In an effort to expand broadband internet in the Columbia Basin, the Columbia Basin Trust signed an agreement with Columbia Mountain Open Network (CMON) Wednesday to acquire CMON’s broadband assets. The assets will be managed by the Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation (CBBC), a new wholly-owned subsidiary of CBT formed in an effort to expand broadband […]

Unrequited love led to throwing a computer at an ex-boyfriend, landing an 18-year-old Nelson woman in jail. Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 police responded to an assault in progress at an apartment building in Rosemont.  Witnesses reported that an eighteen-year-old female entered an apartment belonging to the female acquaintance of her ex-boyfriend. The […]

The Trail Smoke Eaters of the B.C. Hockey League released former Beaver Valley Nitehawks netminder Mike Vlanich earlier this week. Vlanich most likely wasn’t the only former Kootenay International Junior Hockey League player let go as junior A clubs reduced rosters on the eve of the start of the regular season. However, none of the […]

Two people will be facing charges after RCMP discovered a small indoor marijuana grow operation on their property over the weekend. Police found 21 plants along with a quantity of marijuana bud and magic mushrooms in the home. Two adults were arrested shortly after the search was completed by police, and will be in court […]

The burn ban is largely over as the Southeast Fire Centre has lifted the fire restriction in the West Kootenay-Boundary region. Effective noon Wednesday, all open fires will be permitted across the Columbia Fire Zone due to a decreased risk of wildfires. However, open fires remain prohibited within the rest of the Southeast Fire Centre’s […]

The bears who guarded a marijuana grow operation near Christina Lake are likely dead, after area conservation officers reported having shot 17 bears in the region this summer, the Vancouver Province reports. B.C. conservation officers shot the bears because they had become too habituated to humans. Allen Piche had admitted to giving dog food to […]

The Sinixt Nation could be back in court in Vancouver in October over their continued opposition to logging on Perry Ridge, as court records show the final factum in their appeal has now been filed. Although the notice of appeal was filed March 4, 2011 with the B.C. Court of Appeal in Vancouver — regarding […]

The inside track on what the current teachers’ action means locally will be available for parents of children in School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) this week. The first District Parents Advisory Council meeting will be at the Nelson School Board office on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. The evening will feature a presentation […]

The four-time defending champion Castlegar Vikings are currently looking up at the rest of the West Kootenay Men’s Flag Football League following another loss Sunday at Mount Sentinel Field. The Steamshovel Brewers outscored the defending champs 23-6 in the second half en route to a 36-19 victory. The loss was the second of the season […]

CBC Nelson reporter Bob Keating was recently nominated for a Jack Webster award for Excellence in Legal Journalism for his radio story Banishment, on a Nelson man ordered by the court to leave the city and not return. Keating did, as Nelson listeners are used to, another phenomenal and insightful job reporting on the news […]