Last year for free water meters; majority of homes outfitted
This summer could be your last chance to have your water meter installed for free, according to city councillor Kevin Chernoff after a Public Works meeting yesterday. “There are approximately 2027 water meters installed to-date and approximately 840 meters outstanding in the north end of town,” he said. “If you haven’t had ...
Counterfeit Cash Cropping Up in Grand Forks
Counterfeit Canadian $100 bills were passed twice recently in Grand Forks. In the past few days two retail locations, the Subway restaurant and the Extra Foods Gas Bar, were the victims of counterfeit money being passed off as the genuine article. The counterfeits are of older Canadian $100 bills. In both cases the serial number […]
Smokies forward honoured as Interior Conference MVP
The Trail Smoke Eaters didn’t advance into the B.C. Hockey League playoffs, but that didn’t stop forward Brent Baltus from being named the 2012-13 Interior Conference Most Valuable Player. Baltus, 20, led the Smoke Eaters in scoring this season with 24 goals and 52 points, including two shorthanded markers and three game-winning goals. In 116 […]
Air Cadets crown Kootenay Wing champion
On Saturday (March 9) FCpl Joel O’Sullivan of the 279 Elk Valley Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Sparwood won the gold medal at the Air Cadet League of Canada, Kootenay Wing Effective Speaking Competition held in Trail. Dustin Brooks, 266 Kimberley RCACs, Kimberley earned the silver medal and LAC Sierra Blackwell, 552 Key City […]
Another Beaver Valley/Castlegar Murdoch Final, another Game seven
For the second time in as many seasons the Beaver Valley Nitehawks and Castlegar Rebels will need a Game seven to determine the Murdoch Division Champion. The Hawks, paced by Kootenay International Junior Hockey League scoring leader Ryan Edwards, forced a deciding game by stopping the Rebels 5-0 in Fruitvale. Edwards scored twice to lead […]
Community has a hand in hiring two new doctors for Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre will maintain 24/7 emergency care by replacing two doctors who begin work April 1. And both the mayor and Interior Health are hoping that a fresh start and a collaborative approach in the future will ensure long term and consistent health care for Kaslo. […]
Trail to lead, not just in Teck, but in Tech
The City of Trail may become a technological leader as early as this summer, according to city councillor Sean Mackinlay. Reporting to council from the Governance and Operations Committee (GOC), Mackinlay said the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC) has now posted a Request for Proposal on BC Bid for the installation of the fibre optics […]
Police nab alleged robber
A Castlegar man has been arrested and charged with several offences following a robbery that occurred at a local downtown liquor store on Feb. 25 at just prior to 10 p.m., according to Sgt. RCMP Laurel Mathew. “The lone suspect entered the store wearing a disguise and demanded money from the employee,” she said. […]
B.C. Hydro begins process of dredging Grohman Narrows by surveying river bottom
Record water levels and flooding on Kootenay Lake in 2012 has prompted B.C. Hydro to begin studies on the possibility of dredging a three-kilometer stretch of the body of water west of Nelson known as Grohman Narrows. The stretch of Kootenay River, located a few kilometers down stream from the Heritage City, has been blamed […]
Stanley Street homeowner almost sees wood burning savings go up in smoke
Burning wood can cut down on the heating bill, but not cleaning the chimney can see those savings go up on smoke. That’s what almost happened to a Stanley Street resident Friday (March 8). Officers, along with members of the Nelson Fire Department, responded to a call of a chimney fire at the home on […]
