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Dam City Rollers celebrate new digs

Castlegar’s Dam City Rollers have something in common with that 70’s sitcom The Jeffersons..they’re Movin’ On Up! The Dams have recently secured a swanky new practice and bouting space, and it’s a polished, heated, sprung-wood one – Castlegar’s Selkirk College Gymnasium! Moving into this space has been the culmination of years...

Two locals appear in court today after CRU arrests

Two people are in police custody and will be attending Rossland court today, according to Crime Reduction Unit commanding officer Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On March 7, members of the Trail Crime Reduction Unit arrested Melody Hutchinson, 23, and Trevor Isenor, 34, without incident,” Orr said. “Isenor was arrested on an outstanding warrant of arrest for […]

Grand Forks resident dies after car accident east of Greenwood

Seventy-year-old Shiela Ann Hackett of Grand Forks died in hospital yesterday after loosing control of her vehicle on an icy patch of Highway 3. Midway RCMP and the Midway Fire Rescue were called out to the accident at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6. It happened 7.5 kilometers east of Greenwood. Hackett had been driving […]

Fireworks a 'hot' topic for RDCK director in Area E

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Fireworks went off at the February meeting of the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Or at least the topic did. Area E director Ramona Faust said she was getting complaints about summer fireworks even before she was elected and it was time to get some help. The topic went […]

Rebels even series, double Hawks 4-2 in Castlegar

The Castlegar Rebels bounced back to square the Murdoch Division Final, but needed a third-period explosion to even the series. Diego Bartlett, Aaron Brewer and Jamie Vlanich scored during a three-minute span early in the final frame to lift the Rebels to a 4-2 win over the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in Kootenay International Junior Hockey […]

Regional Hospital Board tucks away $2 Million as taxpayers foot the bill

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Homeowner taxes in the West Kootenay will be going up slightly to put $2 million in a reserve fund in the 2013 West Kootenay-Boundary Regional Hospital District (WKBRHD) budget passed February 27.  The money is being set aside for emergencies or possibly a new facility in the West Kootenay, […]

Two people arrested, one facing charges after police search local home

On Saturday evening, March 2,  members of the Castlegar RCMP Detachment executed a Search Warrant in the 300 Block of 3rd Street, according to Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff. “General Duty members were investigating drug activity at the home over the past six months leading up to the search warrant,” she said in a press release this […]

Hawks surprise Rebels in Game one of Murdoch Final

Ryan Edwards continued his hot scoring streak, scoring a power play goal midway through the third period to spark the Beaver Valley Nitehawks to a 3-2 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoff victory over the Rebels Monday night in Castlegar. The Hawks, winners of four straight, lead the best-of-seven Murdoch Final 1-0. Game two is […]

Single point secures third spot for Kootenay Wildcats

The Kootenay Wildcats lost the battle but won the war. Despite dropping a 3-2 decision to the Pacific Ravens from Richmond, the Cats still achieved the weekend goal of grabbing at least a point to capture third spot in B.C. Female Midget AAA Hockey League Sunday at the NDCC Arena. Kootenay, finishing the season with […]

OP/ED: BC Budget fails Kootenay women and children

The BC budget for 2013 fails women and children right here in the Kootenays, according to Castlegar and District Community Service Society’s Mary DeVan. DeVan issued the following press release panning the province’s lack of action in responding to violence against women and children: The 2013 BC budget was released yesterday, and there are no […]