By Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily Is this rumour true or just another Nelson Becker April Fool’s prank to create a buzz? Unfortunately, this is not a prank and The Express will publish for the final time on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 after 22 years of operation. “It’s basically an economic situation,” Express publisher/owner Becker […]

Owners of the City Centre Motel in downtown Castlegar filed an appeal today in regard to a Nov.-19 B.C. Supreme Court ruling upholding the city's right to demolish the motel. (See https://castlegarsource.com/news/politics/castlegar-wins-supreme-court-case-over-city-centre-motel-8474). The owners (Susan McLaren, with Basil...

“Castlegar has taken the cake this year,” – that from BC Assessment’s deputy assessor, Dennis Hickson, in regard to residential property values in the region for 2010. He said the average increase in assessed value for single family dwellings in Castlegar is 4.66 per cent, compared with Nelson’s 1.92 per cent, Creston at 2.61 per […]

A further measure of relief from residential property taxes for rural West Kootenay homeowners takes effect in 2011, with the start of the Northern and Rural Area Homeowner Benefit. This benefit provides up to $200 for homeowners living outside of the Capital, Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley regional districts, such as those residing in the […]

Marley Bassett of Nelson was joined by a few friends to officially open the Glory Ridge triple chair at the Whitewater Ski Resort. Bassett won the raffle draw hosted by Whitewater Ski Team, the Avalanche Awareness Beyond the Boundaris, and the Nelson Food Cupboard. Rising 2,042 vertical-feet in 11 minutes, the new Glory Ridge Chair, […]

Choosing the best music of the year is always difficult when there are so many interesting bands to choose from and narrowing the field to say that one is the best of all is impossible. Here’s my take on the top albums of the year, in no specific order because, well, there just isn’t one […]

The Year in Review story for 2009 was so easy to write – I could be glib and tongue-in-cheek while lampooning a maniacal pot lobby (not the sane, reasonable proponents, just the nutbars who penned missives offering to find out where I live and “knock some sense into that fat, empty head of yours.” Yikes!). […]

PART II: This past year, my staff and I had the privilege of assisting constituents faced with federal bureaucratic problems – unfair treatment, misinterpretations or just plain despair at not seeing any hope in their particular plight.  For the most part, I find the federal public service is exceptionally professional, knowledgeable and helpful, and should not be […]

 Well – they don't give you a gun or a badge or even a taser, but it might be a cool way to spend some time, just the same. Castlegar Citizens On Patrol (COP) is looking for volunteers, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff.   “Citizens on Patrol are volunteers that act as extra "eyes and ears" for law enforcement...

Rescue efforts are underway to free more than 200 skiers trapped Tuesday at Maine’s Sugarloaf ski resort, which is located 120 miles north of Portland. Several injuries were reported after a ski lift broke down; an employee at the resort said this caused several people to fall to the ground. The Spillway East lift reportedly came to a halt during […]