By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The danger of an avalanche in the West Kootenay backcountry has crept back up to considerable Tuesday — after remaining at moderate for nearly one week — with the risk edging up to high on Wednesday, according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre. Due to rapid loading from heavy amounts […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Two Quebec snowshoers have been found after spending a cold night  lost in the backcountry above Whitewater Ski Hill Sunday. The two people — a male and a female approximately 25 years old — were located safe and sound by Nelson Search and Rescue Monday afternoon, said Cpl. Dan […]

By Paul Bucci Liberal leadership contender Christy Clark will become British Columbia’s next premier after winning the party’s top political job. Clark thanked all of her supporters in a gleeful victory speech. “We all have great reason to be proud,” she said. Clark used the speech to reach out directly to voters. “I want you to […]

 Two individuals are in custody after eleven secondary school students were injured in a firearms incident near a school Auchinleck Academy, in East Ayrshire, Scotland, yesterday afternoon. Police have said they are carrying out “extensive enquiries” into the incident, which reportedly involved an air gun or BB gun. One pupil said he was walking near the school during the lunch […]

On Thursday, a British court ordered Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, to be extradited to Sweden. Assange, a 39 year old Australian, has been accused by two Swedish women of sexual assaults against them. Assange’s lawyers have the option of appealing against this decision, and have decided to do so. Assange has denied the claims of sexual abuse, […]

The second game of the KIJHL Murdoch Division playoff series  between Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Castlegar Rebels has forced the Selkirk Saints to re-schedule their weekend set with the Trinity Western Spartans in B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League action. The two games are now set for the NDCC Arena Complex. The teams kick off the two-game […]

Never in history has there been such a large cohort of women living beyond their 70s, still in good health, who combined, are often trapped by poverty and the loss of meaningful roles in our individualistic culture. Selkirk College’s Mir Centre for Peace Winter Lecture Series invites you to gain insight on the role of […]

A 39-year-old Canadian appeared in Spokane court last Thursday after being arrested near the Laurier / Cascade border crossing with 71 pounds of cocaine. Jonathan Darren Smith was charged after United States Customs and Border Patrol agents saw him frantically climbing a snow embankment at the edge of Highway 395.  The agents had been alerted […]

There are more changes coming in the newspaper industry. Eight months after selling off the Nelson Daily News and Prince Rupert Daily News to Victoria based Black Press, which immediately closed its door, parent company Glacier Media Group had decided to cease operations of both the press and mailroom at the Kamloops Daily News within […]

They say laughter is the best medicine – and this may prove to be at least partially true for Castlegar’s 10-year-old Corbin Lew, who was recently diagnosed with brain cancer.  While Corbin undergoes a six-month chemotherapy treatment, folks back home are organizing fundraisers like ‘Comedy for Corbin’ on March 18. Featuring...