One of five soldiers accused by the Army of involvement in the premeditated killings of Afghan civilians is scheduled to appear before a military judge today — on the same day ABC News aired tapes that show his confession to investigators about his own involvement and the involvement of several other soldiers in the slayings. In...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A mudslide that closed the Trans-Canada Highway early Tuesday morning near Revelstoke had traffic stopped on the nation’s highway for over 12 hours. The highway was expected to open at 5 p.m. Tuesday after the slide closed a stretch of highway in eastern B.C. between Revelstoke and Golden,...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Nelson’s longstanding mountain bike trail network goes under the gun again this fall as the forestry company that owns the timber rights to the land it abounds begins logging next month. Sixteen of the Mountain Station bike trails and the recreation areas will be closed beginning Oct. 4 ...

Selkirk College’s Standing Committee on Professional Excellence (SCOPE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009/2010 awards for its faculty. The purpose of the SCOPE awards is to recognize and promote both long-term and innovative professional excellence. Faculty and staff are nominated for the awards by students ...

The Nelson Daily After nearly five years without one, Silverton and the Slocan Valley could have their own indoor arena once again. The Silverton rink is slated to re-open this fall, with nearly $100,000 in renovations nearly complete — except lighting — after it closed in 2006. With a Recreation Infrastructure grant in hand...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily In one fell swoop the Nelson Municipal Library added thousands of new books to its borrowing arsenal. With the click of one of the six new Kobo Readers on hand at the Library, people who take out the small, portable, electronic tablets for reading books can access thousands of books available...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily With six tentacles of sustainability thrust out into the community, city council is attempting to map several facets of the community at once — and coming close to completion. Hefting the mantles of the initiatives of a housing strategy, a climate change action plan, a regional planning ...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily When the Silver Ledge Hotel in Ainsworth caught fire last May, the president of the Ainsworth Fire Prevention Society was overwhelmed when he showed up at the scene and the 114-year-old, three-storey building was consumed by flames. Four months later, Niko Bekker was overwhelmed again,...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The popular hiking and biking trail above Nelson is now closed as grizzly bears are still lurking in the area. The Nelson Salmo Great Northern Trail, formerly the Burlington Northern Santa Fe right of way, is closed from the entrance from Cedar Street in Nelson to Cottonwood Lake until...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The excitement is beginning to build as the Nelson Municipal Library prepares to enter a new chapter in its venerable history. On Friday, Oct. 1, the Library will turn 90 years old and will show the results of its new facelift at an open house at 6:30 p.m. The progress to-date on the Library...