Blue Jays back the GFI
The organizing committee of the Grand Forks International GFI is pleased to announce that the Toronto Blue Jays will be a Bronze Star Sponsor of the 2012 baseball tournament. Exciting doesn't begin to describe the news of this sponsorship that is welcomed by the volunteers, fans and teams. “We are extremely proud and excited...
Lights, camera action . . . movie Christmas Miracle starts filming in and around locations in Heritage City
by Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily The Heritage City is getting another taste of the motion picture industry as NGN productions began filming its latest project, Christmas Miracle, Sunday in and around the region. “This is a Christmas movie about bunch of people who get stranded in a blizzard on Christmas Eve in a desolate part...
Trail Gymnastics gets a new floor, courtesy of Columbia Power
Columbia Power provided $1000 to the Trail Gymnastics Club to help the club restore their flooring with foam and carpet purchased from the Canadian Gymnastics Western Championship event last year. The club is an active organization with an enrollment of nearly 250 students ranking 12th out of 87 clubs in the province. The...
Old Age Security review a crisis of misinformation
Stephen Harper dropped a bombshell in Switzerland recently, and the repercussions are being felt across Canada. In his keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Harper said that Canada needs to find savings in the Old Age Security benefit because our aging population is growing more expensive to service. "Our...
Local businessman Dale Donaldson of Mallard's Source for Sports recognized for years of dedication
By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Local owner of Mallard’s Source for Sports Dale Donaldson was recently honoured with the 2011 John Buckner Memorial award during the annual Hockey Buying Show last month in Hamilton. The award, in the memory of John Buckner, a strong advocate of Source for Sports and a mentor to all who knew ...
Rice uses home course knowledge to steal thunder from World’s best riders at Red Bull Supernatual
By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily First find a location and then build a course. For those keeping score at home the North Face at Balface Lodge near Nelson just happened to be the place of choice. Lobby a major sponsor to bank roll the event before inviting a few friends, who just happen to some of the best boarders in the...
Medeiros, Lucchini power Kootenay Ice past South Island Thunderbirds in BCMMHL action at the NDCC Arena
The Kootenay Ice bounced back from a previous night collapse to double the South Island Thunderbirds 4-2 in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action Sunday at the NDCC Arena. Justin Post of Nelson, Castlegar’s Darren Medeiros and Jake Lucchini of Trail scored in the third period to lift the Ice to its first win of the season ...
Dix, Mungall join students on National Day of Action
New Democrat leader Adrian Dix and the party advanced education critic Michelle Mungall joined students at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna Wednesday to call on the B.C. Liberal government to reinstate needs-based student grants. The gathering was part of the February 1 National Day of Action for post ...
Get inspired, educated, empowered: CBT hosts youth summit
Basin youth are invited to apply to attend CONNECT, a free YOUTH ACTION SUMMIT happening May 3-6 in Kimberley, BC. The theme for the event is: Connecting with Communities. Space is limited to 100 spots for participants from across the Basin. Applications are being accepted now until February 29 at cbt.org/connect. The summit...
Selkirk College joins forces with SFU to bring Community Economic Development certificate program the Kootenays
Selkirk College in Castlegar is pleased to partner with SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development and the Upper Columbia Co-operative Association. This partnership will bring the highly regarded Certificate Program for Community Economic Development (CED) program to the Kootenays, starting July 2012. The SFU Certificate...
