Leafs edge Braves 3-1 to hold on to lead in Murdoch Division; Hawks double Rebels 6-3
The Nelson Leafs looked anything like a division leader Friday night at the NDCC Arena. Fact is, for the past few games the Green and White have been a shadow of the team that was almost unbeatable in November. Still the Leafs played just a little better than the Spokane Braves, scoring three unanswered goals […]
Hospital Foundation rolls out invitation to 2013 Polar Bear Dip
2013 is just around the corner. And a few hours past the start of the New Year is the annual Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation Polar Bear Swim at Lakeside Park. It doesn’t matter if your a swimmer, floater, young or old, everyone is invited to take the New Year plunge to raise money to enhance […]
Teen dances no longer allowed at Element
It's looking like the teen dances at the Element night club that caused such controversy will now be a thing of the past. Element owner Florio Vassilakakis said the government licensing has banned the events. "They've banned youth events that are like a normal evening in the club (without the alcohol)," he said. "I could,...
Rare Doukhobor recording re-mastered
Traditionally Doukhobor hymns and psalms are passed verbally from generation to generation and rarely recorded. But in the 1960s an unusual taped session sung by Anna Markova, daughter of Peter P. Verigin – Chistiakov and mother of John J. Verigin, was done. This unique recording has recently re-surfaced and has been re-mastered for the community. […]
Initial watershed study goes public
The first phase of the Kettle River watershed management report is complete and is being rolled out to the public. Grand Forks city council received a presentation from the project co-ordinator Graham Watt to update them on the study, key focus areas and next steps at their meeting Monday, Dec. 17. The Regional District of […]
Nelson's Geoff Kinrade plays for Team Canada
Geoff Kinrade grew up spending time during the Christmas holidays watching Canadian hockey teams in action on television at major tournaments in Europe. Now Kinrade will be front and center on one of those teams as the Nelsonite suits up as a member of Team Canada at the Spengler Cup, December 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. […]
Rumours of school bus crash untrue
Wide-spread rumours that a school bus flew off the road near Thrums and struck a tree this morning are inaccurate – but SD 20 superintendent Greg Luterbach said there is some truth to the rumour, insofar as buses being incapacitated by the weather today. “We had multiple buses stuck throughout the district today due to the ...
Nelson Police Department and RCMP weigh in on organized crime and marijuana in our region
Last week Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that under the new guidelines, patients will no longer apply to Health Canada for medical marijuana, and home production will be phased out. Prior to the news The Nelson Daily reporter Erin Perkins talked with RCMP Kootenay Boundary regional detachment staff sergeant Dan Seibel and Nelson Police […]
UPDATED: Nelson/Rossland tops Powder Mag's 'Ski Town Throw Down' contest
And the winner is . . . Nelson/Rossland in the Powder Magazine Ski Town Throwdown contest. The West Kootenay rep went from underdog to champion in the Powder Magazine sponsored contest to find the best ski town in North America. Nelson/Rossland (Whitewater/Red Mountain) defeated Bozeman, Montana 11426 to 10572 in voting that ended Sunday. The […]
Downtown dust-up draws to dubious detente
A conflict between two downtown business owners was discussed during a meeting this afternoon which included the two owners, a local liquor inspector, city director of Planning and Development Phil Markin, Castlegar top cop Sgt. Laurel Mathew, councillors Dan Rye and Kevin Chernoff, as well as Mayor Lawrence Chernoff. According...
