Nuclear not necessary
By Michael Jessen As the nuclear nightmare heats up in Japan, a question comes to mind. The question is not: Is nuclear power safe? Rather the question is: Is nuclear power necessary? The crippled nuclear reactors in Japan that could not withstand the double whammy of a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami will hopefully signal […]
Rosslands oldest business suffers weekend fire
Late last Friday night and into early Saturday morning, one of Rossland’s oldest continually operating businesses suffered a fire on its property. Paterson Pole ltd.–better known as the old Jones sawmill–had its planer room burn to the ground in the event. Terry Martin, the regional district’s fire chief, was the first to arrive on scene […]
City of Castlegar and Celgar donate thousands to Japan
Castlegar Council met in an emergency meeting today to approve a special donation to the Canadian Red Cross Society for Japan aid relief in recognition of Castlegar’s sister city Embetsu in Japan. Council approved a motion to send a dollar for every man, woman and child in Castlegar to the relief program. “We are deeply concerned […]
Rebels oust Riders from KIJHL playoffs, clinch Kootenay Final
By The Nelson Daily Sports It took the Castlegar a period to get their skating legs going, but once Rebel machine was moving in the right direction nothing was going to stop it. The Rebels scored three second period power play goals to dump the Fernie Ghostriders 5-2 in KIJHL playoff action Tuesday night before […]
Riders stay alive in Kootenay Final with 4-2 victory
By The Nelson Daily Sports It took the Castlegar Rebels two periods to solve former teammate Andrew Walton. By that time it was too late. The Fernie Ghostriders built up a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-2 KIJHL victory in game five of the Kootenay Conference Final Monday in the East Kootenay City. The […]
LETTER: Earth Hour participation a boon for local non-profit
To the editor, Did you know you can, with just seconds of effort, help the environment, promote community pride and support Castlegar & District Community Services Society? FortisBC’s Earth Hour Challenge has two exciting components this year. First, if Castlegar wins its third consecutive year as the community with the highest per-capita participation rate, […]
Rebels closing in on Kootenay Title, winner meets Osoyoos
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Rebels are within a game of playing for the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title. First period goals by Ryan Aynsley and Diego Bartlett would be all the scoring the Rebels would need as Castlegar edged Fernie Ghostriders 3-1 in Kootenay Conference Final action Saturday night in […]
Aynsley powers Rebels to lead in Kootenay Final, game four Saturday
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Fernie Ghostriders had more shots but the Castlegar Rebels scored more goals. Northern Michigan University bound Ryan Aynsley scored twice and added an assist to power the Rebels to a 5-3 victory over the Riders in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action Thursday night in the Sunflower City. The […]
NDP interim leader Dawn Black visits Nelson/Creston riding
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson DailyB.C. New Democrat Party interim leader Dawn Black will be in the Nelson/Creston riding this weekend to visit the region as part of International Women’s Week.Black, a unanimous selection by NDP caucus as interim leader prior to the April 17 leadership convention is scheduled to join Nelson/Creston...
Dogs regain lead in Okanagan, Kootenay Final resumes Thursday
Mark Miller scored a power play goal with less than six minutes remaining in the game to spark the Osoyoos Coyotes to a 2-1 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Grizzlies Wednesday in Revelstoke. The win gives the Dogs a 2-1 lead in the Okanagan Conference best-of-seven series. Game four is Thursday […]