Empty nest: More Southeast, Kootenay Lake firefighters head to Alberta
Nearly 76 per cent of the Southeast Fire Centre’s firefighting crews are in Alberta and the Yukon this week as the wildfire season heats up outside BC borders. The centre has deployed 166 individual firefighters to Alberta this week — including three pieces of equipment and one initial attack crew — out of 216 total […]
Boy, was that ever close — Canucks take Cup opener 1-0
Boy was that ever close. Raffi Torres tapped in a Jannik Hansen pass with 19 seconds remaining in the contest sparking the Vancouver Canucks to a 1-0 victory over Boston Bruins Wednesday in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals at the Rogers Arena.
Game two of the best-of-seven series goes Saturday in Vancouver at […]
Demolition confirmed on burned out Kerr Building
The Kerr Apartment Building is coming down. Several major hazards associated with the 100-year-old burned out stone structure have convinced investigators the building would not be safe to rebuild, said Nelson Fire and Rescue Services chief Simon Grypma on Wednesday afternoon. He said a brief tour of the building — that burned in a destructive […]
RCMP: Please, no more rotting-corpse deliveries
Local police became the gurus of gross last weekend, after a local couple deposited a rotting corpse in the lobby of the Castlegar RCMP detachment. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff said a couple came in at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, after stumbling across a corpse in rural Castlegar. Believing the remains to be human, the […]
SK8 Jam goes Sunday as 2011 Kootenay Skateboard Series heads to Castlegar
The Castlegar Skateboard Park next to the Sports Complex is host site for the next stop on the 2011 Kootenay Skateboard Series. The event, dubbed the 2011 Castlegar SK8 Jam is part of the Sunfest Celebrations in the Sunflower City and kicks off at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The Kootenay Skateboard Series started last year as […]
Name of New Denver woman killed in single vehicle accident released
RCMP have released the name of the women killed during a single-vehicle crash on Highway 6 near Burton Monday morning. Lisa Louise Radosh, 44, of New Denver died of injuries suffered when the 2010 Hyundai she was a passenger in left the road May 30. “Initial investigation revealed the vehicle left the road way on […]
Why hockey and Viagra ads don’t mix
It’s been 18 years since I’ve been a serious hockey fan. In 1993, the Montreal Canadiens went to the Stanley Cup – and won against Los Angeles. Back in those days, I was a big time Habs fan–something I got into when I was 14 and bored. And I was into it big time. […]
Melanson gets better of Coletti for second straight tourney, captures Men's Qualifier
For the second week in a row Jordan Melanson got the better of his Granite Pointe teammate.Melanson shot a 1-under-par 71 to edge Josh Coletti by a stroke to claim the title at the Zone One West Kootenay Men’s Qualifying Tournament Sunday at Granite Pointe.The captain of the Simon Fraser University Men's golf team out dueled...
Postal workers issue strike ultimatum
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) declared Monday that its nearly 50,000 Canada Post employees will go on strike if a deal with the crown corporation is not reached by Thursday, June 2, at 11:59 p.m. eastern time, or 8:59 local time. CUPW has presented to Canada Post what it has called its […]
No development imminent for McDonald's Landing now that it is an RDCK property: Mickel
With the acquisition of McDonald’s Landing on the North Shore now complete, there are no immediate plans to develop or repair any of the popular recreation spot’s facilities, says the area’s director. Area F’s Ron Mickel said the historical piece of property is now in the hands of the regional district, preserved from the clutches […]
