54-40 set to rock Capitol Theatre September 14
The rock band 54-40 is celebrating 30 years of rock and roll, and Nelson’s Capitol Theatre is one of the stops on the anniversary tour. One of the most important popular music groups to emerge from the Canadian cultural landscape is slated to play the Capitol Theatre Friday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. The band […]
Imagine a world without free speech - Russia debates rules
Access to the Russian-language Wikipedia is disabled across almost all its pages on Tuesday, July 10, due to the Russian parliament, the Duma, debating amendments to the law "About information" which may lead to censorship of Runet through blacklisting and filtering of internet sites. The proposed bill aims to creating a...
US skateboard sensation in Castlegar this Saturday
Never mind just learning to skateboard – how about learning to coach skateboarding? Portland, Oregon’s Ben Wixon MA.ED, director of development-programming and instruction, Skaters for Public Skateparks, and executive director of Drop In to Skateboarding is coming to Castlegar Rotary Skatepark on July 7. Wixon, co-developer...
Tickets, impaireds, vandalism - and rain, rain, rain.
Police are reporting … well, not much of anything, after inclement weather washed out most of the activity normally expected during the summer’s first long weekend. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said people were out and about, and roadblocks saw a great deal of activity, but otherwise there wasn’t a ton of stuff going on. […]
Ever named a baby alpaca before? Wanna try it now?
Meet little How-Cute-Am-I, a baby alpaca who was born in a vicious thunderstorm and still doesn’t have a name of her own. This baby’s soon to become the best-adored face of our local exhibition society, which puts on the Bule Grass Jamborie as well as the Pass Creek Fall fair, not to mention hosting a […]
Nazareth concert for Nelson CANCELLED
The Nelson Daily has learned that the Nazareth/Headpins concert slated for the NDCC Arena Tuesday, July 10 has been cancelled. The reason is a lack of ticket sales. Organizers had hoped to sell at least 1,300 tickets to break even but sold less than half that amount. “We thought we’d sell at least 1,300 to […]
Dimestore Fishermen TV series featuring Nelson airs Friday and Saturday
Nelson will be showcased once again on television, this time as part of the Dimestore Fishermen series appearing on the World Fishing Network (WFN) Friday. The episode shot on Kootenay Lake in the fall of 2011 is on Channel 152 on Shaw TV. Airtimes are Friday at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. and Saturday 6 […]
OP/ED: In tech we trust?
Technology rocks. Just look at all of wonderful things it has brought into our lives … I can sit here on my couch with my coffee and my mini laptop and send this to my editor within seconds of finishing. I can listen to 800 different songs on something that’s smaller than a box of […]
IN REVIEW: Prometheus - the beginning of the story
My craving for a great science fiction / alien thriller was thoroughly satiated this weekend after an intense ride with director Ridley Scott aboard the spaceship Prometheus. Scott's classic original Alien set the bar high for every alien from space film for the past three decades. As a co-owner of the Alien trilogy, I have...
City commits $350,000 to navigational software if WestJet comes to town
City officials played a comparatively rich card in today’s bid to draw WestJet to the West Kootenay Regional Airport (WKRA) in Castlegar, promising to purchase $350,000 navigational software to reduce airport landing ceilings by 1,000 feet. “We’ve been working on RNP (Registered Navigational Procedure) for ages – it will lower the ceiling to land from […]
