Beverage container recycling for a cause continues at the Nelson Transfer Station
Support continues for the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation as the Regional District of Central Kootenay and the Nelson Jr. Leafs Bottle Depot have pledged to continue to donate profits from beverage containers collected at the Nelson Transfer Station to the Foundation.This service has been ongoing since Dec. 28, 2009 and a...
New heads of school board elected
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe school district has a new chair and vice chair of its board of trustees.Creston trustee Mel Joy was elected to replace Nelson trustee Bill Maleschko as the chair of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) for the 2011 school year at the Dec. 14 meeting of the board. Creston South Rural ...
2011 LVR Grads hold bottle drive Saturday
Don''t throw away those bottles that have accumulated during the recent holiday season.Instead, donate the empty bottles or cans to the 2011 L.V. Rogers Graduating Class.LVR Grade 12 students will be working the streets of Nelson, going door to door to pickup empties this Saturday, January 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.For those...
Nelson Housing development secures capital funding
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyAfter almost four years of waiting and planning the Anderson Street project for Nelson’s homeless finally received a green light from the Province late Tuesday afternoon. The approval and $3.8 million in capital to build a 33-unit project to support people in Nelson who are at risk of...
Ringing in 2011with a dip at the KLHF Polar Bear swim
The preparation time is a full year. But the actual swim lasts only a few minutes, if not seconds. The 2011 Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation Polar Bear Swim proved to be another success story with 50-plus swimmers braving minus-7 temperatures under overcast skies and icy Kootenay Lake waters to ring in the New Year in style....
The Diamonds shine bright at Soccer Quest Co-Ed Tournament
By The Nelson Daily SportsThe Diamonds proved to be too strong for the rest of the field at the Soccer Quest Christmas Co-Ed Indoor Tournament Wednesday afternoon at the Cedar Street Facility.The Diamonds defeated The Midget Pinkies 5-2 to claim the top prize at the eight-team holiday indoor tournament.The Diamonds, consisting...
The Nelson Daily Wishes Everyone a Festive Holiday Season
The Christmas season is a time for family and friends.So staff at The Nelson Daily will be taking a few days off to spend time with family but we'll be updating the site periodically through the holiday break with any breaking stories. Before we go we'd like to wish readers and advertisers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New ...
Smiles all around at South Nelson, Gordon Sergeant Christmas Concert
The gymnasium was packed to the roof as students at South Nelson and Gordon Sergeant Elementary School treated the public to the annual Christmas Concert.The annual event attracted friends, parents and family to the event.The entire school participated in the concert, held December 15, which featured songs from all students...
Nelson skatepark proposal makes the final round
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyFunding could be in place for Nelson’s outdoor skatepark before the site for it is ever finally determined. The Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skatepark Society has reached the final round of voting in the Aviva Community Fund, nationwide contest — despite the project being stalled at the approval...
Enrolment rises in SD8 for first time in 10 years
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyFor the first time in nearly a decade, enrolment in the Kootenay Lake School District has risen, albeit marginally, with a corresponding jump of almost $1.2 million in extra funding from the Province. According to figures released by the Ministry of Education on Friday for the 2010-2011...
