New skills program for mining sector hits pay dirt
While the wild days of the gold rush may be over, future miners are discovering there is still prosperity to be found in the West. Supported by more than $1.6 million from the Province, this year the Workforce Exploration Skills Training (WEST) program will give 58 participants the skills and training they need to fill the ...
Canucks open Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2-0 win
Donavon says, "Canucks in five."Ron, originally said, "Canucks in four," but later changed to "five (games)."What is for certain is a lot of Van City hockey fans from Nelson to Fort Nelson are holding their collective breaths Sedin, Louongo and Company are ready to take a major step in the Stanley Cup Playoffs this season.Vancouver...
Foundation Wall of Honour takes advantage of new technology
The hundreds of people who contributed to the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation’s campaign are now getting their just due — and it is a touch of technology that will grant them that.This past week the Hospital Foundation unveiled a new Wall of Honour to greet people on arrival at Kootenay Lake Hospital, using a large touchscreen...
Dash for CBT cash begins in earnest with 60 competitors
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyA full slate of 60 community organizations will be asking for smaller piece of Columbia Basin Trust grant pie after a regional district decision last week shaved around $6,400 off of the city’s share. On Monday night the business of making the pitch began, with representatives of those...
Blues, alternative and Crash Test Dummies highlight the summer lineup at The Royal
It’s going to be a hot spring and summer at The Royal on Baker this year.Check out these upcoming acts. Crash Test Dummies Monday, Nov. 28 – Tickets: $20 available April 23 at liveattheroyal.com, Royal Espresso, Eddy Music and KCR It's been 20 years since the Crash Test Dummies gave us Superman's Song and they are still...
No one hurt in single vehicle accident
Nelson Fire Department, B.C. Ambulance and RCMP all responded to a single-vehicle accident south of Nelson Monday afternoon.At approximately 4 p.m. a late model Ford Fiesta traveling north to on Highway 6 left the road and came a stop on its roof eight kilometers south of Nelson.A man in his 30’s walked away from the vehicle...
McDonnell honoured as 2011 Nelson Citizen of the Year
By The Nelson DailyBill McDonnell, 67, has played in front of an arena full — the Civic Centre Arena — of rabid hockey fans hungry for a win during his days as a netminder for the Western International Hockey League’s Nelson Maple Leafs.He was Nelson’s official Olympic torchbearer and had the honour of lighting the cauldron...
Library receives gift of art
The Nelson Public Library has received the gift of a beautiful quilted fibre work donated by the artist.The early work by visual artist and former Nelson cultural ambassador Angelika Werth, entitled City Parks, now hangs in the Library’s bright, spacious stairwell. Flowers, shrubs, and houses climb a hillside against a textured...
Over $90,000 in traffic fine revenue comes back to City from Province
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyTwo cash injections from the Province Friday will sink over $360,000 back into the City of Nelson coffers. In the first Strategic Community Investment Fund (SCIF) installment for 2011, Nelson will receive $248,545 in Small Community Grants to support investments in local government services....
City receives over $43,000 in additional gaming grants
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailySeventeen city groups received additional funding from the Province Friday as $43,155 of $15 million in additional gaming grants came to the Heritage City, Premier Christy Clark said. Nearly one quarter — $10,000 — of the new money Nelson will receive will be going to the Nelson Food Cupboard...
