Backyard burning blazes through council
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The heated debate over allowing a limited and once-only period for the burning of woody waste materials from Nelson backyards has been doused. The ‘yeas’ won out over the ‘nays’ in City council chambers as the wheels of municipal government nearly ground to a halt over the issue. When the...
Rink draws fire, again
Financing problems on a Kamloops project continue to plague the developer of Nelson’s Kutenai Landing.One buyer on the Mission Hill project in Kamloops has filed suit in BC Supreme Court to get money back from New Future Building Group — operated by Kutenai Landing developer Mike Rink — while another project supplier has filed...
The Commonwealth Games 2010 begin in India
Amidst heightened security precautions the 2010 Commonwealth Games officially begins today in New Delhi, India. The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event which is held every four years since 1930 between the athletes of members of the Commonwealth of Nations. For the first time this event ...
Time for a new well
A $10,000 provincial grant will determine the feasibility of construction of a new domestic water supply for the village of New Denver. The study is expected to review the existing aquifer information in the area. Also to be included in the study, funded by the Province’s Infrastructure Planning Grant program, will be the...
City courts new adjudication system
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily City-appointed ‘judges,’ instead of the Provincial court system, could soon handle disputes over City bylaws. The bylaw dispute adjudication system is now in draft form and could be landing on the table of City council in the next few weeks, says the City manager. Kevin Cormack confirmed...
Goal finally hit for CT Scanner fundraising campaign
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily After years of lobbying and16 months of fundraising, the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation has done it: They have the money needed for the CT scanner. With the $1.5 million target for the diagnostic tool now reached, the volunteer fundraising group of the Foundation took a brief look back...
Ice move faster than Rockets to earn first win of season
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsIf this keeps up Derek Georgopoulos may soon be playing in his home town of Cranbrook with the Western Hockey League’s Ice instead of those younger siblings in Nelson.Georgopoulos scored a goal in each period to spark the Kootenay Ice to a 6-3 victory over the Okanagan Rockets in B.C....
Who says it's hard being Green? Lone Sheep welcomes The Nelson Daily!
By Adrian Barnes, Lone Sheep Publishing This week, we’re proud to announce the latest addition to the Lone Sheep family of newspapers: The Nelson Daily.Owned and operated by Timothy Schafer and Bruce Fuhr, both formerly of the now-defunct Nelson Daily News, the new The Nelson Daily promises to be a vital and vigorous replacement...
Students fill streets of Nelson on 2010 National School Terry Fox Run Day
The Nelson Daily SportsSchools across the country joined hands today with classmates in the Kootenay Lake District to participate in the Terry Fox National School Run Day 2010.Students challenged students and classrooms dared classrooms to raise money to help find a cure for cancer.Students at L.V. Rogers in Nelson decked out...
Highway 3A fenderbender slows traffic Thursday afternoon
The Nelson Daily StaffTraffic on Highway 3A west of Nelson slowed to a crawl Thursday afternoon after a 2006 Nissan Ultima collided with a Kenworth gravel truck near the viewpoint parking lot overlooking CPR flats.At approximately 2:15 p.m., an empty Kenworth truck towing pup trailer and working on the highway construction ...
