'Ride The Bus Free' on Earth Day April 22, 2015
West Kootenay Transit is doing its best to support Earth Day 2015 by offering a Free Transit for all passengers on Wednesday, April 22. “We are hoping people will take this opportunity to give the bus a try,” said City of Nelson Garage and Transit Supervisor Jody Koehle. “(We want the public to) see how […]
Mallard's Team of the Week — Selkirk Saints Student Athletes
The Selkirk College Saints closed out an amazing British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League season with the awards banquet held recently at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. The ceremony saw many of the Saints players honoured for their achievements in the run to the 2015 BCIHL title. Twelve student athletes were presented with certificates to recognize achievements […]
West Kootenay Trade Show a sell-out
The forecast for this weekend in Castlegar holds not just sunny skies and balmy weather, but also fun and excitement with this year’s newly-expanded West Kootenay Trade Show at the Complex. Chamber of Commerce executive director Tammy Verigin-Burk says every single one of the more-than 130 vendor booths is sold out, with an...
Selkirk College Saints Continue Rebuild of Defence Core
The Selkirk College Men’s hockey program is pleased to announce the playing commitment of Richard Gratz to attend and compete for the Saints beginning in the 2015-2016 British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (BCIHL) season. Gratz is a 6-foot-3, 190 pound defenseman who recently completed his final season with the OCN...
Clothesline project to raise awareness about domestic violence
The Clothesline Project happening on April 22, 2015 is recognizing the Violence against women week and the victims of crime awareness week. Castlegar & District Community Services Society would like to invite you in the dialogue about these important issues which could impact anyone. According to Statistics Canada one of...
Digging up dirt on Bike Park plan
The organizers of an incredibly ambitious plan to bring recreation and tourism to Castlegar are asking you to throw dirt at them. Well, not at them, per se, but they do want your dirt, to help build up what they intend will become one of the largest bike parks in the West Kootenay region. “The proposed Bike Park in Castlegar...
Routine traffic stop by NPD results in arrest of man for outstanding BC warrants
The Monday morning blues proved to be all too true for a driver heading through Nelson. While cruising through the Heritage City the man, along with his female passenger, was stopped by Nelson Police in the 400 Block of Vernon Street at 3:45 a.m after officers noticed the driver may be impaired. During the identification […]
LETTER: Local man raising funds/awareness for Parkinson's Disease
April is Parkinson's Awareness month. I would like to share my story with you to hopefully help someone understand Parkinson's disease. In April/May 2013 noticed a couple of things with my left arm/hand. I noticed my left arm didn't swing like normal when I walked. Also I found it took me a long time to get stuff (ball markers...
Local artist makes short list in CBC music contest
Big news! You may know her as Christina Amelio, vocal coach at SuperCat Studios here in town, but soon you’ll know her like the rest of the country, as singing sensation Nina Amelio. Amelio, 25, has now made it past the first round in CBC’s Searchlight competition, billed as a venue to find Canada’s next greatest musical...
LVR teacher Angie McTague receives prestigious McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award
Angie McTague of L.V. Rogers High School in Nelson was one of two teachers honoured with the prestigious UBC Engineering's McEwen Family Teacher Recognition Award. Gordon Trousdell of West Vancouver Secondary School was honoured with the award posthumously. McTague, who has been on staff at LVR since the mid-2000 after coming...
