RCMP has released the name of the skier killed during an avalanche on Meadow Mountain the morning of Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. The deceased’s name is Ilkka Saarinen. The 50-year-old native of Janakkala, Finland, was skiing down a run when an avalanche buried him. Guides quickly dug Saarinen out from under the avalanche, but despite […]

Disputed oil pipelines, the Occupy movement, threats to Canada’s pension system: in a time of expanding public attention to social issues, a writers’ retreat in New Denver May 11-13 will consider writing that focuses on social justice. The Convergence Writers’ Retreat will offer three talks/discussions on aspects of social change writing, three writing workshops on […]

High powered Tri-Cities knocked the West Kootenay Wildcats out of the Surrey Girl’s Minor Hockey Tournament, dumping the local squad 5-0 in semi final action. The loss was the third of the season for the Cats against a Tri-Cities team that consists of players from three Lower Mainland teams. “Tri Cities and only let in […]

February 13, 2012 Ottawa, ON The Honourable Diane Finley, P.C., M.P. Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development Room 707 Confederation Building Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Finley, Enclosed please find two letters from constituents which represent the feedback my office has been receiving since the Prime Minister made the announcement to increase the […]

Grand Forks RCMP caught a robber red handed after a citizen called them out for a robbery in progress at the Overwaitea in Grand Forks. The call came in on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 10:48 p.m.. When the police got there the 51 year-old man from Grand Forks was inside the Overwaitea compound at the […]

The work of local film maker, Nik Green, will be one of the featured films at the upcoming documentary film festival in Grand Forks. Along with his feature, Rebuild filmed in Nova Scotia, Green’s last year has been filled with shooting footage in the Boundary for three other films.  Two of the films are promotional […]

The Vancouver Northwest Giants continued its dominance over the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League as the G-Men swept the Kootenay Ice this past weekend in Trail. The Giants won the two games at the Cominco Arena to capture first-place overall for the fifth straight season. Vancouver scored four times in the third period to double […]

Nelson Fire Department successfully contained a fire in the 400 block of Mill Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Just after 5:30 a.m., the Nelson Fire Dispatch received an emergency call reporting smoke coming from a neighboring residence. The duty shift called out additional members and responded immediately to the location with an […]

by Bruce Fuhr, The Nelson Daily The Heritage City is getting another taste of the motion picture industry as NGN productions began filming its latest project, Christmas Miracle, Sunday in and around the region. “This is a Christmas movie about bunch of people who get stranded in a blizzard on Christmas Eve in a desolate part...

The Rossland Courthouse was evacuated Thursday afternoon after someone phoned in a bomb threat to the Crown Counsel Office in Nelson. At approximately 2 p.m. an unknown male caller phoned the Crown Counsel Office and said there was a bomb at the courthouse.  Court was in session in Rossland and it was quickly determined that […]