UPDATED: Team BC posts pair of wins to keep pace spot in 2016 Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Playoff Round
Team BC lead Fred Thomson told The Nelson Daily on the eve of the Championship round the rink ws "feeling pretty good" about its game at the 2016 Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championships in Digby, Nova Scotia. Thursday, the rink was on full display, posting a pair of wins to climb into third spot in Championship standings....
Kootenay Lake School Board moves slowly with new facilities plan
Closing Trafalgar Middle School is just one of the options on the table as the Kootenay Lake School board floated its final draft plan surrounding the re-configuring use of facilities in District 8. Declining enrolment, extremely high maintenance costs and aging infrastructure were the key issues behind the board’s decision,...
Trail first responders face difficult day Tuesday
A calamity of errors that plagued Trail first responders today has thankfully ended with no one harmed or injured, according to Trail top cop Sgt. Darren Oelke. Oelke said Search and Rescue had been called out regarding a missing local man (see https://castlegarsource.com/news/updated-missing-trail-person-police-request-public-assistance-41028#.Vvsf3jHW48A...
UPDATED: MISSING TRAIL PERSON FOUND
Darrel Unger was found safe and sound last night, according to Sgt. Oelke of the RCMP detachment in Trail. Earlier Update: A missing person being sought by police is in no way dangerous, according to RCMP Sgt. Darren Oelke. Oelke said the man, Darrell Unger, is being sought purely because an extended absence of this sort is...
Kootenay Festival of the Arts returns to Nelson for 2016 campaign
In 1930, Canada was locked in the Great Depression, the planet Pluto was discovered and the Kootenay Festival of the Arts kicked off its inaugural campaign. During the next three weeks more than 400 performers between five and 69 years of age from throughout the West Kootenay will be performing in front of adjudicators at […]
Special Public Avalanche Warning
Record high temperatures in Western Canada has prompted Avalanche Canada to issue a warning to recreational backcountry users to be ready for increased avalanche hazard. The warning was issued on Avalanche Canada website. Avalanche Canada said the warning applies to all forecast regions, from the Yukon to the US border and ...
Southeast Fire Centre urges caution with open burning as warm trend blankets West Kootenay
The first sign of warm weather and Southeast Fire Centre is asking the public to exercise caution while conducting any outdoor burning activities this spring, due to expected warm and dry weather conditions this week. “As the snow melts, dried grass from last summer is uncovered and that material can be highly flammable,”...
Selkirk College TESOL Program Takes Local Teachers Abroad
Two teachers with roots in the West Kootenay have launched new careers abroad with the help of Selkirk College’s Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program. Prior to taking the TESOL Program, Slocan Valley raised Craig Nichols was a full-time elementary and middle school teacher working in the Yukon...
UPDATED: Ursel's Team BC wins pair to keep pace with leader at Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championships
Team BC had the offence running on all cylinders Tuesday at the 2016 Canadian Senior Men’s Curling Championships in Digby, Nova Scotia, scoring 16 points en route to a pair of wins. Skip Bob Ursel and third Dave Stephenson, both of Kelowna, second Don Freschi of Trail and lead Fred Thomson of Nelson doubled Grant Odishaw of...
Richter scores hat trick to help Nitros even KIJHL Final against Wranglers
Not so fast 100 Mile House Wranglers. The defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champs are not willing to let their title go without a fight. Jason Richter scored a natural hat trick to power the Nitros to a 4-1 decision over the 100 Mile House Wranglers Sunday in KIJHL Finals action in Kimberley. The victory...
