Ready or not, here comes the 2011-12 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports It doesn’t matter if the final roster is set or not, the show must go on. Friday night on ten fronts the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League kicks off its 2011-12 campaign. Included in opening night is the Nelson Leafs facing off in the Sunflower City against the defending […]
Leaf hockey fans did know much about that bearded scorekeeper, but there was really a lot more to Jim Kienholz than a person in charge of keeping track of goals and penalties
A lot of people didn’t know that bearded scorekeeper who scored Leaf games from senior to the present day Nelson Leafs Hockey Club. But those behind the hockey, for that matter soccer, golf, card and stamp collecting and most recently hiking and fishing, scenes that person was James Forest Kienholz. Jim, as friends and family […]
Pass Creek man testifies in fatal hit-and-run case
A man who was a passenger in the truck that allegedly hit and killed a 21-year-old man three years ago testified in court on Wednesday in New Westminster, B.C. Brent Parent, 41, has pleaded not guilty to five charges related to dangerous driving and criminal negligence in the death of Silas O’Brien, a 21-year-old killed […]
SculptureWalk nearing finale after banner year
An incident of vandalism over the weekend has not slowed the momentum of Castlegar SculptureWalk, according to organizer Pat Field, who said the damage is currently being repaired. Field said the damage to a stone in the sculpture entitled The Dawn, by Nelson artist Denis Kleine, is estimated at around $1,200, but will be fixed […]
ATAMANENKO: Vote subsidy hypocrisy
Stephen Harper is planning to do away with the per-vote subsidy to political parties. Brought in under the Chretien Liberals, this is the subsidy that, along with putting stricter limits on union and corporate donations, was meant to reduce political influence over Canadian elections. Under current laws it is no longer...
Police cite lack of common sense as cause in recent drain of search resources by campers/quadders/etc.
Four preventable incidents this month requiring massive drains on local RCMP and Search and Rescue (S&R) resources have police asking the public to apply common sense when heading into local backcountry. September was kicked off by the first incident, which happened at around 5:30 p.m. Sept.1, according to Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. “I local […]
Deconstructing Dinner’s Jon Steinman named finalist for Jack Webster Award
Exactly one year following the release of one of the most talked about media stories in the Kootenays, Jon Steinman — the producer and host of Kootenay Co-op Radio’s Deconstructing Dinner — has been named a finalist for the Jack Webster Award in Community Reporting. Celebrating its 25th year, the Jack Webster Awards are British […]
Terry Fox Run gets better with age — and with better weather
It’s an event that doesn’t get old — the annual Terry Fox Run. And Sunday in the Heritage City, like so many other cities, towns and communities across Canada, the tradition continues as Nelsonites flock to Lakeside Park for the annual run to fight cancer. “I think the reason it’s lasted for so long is the impact Terry (Fox)...
Angels ascend to Derby heaven...by a whisker
Derby fans had plenty to be hoarse about as they staggered out of the Rossland Arena on Sept. 11 after narrowly winning what was arguably the fiercest and closest derby bout the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League has ever seen. Hometown Gnarlie’s Angels fans were out in force in rock star red and […]
UPDATE: Hopley appears in court to stand on charges
It was the first day in court Wednesday for Randall Hopley, the man accused of abducting three-year-old Kienan Hebert from his home in Sparwood, the Vancouver Province reports. Hopley, 46, was ordered in Cranbrook Court to undergo a medical assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial, as he faces charges of […]
