Backyard burning permitted across West Kootenay region
Everybody except Nelson is now allowed to burn yard waste as the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar has lifted the burning ban due to a decreased risk of wildfires. People are now permitted to: Burn waste, slash or other material. Burn stubble or grass. Use fireworks or burning barrels of any size or description. Backyard […]
Guns, booze, and lingerie: Tales from the US-Canada frontier
Rolling up to the border, fumbling for the passport, stop-go-stop-go, turn off the radio, turn off the engine, the steely eye contact, skill testing questions, drugs no, guns no, criminal record no, sausage. What? Umm, I don’t think so, I mean no… more steely eye contact. Border crossing can get the heart pumping. No matter […]
Goal-line stand preserves 23-18 victory for Our Glass, defending champion Castlegar Vikings hit win column
Nelson Our Glass Ogs used a goal-line stand during the five-play rule to edge Steamshovel Brewers 23-18 in West Kootenay Flag Football League action Sunday afternoon at the Mount Sentinel High School Field. The win moves Our Glass into sole possession of second place in league standings with a 2-1 record. Dam Inn Mates, idle […]
Stinson back in winner's circle, Palmer of host school wins boy's race
It took a race but Andrea Stinson finally found her way back to the top of the medal podium. After finishing in the middle of the pace during the opening race of the season in Kaslo, the L.V. Rogers senior edged out Susanne Fraser of the host school to capture the Senior Girl’s title at […]
RCMP: Escaped convict arrested at Christina Lake
Escaped prisoner Dennis Haines was arrested Sunday night when police responded to a call about an unconscious man on the side of the highway in Christina Lake. Haines, 38, who walked away from a work detail camp near Jasper, Alberta on Sept. 27, was serving a sentence for nine counts of armed robbery in […]
Six flu clinics announced for Nelson this fall
Nelson will host six flu clinics this fall as the IHA’s public health nurses across Interior Health are gearing up for the launch of this year’s influenza (flu) vaccination campaign beginning Oct. 11. The first Nelson clinic goes Nov. 2 (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) at the Prestige Inn and then Nov. 9 (same time) […]
Baldface Lodge creating $2.5 million expansion as ski season promises to be 'best ever'
A $2.5 million expansion underway to one of the region’s top lodges is providing the perfect prelude into what could be the best season ever in their 12-year history. Construction is well underway at Baldface Lodge near Nelson on the new, 9,000-square-foot two-storey east wing building, said Marina Moroney, Baldface’s guest services manager. The old […]
No elevator? No problem: third floor tirade lands man in jail
A man under the influence of street drugs took to wrecking his apartment Monday evening and throwing furniture, appliances and other items through his closed third-floor windows down onto the roadway below. “Fortunately no one was standing below the windows when the tirade began, and no injuries were reported,” said NPD Sgt. Steve Bank. When […]
Update: names released but two men still unresponsive from crash near Nakusp
Police are unable to interview either man involved in a single-vehicle collision Saturday morning near Nakusp, say police. Const. Mark Macaulay of the Nakusp RCMP said the two men — including a 37-year-old man from Trail — remain in serious condition at Vancouver General Hospital. “(We) are unable to interview either individual at this time due […]
Gonzaga Basketball director heads youth hoop camp at Selkirk College
The Selkirk Saints Athletics program and Kootenay Basketball have teamed up to present a new basketball camp for boys and girls aged 11-18 year olds under the guidance of Director of Men’s Basketball at Gonzaga University, Jerry Krause.Krause, who instructed last season during a camp at L.V. Rogers in Nelson, has been a...
