By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily At least 90 jobs and $7 million annually in salaries will be injected into the region if the Jersey Emerald mine south of Salmo gets off the ground, the consultant for the tungsten mining project said Thursday. Ed Lawrence told the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors...

The Supreme Court of B.C. has found in favour of the City of Castlegar after owners of the City Centre Motel downtown requested a judicial review of city council’s decision to order the structure demolished. In the judgment, rendered Nov. 19, the Honourable Madam Justice Lynn Smith said, “I do not find the City to […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Small scale farming in the West Kootenay cannot compete with the massive farming operations in California where most of our food is imported from, says one of the authors of a coming Area Agricultural Plan. Russell Precious said what exists currently in the West Kootenay is not abundant enough, […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A Nelson group is proposing to take an unused piece of property on the southern edge of the city near the cemetery and add it to the recreational inventory of the Heritage city for no cost to the taxpayer. Led by spokesperson Mike Moor, the Nelson Disc Golf Society […]

Christmas is just around the corner and soon everyone will be scrambling to pick up the perfect gifts for their kids. This year, why not give your 4th or 5th grader the opportunity to learn a new and exciting winter sport? For the past 14 years, the Canadian Ski Council (CSC), in partnership with Forzani, has given nearly […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The City needs to adopt a wildlife attractant bylaw to reduce the amount of bear conflicts in Nelson neighbourhoods, and mitigate the impact it ultimately has on bear welfare, says a member of the BC Conservation Foundation’s Bear Aware program. Joanne Siderius called on City council to adopt a […]

Nelson Choral Society presents Voices of Winter Saturday, Dec. 11 (7 p.m.), Capitol Theatre Musical director Kathleen Neudorf has chosen a variety of choral pieces on a winter theme for the show, ranging from traditional to contemporary, religious to secular, warm Yule-tide fires to hushed winter landscapes where snow “falls down scarce audibly.” Joining the […]

By Brooke Campbell Banish the dark, cold evenings of November and bring a little light and laughter into your life — and you might even win a prize. Located at 182 Baker Street, The Studio is the city’s newest fitness spot to help you drop your daily cares and do the lovin’ thing for your […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The arraignment hearing for the husband of the Slocan mayor accused of operating a large outdoor marijuana grow operation in Winlaw was adjourned in Nelson Provincial Court Monday. The judge adjourned the arraignment hearing until Jan. 11 when it is expected Georges Perriere will enter a plea to the […]

A resident of Christina Lake has been charged with one count of feeding dangerous wildlife under the Wildlife Act [Sec. 33.1(1)]. Allan Wayne Piche is scheduled to appear in Grand Forks provincial court on Dec. 14, 2010.   A police investigation of an alleged marijuana grow operation in mid-August 2010 uncovered a number of severely […]