bargained for as a parking lot full of riders took advantage of […]

Police are warning parents to keep an eye out for a suspicious male who may have tried to lure local children near a Castlegar school. “On Thursday … at 6:45 p.m., three youths were sledding behind Castlegar Primary School when they observed a suspicious male hiding in the bushes watching them,” said RCMP Const. Tyler Mills. […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports Salmo Falcons, J. Lloyd Crowe Hawks and Stanley Humphries Rockers came away with titles as the West Kootenay Junior Volleyball season concluded Saturday with playoff weekend. In Grand Forks, the mighty Falcons shook off a pesky home side to claim the Junior Girl’s title. Mount Sentinel Wildcats finished third in […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily With the weekend opening of the Whitewater Ski Resort season one day away, an opening of another sort on the mountain is still gestating, says the hills’ general manager. Brian Cusack said the master plan — finalized and adopted by Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts in the […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A new accounting quirk has the regional district sitting at over $8 million in net debt for 2009, its financial audit revealed recently. The Regional District of Central Kootenay is saddled with $8.5 million in net debt — up from $2.48 million in 2008 — according to the consolidated […]

So, next Saturday, Dec. 11, you’ll be out shopping, getting gifts for loved ones, buying cards, stocking up on staple holiday fare … what could be more in keeping with the spirit of Christmas than to share a little bit of the season’s bounty with those less fortunate? Mountain FM and The Bridge are making it […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports Kootenay Ice sniper Luke Bertolucci is going to Halifax. The Montrose native was selected to the Team B.C. U16 squad that will represent the province at the 2011 Canada Winter Games February 11-18 in the Nova Scotia capital. “I think he’s going to be selected to the provincial team,” Kootenay […]

 Castlegar mayor and city council are calling for an independent analysis to determine the future configuration of local schools, after hearing the School District 20 board’s plan, which proposes closing Blueberry Creek Community School and Castlegar Primary School, as well as the Rossland Secondary School, among other changes.  This, after a closed meeting of the […]

The Cuisine of India restaurant on Columbia Avenue was largely destroyed by late-night fire, according to Castlegar fire chief Gerry Rempel. Rempel said the call came in to the fire department at around 12:40 a.m., after a passerby noticed smoke in the dining room of the restaurant and called 9-1-1. “Once our guys got in […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Kootenay Lake School District has a lower secondary school completion rate than the provincial average, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ministry of Education. School District No. 8 had a secondary school completion rate amongst boys, girls, aboriginal and English as a second language (ESL) students of 74 […]