Seventy mayors from across B.C., including our own Lawrence Chernoff, have concluded two days of meetings in Prince George, aimed at examining the challenges of B.C.’s communities and the sharing of best practices. In a press release, the B.C. Mayors' Caucus said, “The mayors dealt with a number of pressing issues common to...

Fire chief gerry Rempel reports the fire was extinguished befoe midnight last night. The cause is still unknown, but Rempel says they’re not treating the fire as suspicious. Previous story: A fire in the waste wood piles at Interfor is covering the Castlegar/Robson area with smoke, but officials say firefighting efforts are beginning to pay […]

A rollicking tale of long hours, camaraderie, and bodily fluids—along with a healthy dose of humour—comes to Castlegar & District Public Library on May 13 at 7 p.m. with a presentation by author Jennifer Craig.   Yes Sister, No Sister, is a funny, engaging memoir of the author’s life as a trainee nurse in the 1950s […]

A special meeting of Castlegar city council last night was all about the money, honey, as council doled out Community Initiatives funding and gave the 2013 tax bylaw first, second and third readings. The Community Initiatives funding, which is paid out by the Columbia Basin Trust based on council's recommendations, totalled...

On April 25,  at approximately 10 p.m., the Castlegar RCMP received a report of a single vehicle collision on the 1800 block of Pass Creek Road near Castlegar BC. RCMP responded and found a Toyota 4 Runner had gone off road right into the ditch and rolled onto its roof. The driver and lone occupant […]

A Creston couple has been recognized as producing the “Best Pure Juice Prodcut in the World” during the at the World Juice Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Susan & Gary Snow believe that their innovative and world class pure cherry juice is leading the way in attracting world-wide interest. With several national & provincial awards under […]

Tyler McKay teed off the 2013 West Kootenay Junior Golf Circuit with a win Saturday at the Balfour Golf Course. The Birchbank player fired a 3-over-par 75 to win the 18-hole tournament going away. Brenan Moroney of Birchbank was second at 82 with David Launier of Rock Creek and Trevor Browell tied for third at […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Regional parks may look natural, but there’s a lot that goes in to keeping them that way. The RDCK operates 20 regional parks in the area and their 2013 maintenance and upgrades were reviewed at the April 11 Regional District of Central Kootenay’s monthly board meeting. Parking, monitoring, community […]

Things are getting interesting - a fourth candidate, independent Glen Byle from Trail, has thrown his hat into the ring for Kootenay West in the upcoming B.C. provincial election. Byle, a 26-year-old medical equipment repairman at KBRH, is also married and the father of a 10-month-old baby. "I am a young voter who never found...

Nelson Police Department would like to thank the public for helping in the investigation of an alleged hit and run (Wednesday) April 24 near the Gyro Park lot in the Uphill district. After hearing news in local media the driver immediately attended Nelson Police Stanley Street offices to provide information regarding this incident. The matter was […]