Prices of Nelson craft brew beers up this summer due to new government regulations
As things heat up and the prime beer drinking season of the year arrives, locals could see higher prices for their favourite local craft beers – as brewers say new liquor regulations by the province are raising prices for their products at private liquor stores. The Victoria Times Colonist reports that the B.C. Liquor...
Time to make plans for the re-vamped West Kootenay Glacier Challenge
The route may have been changed — just for this year — but the goal remains the same for participants in the West Kootenay Glacier Challenge — help fight MS (Multiple sclerosis). Riders and donors alike are already gearing up for the annual race set for August 22-23 in Nelson and area. “Everyone who joins […]
UPDATED: Missing Kimberley man can thank lucky stars after being found pinned under motorcycle on Gray Creek Pass
Paul Kerr of Kimberley can thank his lucky stars after two mountain bikes found the missing Bavarian City man Tuesday evening. Kerr, 45, had been missing since Sunday after heading out from Kimberley for a ride over the remote gravel Gray Creek Pass. Monday SARS teams from Cranbrook, Kimberley, Sparwood, Fernie, Creston and...
Selkirk Saints Add Size Up Front with New Recruit
The Selkirk College Saints men’s hockey team has bolstered its 2015-2016 roster with the addition of hulking forward BJ Avery who has committed to playing in the upcoming British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. Avery is a 6-foot-3, 205-pound forward who recently completed his final season with the Swan...
Jury finds Kelowna man guilty in death of Jennifer Cusworth
The man charged in the death of a L.V. Rogers graduate Jennifer Cusworth has been convicted of manslaugther in a Kamloops court Tuesday. News outlets are reporting a jury found Neil Snelson guilty of manslaughter in the death Nelson's Jennifer Cusworth more than two decades ago. The jury reached its verdict shortly after 9 ...
RCMP report happy ending to search for missing Blewett man
A missing Blewett man has been found said Cpl. Michael Stefani of the Nelson RCMP Wednesday (June 17). Stefani said in a media release that 42-year-old was located Tuesday evening in the west of Copper Mountain Forrest Service Road in Blewett. "At approximately 2020 hours (Tuesday) June 16th, Nelson Search and Rescue called...
Fisheries biologists explain to local anglers moves to restore Kootenay Lake fishery
Even Game six of the Stanley Cup Playoffs could not stop more than 120 anglers from leaving their televisions to fill the Balfour Community Hall in Balfour Monday to listen to answers on how Forest Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) biologists plan to address the recovery of the Kootenay Lake fishery. “We are...
WKTEP moving to Heritage City beginning in September
By Zaynab Mohammed, The Nelson Daily The Heritage City is going to see a lot more teachers roaming around in the downtown core after the West Kootenay Teacher Education Program decided to move its operations from Castlegar to Nelson in September. For the past 26 years the WKTEP has been located at Castlegar’s Selkirk College....
RCMP, Nelson SARS conduct search for missing Blewett man
Nelson RCMP and Nelson Search and Rescue conducted a ground search of the area around the residence on Blewett Road and the Kootenay Canal/Rover Creek area Saturday evening. Nelson RCMP said to date no signs of Joe Moyer, age 42, have been located. Friends and family advised they will be conducting their own searches ...
Smoke from Lytton fire drifting into the Southeast
Smoke from the Cisco Road Fire near Lytton is drifting into the Southeast Fire Centre and residents may continue to see smoke from that blaze as firefighting crews work to suppress it. Depending on the prevailing winds, smoke can travel long distances. Although there may be dense smoke visible in certain areas of the Southeast...
