Saints move up the BCIHL charts after pulling off weekend sweep of Eastern Washington Eagles
The Selkirk College Saints experienced its best weekend in school history as the Castlegar-based club swept a two-game weekend series against the Eastern Washington Eagles — and B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League rookie-of-the-month, Jordan Wood was right in the middle of the scoring. Wood had three points during the weekend to lead the Saints to a […]
New investment strengthens mills' potential
The sawmill in Grand Forks will be getting an overhaul over the next year-and-a-half as International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) pumps $24 million into the region. The company’s announcement came last Wednesday, Nov. 2 when general manager Andrew Horahan unveiled their decision to invest $19 million in Grand Forks and $5 million in the Castlegar […]
Newell, DiBella pace Team B.C. to best showing at 2011 National Women’s Under-18 Championships in six years
Kimberley Newell and Aimee DiBella left a lasting impression on the 2011 National Women’s Under-18 Championships in Saguenay, Que. Newell, the goalie for the Kootenay Ice of the B.C. Major Midget League, turned aside all 40 shots and Nelson native DiBella scored on the power play powering Team B.C. to a 5-0 shutout of Ontario […]
Slocan-based eco-tourism business looks to make valley 'world class destination for adventure tourism'
An ecotourism business expected to create jobs in Slocan is hoping Village council will approve a rezone for a relatively unused portion of municipal land, moving its zoning from residential to commercial. Winlaw’s Christine and Valentino Berger are planning to build an adventure tourism business on their property in the village at 611 Slocan St. […]
Two busts in Winlaw keep populace on the alert
Cedar Creek Road bust in Winlaw Police harvested 352 marijuana plants Oct. 23 in the culmination of a six-month long investigation of a grow operation on Cedar Creek Road in Winlaw. Slocan Lake and Nakusp RCMP executed the drug search warrant at a Winlaw residence and found the plants in an outbuilding on the property. […]
West Kootenay residents to get $5K off clean energy cars
West Kootenay residents and people across B.C. will get up to $5,000 off the sticker price of a qualifying clean energy vehicle starting Dec. 1. Environment Minister Terry Lake said Saturday that the rebate includes qualifying new vehicles that are battery electric, fuel-cell electric, plug-in hybrid electric and those that operate on compressed natural gas. […]
Interfor to invest $24 million in Castlegar and Grand Forks mills
At its meeting Monday, Interfor’s Board of Directors approved a $24-million capital plan to upgrade the Company’s Grand Forks and Castlegar sawmills. The plan involves the installation of a new small log line at Grand Forks to replace the existing two-line facility, along with funds to complete the installation of an automated lumber grading system. […]
RCMP ask for help to find missing woman from Nakusp
RCMP Nakusp Detachment are investigating a report of a missing elderly female. The report was received on Friday afternoon Nov.4. Kay Mansour, 83-year-old, of Nakusp, B.C. is missing. Kay is 168 CM (5 feet, 6 inches) tall and weighs 91 kilograms (201 pounds), has brown hair and blue eyes. Mansour was last seen back on […]
Now that Hallowe’en is over, use immune boosters to prevent being up all night
Especially with the cold weather this year, I’ll be expecting phone calls from parents with sick children (or themselves if they were dipping into the candy too much) about a week after Hallowe’en. I see many colds and flus due to the increased amount of sugar. As I stated in a past article, one teaspoon […]
BC Transit expands service between Nelson and Castlegar
After all of the cuts to bus service in Nelson, finally a bit of good news. A new bus service will be provided to Blewett starting Monday, Nov. 14. The new route — 24 Nelson-Blewett — will make three return trips a day and will be monitored for customer use for a period of six […]
