Logging begins on Mountain Station, trails closed
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 faculty awarded for professional excellence
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 ...
Silverton rink nearly ready to open
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...
Traditional library service, now online ...
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...
City plans plan for sustainability (and public input)
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 ...
Ainsworth fire service to be established in wake of two major fires
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,...
Looking for the bear necessities
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...
Library renos highlight birthday bash
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...
Bhutan at the UN: happiness should be a millennium development goal
By Sonam Ongmo in Global VoicesStarting Monday, world leaders descended on New York to attend the annual General Assembly.But shy of 5 years from the deadline of achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals it was sad to see countries still mired in differences and using the platform to make jabs at each other...
KIJHL suspends Leaf skipper for three games
By Bruce Fuhr,The Nelson Daily SportsTalk about running into a string of bad luck.Not only does Chris Shaw need to deal with the trials and tribulations of skippering a 2-5-hockey team, but current coach and GM of the Nelson Leafs also needs to perform those duties at arm’s length after being hit with a three-game suspension.Kootenay...
