Columbia Basin Craft Symposium slated for Nelson with events in Castlegar
Columbia Basin residents are invited to participate in the Columbia Basin Craft Symposium to be held Oct. 25 to 27 in Nelson. This event will focus on the professional development of contemporary craft artists with a variety of workshops, discussions and presentations by some of the most influential artists in the field of ...
Search for missing 71-year-old man temporarily suspended
Police have reported updates in the investigation for missing mushroom picker Kyung Chun of Burnaby. “To date, the attempts to locate 71-year-old Mr. Kyung Chun have been unsuccessful,” said RCMP Sgt. Darryl Little, adding the man has been missing since Sept. 19. “Police have managed to locate and speak with the other male […]
Suicide threat at Trail bridge
According to police, a young woman escaped from the Daly Pavilion at the hospital, climbed the Trail bridge and was threatening to commit suicide for roughly an hour last night, forcing police to redirect traffic as a safety precaution. Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton said police were called at about 9:35 p.m. on Sunday to help ...
Valley West Hawks sweep Ice as Major Midget opens season
Valley West Hawks scored early and often en route to a 9-1 shellacking of the Kootenay Ice in B.C. Hockey Major Midget League action Sunday at the NDCC Arena. The win came on the heels of a come-from-behind 7-4 victory by Valley West Hawks Saturday afternoon over the Ice in Nelson. The games marked the […]
Student very lucky after falling from fourth floor walkway at Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus residence
A student is very lucky not to have suffered serious injury after falling from the fourth floor walkway at the dorms to rocks below Saturday evening. Nelson Police dispatchers received several 9-1-1 calls at 8:20 p.m. from Selkirk College 10th Street Campus residence of a student needing ambulance assistance after a fall from the fourth […]
YRB Manager warns Kootenay Pass drivers of possible 'winter-like conditions'
The date on the calendar said its the first day of Fall but already highway crews are bracing for winter. Marc Dale, Operations Manager for Yellowhead Road & Bridge Ltd. said travellers on the Kootenay Pass should expect winter-like conditions though Monday night. “It is that time of year were we have extreme fluctuations of […]
Time to Get Aggressive About Passive Houses
Does your new house plan include solar exposure as a significant design component? If not, you – or your architect, engineer, and contractor – should be preparing to attend the Passive House Design and Construction workshop scheduled for Cranbrook from October 7-11. Nelson designer and builder Lukas Armstrong will showcase ...
Saints on the road for Alberta triple-header weekend
The Selkirk College Men's Hockey program will continue the march towards the beginning of the 2013/14 B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season this weekend when they make the trip to Edmonton for a trio of match-ups against Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference opponents. The Saints will face off against Concordia ...
New recycling plan hot topic at UBCM
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily When it comes to complaining about the province’s new recycling plan, Regional District of Central Kootenay Chair John Kettle is not alone. He is among a number of unhappy local politicians from 196 communities attending the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) annual meeting this week in Vancouver who discussed […]
Province offers raise but no new funding - strike aversion may mean program cuts
A deal ratified this afternoon by CUPE and the province is a mixed blessing bringing both good news and bad, according to president of CUPE Local 1285 Cherryl MacLeod, who represented both the East and West Kootenays at the bargaining table. In an interview from Vancouver, MacLeod told The Source that she's delighted there ...