Water shut down tonight - milky water explained
A water shutdown Feb. 20 had some residents wondering for weeks why their water was coming out cloudy or milky, and whether it was safe to drink. With a second shutdown scheduled for tonight between 7 p.m. and 3 a.m., it stands to reasons that residents will once again be concerned, but city director of public works Chris...
Smoke Eater named to All-Star team
Trail Smoke Eaters forward Brent Baltus has been named to the 2012-13 BCHL Interior Conference Second All-Star Team. Baltus, 20, leads the Smoke Eaters in scoring this season with 24 goals and 51 points from 46 games played. The Nanaimo product also leads the Smokies in short-handed goals with two this season. In 115 career […]
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 […]
