Dance partners set for Cyclone Taylor Cup
All the dance partners have now been confirmed for the 2014 Cyclone Taylor Cup starting Thursday in the Hertiage City at the NDCC Arena. Beaver Valley was the last team to book its ticket to the BC Hockey Junior B Final Four after the Nitehawks disposed of the Kamloops Storm in six games in the […]
Jumbo challenge by Ktunaxa dismissed by Supreme Court
The proponents of Jumbo Glacier Resort scored a victory yesterday when the B.C. Supreme Court announced it would dismiss a challenge by the Ktunaxa Nation launched in late 2013 against the resort’s master development agreement. The Ktunaxa’s judicial review focused on the controversial development’s location, high in the Purcell Mountains between Invermere and Duncan, saying […]
Hawks roll past Storm to clinch second KIJHL title in three seasons
When push came to shove, it’s obvious the Beaver Valley Nitehawks were the stronger team. Beaver Valley flexed its offensives muscles, out scoring Kamloops 14-3 in the final two games to clinch the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title with a 6-0 shutout victory Friday in Fruitvale. The Hawks, winners the best-of-seven series 4-2, capture […]
Court injunction gives hope to those who need medicinal weed
While new regulations around medical marijuana production came into effect on April 1, a court injunction (recently appealed by the federal government) has granted growers with licenses under the own system to keep producing their own medicine until a legal challenge against the federal government’s new law is heard The move...
Grohman Narrows Dredging — still too early to tell
Preliminary findings of a study to determine the feasibility of dredging Grohman Narrows were presented by BC Hydro to elected officials and the public on March 26 in Nelson. “Does it make sense to proceed? It’s still to be determined,” said Sabrina Locicero, BC Hydro’s stakeholder engagement advisor. Locicero was one of...
Nelson Police Department rolls out innovative Restorative Justice Program
The Nelson Police Department is advocating for the introduction of a Restorative Justice program as an option to laying criminal charges when a crime has been committed. The program, spearheaded by NPD Sergeant Dino Falcone and coordinated by Restorative Justice Program Coordinator Gerry Sobie, is looking for volunteers....
Nelsonites call for Feds to return to table as Canada Health Accord expires
More than a hundred healthcare advocates rallied in the courtyard in front of Nelson City Hall Monday to protest the end of Canada’s 10-year-old, $41-billion health accord. The rally was part of the National Day of Action for a new Health Accord to protect and strengthen public health care. “Because (Prime Minister) Stephen Harper says […]
Selkirk Digital Arts Program's Year-End Show Back in Nelson
Cutting edge design, art, illustration and ideas will be on display in Nelson’s downtown starting Friday when the Selkirk College Digital Arts & New Media Program presents its year end student show. Students in the Tenth Street Campus-based program are getting set to unveil the best they have to offer in a new downtown ...
Get ready to pay more to mail a letter as Canada Post changes begin
Don’t look now but that $0.63 stamp used Friday by people mailing letters is now rising to $0.85 on Monday (March 31, 2014) for people who buy stamps in booklets or coils thanks to the recent changes to its operations announced by Canada Post in December 2013. People who purchase stamps individually, the cost of […]
Holland scores twice to lift Hawks past Storm to square KIJHL Final
After dropping the opener in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks had the Kamloops Storm right where they wanted. Dan Holland scored twice, including once in a three-goal second period, to spark the Hawks to a 6-2 thrashing of the Storm Saturday night in Spoolmak Country. Beaver Valley squares the […]
