by Castlegar Source on Monday July 04 2011
Four Nelson men have been charged with sexual interference in four separate cases involving girls as young as 12, according to Nelson Police Department Sgt. Paul Burkart.
by Nelson Daily Editor on Sunday July 03 2011
Families in need will still have a connection to fresh produce at West Kootenay EcoSociety farmers’ markets.
Kootenay Kids and West Kootenay EcoSociety have announced the Farms to Families program would resume for 2011.
Through the program, Kootenay Kids provides vouchers to families in need to allow them to purchase fresh produce at the Cottonwood and Downtown markets operated by EcoSociety.
by on Sunday July 03 2011
Proponents are billing it as a service for tourists, but a watchdog group sees it as another attempt to develop the proposed Jumbo Glacier Resort area through ‘the backdoor,’ and without due process.
“It” is a proposal to open commercial skiing operations at the former Camp Green site, on Farnham Glacier, just over the height-of-land from the Jumbo Valley.
by Nelson Daily Editor on Friday July 01 2011
Premier Christy Clark and Solicitor General Shirley Bond offered condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ymir resident Sheilah Sweatman, the BC Volunteer Search and Rescue technician who lost her life in the course of her duties on Wednesday.
“I want to express my heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of this brave woman who lost her life during this Search and Rescue call-out," said Premier Clark.
by Contributor on Wednesday June 29 2011
The West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League is taking it to the track in the final bout of the regular season: the Carnival of Carnage.
Half of the profits from this double-header are being donated to West Kootenay Habitat for Humanity.
Castlegar's Dam City Rollers take on Nelson's Lumber Jackies, then Nelson's Killjoys take it to the track again Salmo's Babes of Brutality. Come watch some intense 8-wheeled action and feel good about giving back to your community.
by Timothy Schafer on Wednesday June 29 2011
The only Sunday service transit system in the Kootenays is now cut.
City council voted Monday night in favour of slicing and dicing the Sunday offering in order to save $31,000 out of the City’s annual budget for transit.
The move couldn’t be carried out fast enough for some, including Mayor John Dooley, who has been outspoken in the past, raising the alarm about the rising costs of delivering public transit.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Wednesday June 29 2011
Never mess with a man’s beer.
After one man stole a full can of beer from another Monday night, a fight broke out in the lane behind the Hume Hotel.
The man who stole the beer pulled out a folding knife and slashed the other man twice, once on the right hand and then on the left forearm.
The fight involved several men, said Nelson Police Department Sgt. Steve Bank, with one of the men brandishing a knife.
by Contributor on Wednesday June 29 2011
Nelson novelist Mark Nykanen has two new books coming out under two different names with two different publishers – all within a three-week period this spring.
The first is Burn Down the Sky, a post-apocalyptic thriller published by HarperCollins. Using his pen name, James Jaros, Nykanen tells a tale set in North America in the latter part of this century.
by Kyra Hoggan on Wednesday June 29 2011
The City of Castlegar has hit the ground running as it embraces social media – tweeting and posting like mad as the first Kootenay community to utilize Facebook and Twitter as a vehicle for public dialogue.
City council green-lighted the new communications approach at its regular meeting Monday night – and within hours, the City was a Facebook force with a torrent of Tweets.
by Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday June 28 2011
The Province will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to start the process to replace the aging ferries that have plied Upper Arrow Lake in the north Slocan Valley for more than 40 years.
Inland ferry services are an integral part of the transportation network, moving residents, visitors and goods within British Columbia.
Ferry service will not be interrupted at any time during the ferry replacement process, which will take approximately three years, including crew training.
