What's a cold Arctic air front to enthusiastic Polar Bear Swimmers? Nothing! More than 75 brave, hardy, souls flocked to Nelson’s Lakeside Park beach to take the plunge into Kootenay Lake at the 2015 Rhythm Ropers Polar Bear Swim Thursday at High Noon. And it didn’t matter the age, swimmers young and old made the sprint, in...

The city worker strike is now officially over, with council voting unanimously to ratify the new collective agreement this morning. This agreement was presented to CUPE Local 2262 on Dec. 22 and the union said its membership “overwhelmingly” voted in favour of it on Dec. 23. The union announced the results of the vote on Dec....

Not everyone was filled with giving as Nelson Police realized during the recent Christmas season. NPD officers dealt with at least three reports of thieves looking to take instead of give. Tuesday (December 30)  around noon, police received a report of a shop-lifting from a local business in the 1000 Block of Lakeside Drive in […]

To the Beaver Valley Nitehawks, it’s not what you do in the first three months of the season it’s what you do in the last three months. The defending Kootenay International Junior Hockey League champions won for the ninth consecutive time by posting a 4-2 decision over Murdoch rivals Nelson Leafs Tuesday at the Hawks […]

At High Noon, on New Year’s Day, many brave souls will jump into Kootenay Lake to participate in the 2015 Nelson Rhythm Ropers Polar Bear Dip. Sponsored by the Nelson Rhythm Ropers, the horn sounds at High Noon (12:00) for those hardy souls eager to ring in the New Year with a swim in Kootenay […]

Nelson Police report the missing 66-year-old man from Calgary has been found. Police said the man arrived at his home in Calgary early Tuesday morning and that he was safe after being informed there was a missing person alert issued in his name. Nelson Police would like to thank the public for helping with this file. Nelson...

Emcon (our regional road maintenance contractor) is once again under fire after only the second significant snowfall of the season (see last year’s story by clicking here https://castlegarsource.com/news/emcon-answers-uproar-after-record-snowfalls-22622#.VKGxwdWk0 ) This, after Castlegar resident James Mckenzie, 44, was on his...

A 24-year-old man from Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, is facing Second Degree Murder charges after a 52-year-old man succumbed to life-threatening injuries Sunday night in Fruitvale said RCMP Const. Kris Clark. Clark said Jordan Brian Shimell remains in police custody and is scheduled to appear in Rossland Provincial Court ...

The first major snowfall in weeks caught some drivers in the City of Nelson off guard as several accidents were reported. One major bottleneck proved to be the 300 Block of Cedar Street when snow combined with a warming temperature turned the street into a sheet of ice causing vehicles to bounce off of each other around 4...

Environment Canada issued a special weather warning Saturday for most of the province, including the West Kootenay/Boundary regions. The statement said residents should expect cold Arctic air spreading across the interior Sunday. "A strong ridge of high pressure from Yukon will advance towards the British Columbia Interior ...