It seems unlikely a dispute between the City of Castlegar and two downtown business owners is likely to be resolved outside a courtroom, after discussions between the parties have clarified each position but offered little in the way of practical compromise. The issue became public during a Dec. 3, 2012 council meeting in...

Ed. Note: A quote in this editorial alludes to a vulgar cuss-word. If a reader finds that troublesome, please read no further.  I’m guessing lots of people in the tri-city area remember Australian deejay Drex, of the Drex and Johnson morning radio show on Mountain FM. Drex, whose real name is Justin Wilcomes, left our […]

Many of the big names from years past in men’s curling have moved up a league are in Cranbrook this weekend to compete for zone bragging rights at the Senior Men’s Region 1-2 Curling Championships. Eight teams from throughout the Kootenays are shooting for an automatic berth in the provincials at the Trail Curling Club. […]

Going back to the scene of the crime is something a 29-year-old man may want to reconsider when laying out the groundwork for the next heist. Police apprehended the thief after the Nelson man returned to the scene of the crime during alcohol break-in at a local beer and wine store. The incident happened in […]

Castlegar RCMP have received several calls from concerned citizens due to another computer scam that is occurring. While on their computer, they have received a pop-up message complete with a siren wailing, warning them that their computer has been associated with child pornography and that in order to “unlock” their computer they need to pay […]

by Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily The weather has been miserable of late in the valley bottoms in the province as well as in the mountains but the worst may be over as a cold snap heading over the province should make for a change for the better. “A cold air mass is going to […]

Two men were sent to hospital and one is facing a laudry list of charges after a violent incident in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. ‘On Jan. 8 at 1:35 a.m., Trail RCMP were called to a residence in West Trail where a male had broken in […]

There’s no easing into the second half of the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League regular season for the Selkirk College Saints. The Saints play host to second-place Simon Fraser University Clan Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Castlegar Recreation Complex. However, before the Clan can ready themselves to knock off the undefeated Saints, the Burnaby-based club […]

As the School District No. 20 (SD20) board approaches it’s February, 2013, decision on school closures in Rossland, council decided on Jan. 4 to inject $5000 into the Neighbourhoods of Learning Committee (NOL) prior to adopting the 2013 budget. The deadline for written public submissions to SD20’s facilities process ended on Jan. 4, but the […]

There have been some serious trust issues brewing between the Beaver Valley Nitehawks of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League and Trail Smoke Eaters of the B.C. Hockey League for some time. Those issues reached an all-time low Saturday (January 5) outside the Cominco Arena when Hawks coach Terry Jones, along with Beaver Valley players, […]