Agencies, service providers meet with Kerr Apt. residents
By Bill Macpherson, EOC public information officer What comes next for the over 100 people disposed and homeless in the wake of the Kerr Apartment building fire was tackled on Friday night. A meeting of government agencies, service providers and the residents of the fire-damaged Kerr Apartment block took place Friday night ...
Cormack could be named as interim City CFO
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyIn the wake of the resignation of the City of Nelson’s chief financial officer, City council is expected to name the former chief financial officer and current City manager as the interim officer Monday night. According to the proposed City council agenda for this Monday night at City Hall,...
Backcountry avalanche potential worsens in West Kootenay
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyWith the snowstorm hitting harder than was previously predicted this week, the Canadian Avalanche Centre is forecasting high risks of avalanches in the West Kootenay backcountry heading into this weekend. Already 20 centimetres have fallen in the backcountry with an additional 20 to 50 cm....
Cash shortfall of $3.2 million solved on homelessness project
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe Canadian Mental Health Association-Kootenays will be calling on other funding sources to cover the $3.2 million still needed to fill the ledger for the $7 million supportive housing project recently approved for Nelson, says the association’s executive director. Janice Ivan said there...
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...
