Bout two goes Saturday at Selkirk College
The second bout of the West Kootenay Roller Derby season is ready to kick off Saturday at the Selkirk College Gymnasium. The doubleheader begins at 5 p.m. with the Dam City Rollers up against the Rossland/Trail Roller Girls. At 7 p.m. Salmo’s Babes of Brutality meet South Slocan’s Valley Vendettas. For more details go to […]
Man high on cocaine calls 9-1-1 to say gang with guns after him
A man was sent to police lockup after calling 9-1-1 to say someone was chasing him with a gun near the Lakeside Soccer Fields in the early hours of Friday morning. The call was one of 60 NPD officers responded to during the past week. When police arrived at the soccer fields, they found an […]
NFD responds to second fire in as many days, Friday's blaze at Home Brewery building
The Nelson Fire Department responded to the second fire in as many days, this an exterior blaze Friday at the Home Brewery building on Railway Street across from Nelson Ford. Dispatchers received a call at 11:30 a.m. to a report the exterior of the building was on fire. Chief Simon Grypma, along with two on-duty […]
Electrical glitch resolved at Silver City Days; rides to be running on time
A glitch that saw the rides stop working during the first night of Silver City Days is fixed in plenty of time for the causeway’s opening this afternoon, according to festival society president Ian McLeod. “One of the main generators blew up on us at about 6 p.m. (Wednesday),” he said, adding the mechanical issue […]
Heritage City featured on News Hour on the Road Show
They came, they shot and they left. The News Hour on the Road Show made a stop Thursday in the Heritage City, shooting the most watched provincial news program in BC from the courtyard of Nelson City Hall. The News Hour on the Road Show focused on stories from the Heritage City, including a feature […]
OP/ED: On Mother's Day, fishcakes and pot
J.D. Salinger once said, “Mothers are all slightly insane.” … and I could not agree more. I mean, we have to be, in order to put up with all the chaos that raising children brings. It’s a 24-hour job that consists of playing the roles of chef, chauffeur, nurse, referee, janitor, therapist, and teacher all while demanding ...
Police respond to bear calls in Rosemont; NPD issues warning to residents
Nelson Police want to get the message out to the public regarding the safe disposal of garbage ahead of “bear season” in the Heritage City. The public notice comes after officers were called to the Rosemont area two nights in a row to a report of a large black bear that has been visiting a […]
Interfor nets almost $18 million
International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) reported net income of $17.8 million or $0.32 per share before share-based compensation expense and other items in the first quarter of 2013. These results compare with net earnings, reported on the same basis, of $3.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 and a loss of $4.1 million in […]
Nelson Cup Regatta comes to Nelson this weekend
Sailboats will add to the landscape of Kootenay Lake this weekend as local club plays host to the Nelson Cup Regatta. “The Organizing Authority is the Kootenay Lake Sailing Association,” said the Notice of Race flyer. “The race will be governed by the ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing. . ..” The race, expecting boats from […]
OPINION: An update after disappointing Castlegar All Candidates Forum
Update: Unfortunately, the really big news coming out of last night’s All Candidate Forum in Castlegar was that less than one per cent of the Greater Castlegar population attended – roughly 55 people. Hopefully, residents will inform themselves via media and the Internet about the various candidates – but I’m afraid this doesn’t bode well […]
