Nelson Police is requesting public assistance in regards to the recovery of a stolen car Wednesday on Bealby Point Road north of the city limits. NPD dispatchers received the initial report of a stolen vehicle from outside the woman’s residence Wednesday (July 10). The owner had just moved back to Nelson and had parked the […]

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man whose body was recovered from Little Wilson Lake near New Denver on July 9.   He is Michael Lorne Guthrie, aged 32, from Trail.   Guthrie had been camping with friends at Little Wilson Lake, a remote area about 38 kilometres north of New Denver. On the morning of May...

The Kootenay Robusters Dragon Boat Team recently competed in the recreational women’s division of the Lethbridge Dragon Boat Festival. The event was held at Henderson Lake on July 5, 6 and 7.  Since launching their dragon boat at the beginning of May, the team, with members from Trail, Rossland, Grand Forks, Christina Lake and Castlegar, has […]

An extremely aggressive invasive plant species that has the ability to damage property, impact biodiversity, and affect water quality, may be growing in your backyard. The Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee (CKIPC) is focusing efforts this summer on educating residents of Nelson about invasive knotweeds and their impacts. “Invasive knotweeds can grow one meter per […]

Dear Editor:   In response to a letter to the editor (see original letter below this one) dated June 13th, regarding the dispatching of first responders to medical emergency call, it was stated that, "911 was called several times with no response, and that the RCMP were called to no avail".   I would like to clear up any...

The Castlegar RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a person of interest in a theft investigation from Total Pet in Castlegar, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. "On June 15, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the female in the attached picture made a purchase at Total Pet, and after making a purchase she was ...

Police efforts to arrest a man wanted on outstanding warrants quickly and tragically turned into a river search effort Wednesday afternoon in Trail, according to RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk. "The wanted man jumped out of a second floor window of a residence and attempted to swim away in the nearby Columbia River, in efforts to...

Eager to go camping in the North Kootenay Lake region? Campers, hikers and recreationists will be happy to know that the Regional District of Central Kootenay has given the “all-clear” sign to re-open Glacier Creek Park Regional Park on Duncan Lake to the public. “The RDCK is pleased to announce that access has been restored […]

He played minor hockey in Cranbrook, junior hockey in Kamloops and professional hockey in New Jersey and Anaheim. Oh, did we say he also played for his country, winning Olympic gold in Vancouver in 2011 and Salt Lake City in 2002. Now, Scott Niedermayer is going to play hockey in the Hockey Hall of Fame. […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily As further news emerges on the tragic aftermath of the derailed train car explosion in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, Nelsonites are asking, are we ready for an accident of this magnitude? In Quebec, fifteen are now dead and approximately 50 people are still missing after the July 6 derailment of an […]