Logging stopped as Sinixt win injunction in court
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyA hotspot of environmental and political activity on Perry Ridge will now be cooled until the new year. The Sinixt Nation protest camp and blockade on Perry Ridge Forest Service Road will be dismantled after the aboriginal group was successful Monday afternoon in obtaining an injunction...
Whitewater takes new direction with Nelsonite Malysh in ski school director's chair
The Nelson Daily staffSki School goes new school at Whitewater Ski Resort this year with a revamp of the program and several new faces in the mix.Nelson born Brent Malysh has been named Whitewater’s new Snow School director, along with veteran local snowboarders Peter Velisek and Dano Slater — Big Mountain competitors, judges...
Second ultrasound rally on tap
Organizers are strongly encouraging Castlegar residents to show up for a second rally aimed at persuading Interior Health to leave the Castlegar Health Centre's only ultrasound machine in Castlegar, instead of moving it to Trail. The original plan was to move the machine to Trail to complement the existing two machines at...
Castlegar remembers
Remembrance Day ceremonies tomorrow will begin at 10:30 a.m. outside of West's department store on Third Street. From there, a procession will head east to the cenotaph at Kinsmen Park, arriving at around 10:50 a.m. The crowd will sing 'Oh Canada', then Mayor Lawrence Chernoff will open the program with remarks, these to be...
MP pens letter regarding local woman's incarceration
Dear Minister Toews (Minister of Public Safety), I have just received a disturbing account by a young woman from my riding regarding her experience at the G20 Summit in Toronto. Enclosed please find her detailed explanation of her arrest. It is important to state that I am not writing to discuss the Summit itself, but...
Accident sends local man to hospital
A motorcyclist was sent to hospital Nov. 5 after a collision at the intersection of Broadwater Road and the Robson Access Road. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said police received a call about an accident at about 5:35 p.m. “It appears that a truck was going to turn onto the Robson Access Road, and didn't see the motorcycle...
Local youth arrested in connection with two break-and-enters
Two 18-year-old suspects have been arrested and are facing charges after two residential break-and-enters in the city. Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew said the first break-and-enter, on Oct. 23 on Chickadee Lane, saw jewelery stolen, while the second, on Bridgeview Crescent on Nov. 7, saw several thousands of dollars in ...
Potential regional district rift patched over
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The hatchet was unearthed and reburied last Thursday as the regional district directors put another patch over a long-standing feud, with some measure of solace achieved in the process. The allotting of BC Hydro grants in lieu of taxes money has created a rift on the 20-person Regional...
Fire season in region comes in at less than half of average
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe number of fires that burned in the West Kootenay region this year was less than half of the 10-year average, with even fewer hectares than anywhere else in the province succumbing to forest fire blazes, according to the Southeast Fire Centre.There were only 227 fires that were reported...
Two more arrests, hundreds more pot plants seized in third grow-up bust
A Nov.-1 9-1-1 call prompted yet another residential grow-op bust in Castlegar, as well as the arrest of two people and the seizure of 141 pot plants, bringing the total of grow-op plants seized in the area in the past week to over 1,000. “The Castlegar Detachment responded to a 9-1-1 hang-up call in the 1900 block of Pass...
