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Treatment options for environmental sensitivities — part two

Last week Dr, Brenda Gill outlined how to help yourself if you suffer from allergies at this time of the year. Today, she writes part two of her environmental sensitivity column. The following will give you some ideas on how to minimize your reactions. Minimize your known allergens – food and environmental For airborns: Consider […]

Go fishing for free this weekend at Cottonwood and other West Kootenay lakes

Grab your fishing rod and tackle and forget your licence, it’s the annual free family fishing weekend in BC. People can get together with family and friends to go fishing for free without a licence on Fathers’ Day weekend (June 17-19) this year and in the years to come. In Nelson, The Nelson and District […]

Slocan Valley Garden Tour flowers out this weekend

Fields of lavender, landscaped ponds, organic market gardens, blueberry hillsides, garlic, and flowers everywhere – 10 gorgeous valley gardens to explore.     The 12th Slocan Valley garden tour will be held on Father’s Day, June 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are five new gardens and five past favourites, from Slocan Park ...

At least someone from Vancouver can score on the road

It was a national embarrassment, one that overshadowed an on-ice embarrassment, relieving much of the scrutiny the Vancouver Canuck players should have undergone in wake of their Game 7 Stanley Cup Final collapse in Vancouver. Instead of media outlets wondering why the NHL’s runaway first place club was absolutely ineffectual — and downright mortifying — […]

Premier pens open letter addressing Vancouver riots

An open letter to British Columbians from Premier Clark British Columbians are understandably embarrassed and disappointed by Wednesday night’s activities. It should have been a celebration of the tremendous effort by the Canucks in their playoff run. It turned into a shameful display of behaviour by people bent on violence. The vast majority of citizens […]

Provincial court inquiry into death of Castlegar man to resume in August

Testimony wrapped up today in a provincial court hearing into the death of Castlegar man while he was in police custody three years ago. Gordon Walker Bowe, a 30-year-old father of two, died the day after being arrested in Calgary. A subsequent nine-month investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) found that Bowe’s […]

No joy in Vancouverville, Canucks strike out against Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final

By The Nelson Daily Sports There’s no joy in Vancouverville, or Nelsonville, or Castlegarville or, for that matter, Ymirville. The mighty Vancouver Canucks have struck out. Once again timely scoring, combined with another Conn Smythe-like performance of Tim Thomas, powered the Boston Bruins to a convincing 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven […]

Councillor / CAO dispute ends in RCMP action

Based on our crime stats, Rossland wouldn’t appear to be a prime location for an episode of the television show Cops. This week’s City Council meeting, however, would have made for a good first episode of such a series. Simmering tensions came to a head and ended with Charlton being removed from council chambers by […]

Popular Castlegar Garden Tour good to go this month

The Castlegar Garden Club will host the 10th Anniversary Castlegar & Area Garden Tour on June 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. A soaring celebration . . . atmospheric and enthralling, an authentic adventure into the far reaches of the gardening world.  Join the Castlegar Garden Club and be swept away into the wonderfully original...

25,000 liters of electrolyte spill at Teck

Sunday afternoon, while undergoing routine operations checks at Teck Trail Operations, an employee noticed a leak in the lead refinery building. The leak, as it turned out had, occurred as a result of a failure of the sealing system in the electrolyte holding chambers. It is estimated that 25,000 liters of the acidic solution was […]