More than 500 people rallied together Sunday to once again make the 2013 West Kootenay Toy Run a successful venture. The participants on approximately 425 motorcycles traveled the West Kootenay highways to raise money for communities throughout the region. "We can continue to support communities the way we have done in the ...

Darnel St. Pierre scored two third period goals to spark the Nelson Leafs to a 7-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition victory over the Castlegar Rebels Wednesday at the NDCC Arena. The win allowed Nelson to finish the preseason undefeated in five games and completed a sweep of the Rebels in the home-and-home series. […]

Police are warning residents about yet another scam making the rounds – this time, scammers are sending an email around saying they’re from the National Lottery with head offices in the UK, Sweden and Canada. The email has contact information and looks very official, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dan Pollock. “They send a cheque […]

Update: Many local hearts were touched by the story of two grizzly cubs whose mom and sibling were shot and killed in the area, and were thus taken to a wildlife shelter for rehabilitation, then released near Castlegar with radio collars (see below). The story of Blair and Terry (named after the Conservation Officer, or […]

From 6:47 p.m. August 7 to 9:53 p.m. on Aug. 8, Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital welcomed seven new babies into the world, according to IHA communications officer Karl Hardt, who added four of the babies were from Castlegar, one from Trail, one from Grand Forks and one from Greenwood. "In a maternity unit that averages...

The Nelson Leafs continued to shine in the exhibition season by adding another victory Tuesday night in Castlegar. The Leafs pounded the hometown Rebels 8-0 in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League action at the Castlegar Complex. The game was the first of a home-and-home series. The win runs Nelson’s preseason record to an impressive 4-0 […]

Nelson police are sounding the alarm bells on a pyramid scheme making its rounds in the Heritage City under the disguise of a “women’s circle”. The scheme, or “circle” as NPD Sgt. Paul Bayes describes, requires women to provide a $5,000 gift to another woman in the circle.  Bayes said eventually the first woman will […]

CUPE’s talks with the BC Public Schools Employers’ Association will continue on Sept.16, but a lack of progress on a reasonable wage increase for education workers in BC’s K-12 system threatens to shut down the public school system. “We don’t have endless patience. Our members have been without a wage adjustment for four...

The Selkirk College Saints dominated the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League last season. Now the men’s Hockey program get a chance to test the waters from across the BC/Alberta border when Selkirk plays its first-ever games against Alberta college league competition this weekend in Nelson and Castlegar. Alberta- based Keyano College of Fort McMurray visits the […]

Jumbo Wild supporters are shouting out a big cheer for Mother Nature after a slide blocked access to the Farnham Glacier site, preventing any traffic in or out of the current Jumbo Glacier Resort development area. While the washout pleases Jumbo Wild supporters, it’s bad news for Glacier Resorts as the developers attempt to get […]