Ed note: The following is a press release issued by IHA. Castlegar's flu clinic will take place next week. Flu clinics across the Interior Health region have begun.  Getting a flu shot is one of the best ways to protect yourself from the sniffles, fever, aches and pains that accompany the flu. The sooner you get your flu shot...

 This week, Oct. 17 – 21, is Small Business Week in B.C, but the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce has opted to blanket the entire month with commerce-conducive events.“We subscribe to the go-big-or-go-home notion, so we decided to make it the whole month,” said chamber executive director Pam McLeod.  Some of the month’s highlights...

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports Usually by the end of a B.C. Major Midget Hockey League game Kootenay Ice goalies have seen more rubber than Goodyear Tire. Which may be a bit of a nightmare to some aspiring netminders looking to parlay a successful midget campaign into a shot at tier two junior A. […]

The West Kootenay Bantam Wildcats proved the girls can play with the boys.The Cats flexed some offensive power en route to skating away with a pair of convincing weekend victories over the Nelson Bantam House squads in minor hockey action in the Heritage City.West Kootenay blasted Bantam House # 1 6-1 before riding the shutout...

Police have two suspects in custody after a series of break-ins last night in Nelson and Castlegar.   Castlegar RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew says two 19-year-old men, both from Kelowna, will be facing at least seven charges in connection with last night’s events.    “On Oct 19, just before midnight, Castlegar RCMP officers responded to […]

 Dam Inn Mates survived a late scare from the Thundercats to get past Trail 25-17 in West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League action Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The victory keeps the Mates atop the WKMFFL standings with an undefeated mark of 4-0. Nelson Our Glass Ogs kept up the pressure on the Mates by […]

Would you know what to do if someone collapsed right in front of you? Of course, call 9-1-1, but what about those critical moments spent waiting for the ambulance? Performing CPR and defibrillation within one to two minutes of a cardiac arrest helps to increase survival rates to 90 per cent, but that rate plummets […]

Boss Power Corp. surrendered its uranium exploration and mining rights to the Province of B.C. for $30 million this week.  The negotiated settlement comes after Boss Power launched a law suit in 2009 after the province announced a prohibition against uranium exploration and development in 2008. The agreement gives the Crown the mineral rights to […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports The Nelson Leafs gained some breathing room in the race for the Murdoch penthouse while exacting some revenge on a divisional rival at the same time. Patrick Martens scored twice and Andrew Walton rebounded from a less than stellar performance previously against Beaver Valley to power the Leafs to […]

Nelson Police Department was called to an altercation involving two males Wednesday evening at the Occupy Nelson camp in front of Nelson City Hall.At 7:30 p.m., NPD attended the scene where two males were engaged in a verbal dispute and disturbance.NPD members conducted an investigation into the incident and it was alleged ...