Police and the fire department are teaming up to investigate a fire that destroyed a vehicle this morning, according to fire chief Gerry Rempel. "The Castlegar Fire Department was dispatched to a garage fire in the 2100 block of Columbia Avenue shortly before 6:30 a.m. today (Nov. 2)," Rempel said. "A vehicle was fully involved...

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213 members have voted down a tentative agreement reached in the four-month old Fortis BC lockout, leaving the 200-plus members behind lockout lines. The vote was 59 percent against accepting a tentative five-year deal. “We’re very close . . . we’re so close,” Kerry Hiebert of the IBEW Local […]

It’s that time of the year when the clocks in houses of The Nelson Daily readers must be turned back an our to mark the end of Canada Daylight Saving Time. Sunday, at 2 a.m., is the official return to standard time in most places, except for Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor and Dawson […]

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) and the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) have both contributed financially to the City of Trail’s Victoria Street Revitalization Project. The ministry has provided $125,000 in funding with ICBC contributing $28,400 towards the city’s key revitalization...

There will be no repeat for Whitewater in the Powder Magazine 2014 Ski Town Throwdown popularity contest. The Nelson-based resort was eliminated in the second round of the contest by Revelstoke by the narrowest of margins — 1527 to 1507. Throughout the day the ski hills traded leads, with Whitewater holding a slim four vote...

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily A one week drug sting instigated by Nelson City Police ended with some concerning results. “We were surprised,” said Nelson City Police Chief Wayne Holland. “I can’t say that we expected the variety and the amount of drugs we found. “We were not aware of products such as ketamine […]

Calling all un-handy homeowners! A new HGTV Canada Special to be hosted by Steve Patterson of CBC Radio’s ‘The Debaters’ is searching for homeowners with eccentric and unconventional approaches to home repair. Are you more MacGyver than Mike Holmes? By participating, these not-so-handy homeowners will see their creative...

The Nelson Leafs were dealt a major blow to its Kootenay International Junior Hockey League title chances when the team’s best player, Jamie Vlanich, agreed to join the Langley Rivermen Junior “A” hockey club this week. The 20-year old sniper has been burning up the KIJHL offensively this season, totaling 12 goals and 25 assists […]

Former Nelson Minor Hockey star Adam Plant has been selected to the Team Canada West roster for this year’s World Junior A Challenge, set for November 4-10 in Yarmouth, NS. Plant, a defensive shutdown specialist for West Kelowna Warriors of the BC Hockey League, was one of 66 players invited to the elite camp at […]

A Castlegar man is now facing charges after police searched his home and found about 45 pounds of pot, according to RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff.   "On Oct. 23 at 12:30 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP Detachment executed a search warrant contrary to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a residence located in the 1400 block of...