City Centre demolition to begin Monday
It’s been a long battle, but the City of Castlegar has finally cleared the various court cases and has the green light to tear down the City Centre Motel downtown. In a decision released today (March 21), B.C. Court of Appeals upheld an earlier court decision empowering the city to proceed with demolition of the dilapidated City […]
Coyotes take bite out of Rebels to grab 2-0 lead in KIJHL final
By The Nelson Daily Sports The Castlegar Rebels came close, but not close enough to knocking off the Osoyoos Coyotes. The Desert Dogs scored a pair of one-goal wins on home ice to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Kootenay International Junior Hockey Final. Corey Allen’s goal early in the third period proved […]
Electric Grapevine: Caught in the headlines
A scroll through Yahoo the other morning left me rather confused over the priorities in which mainstream media use to line up our daily news feed. A headline speaking about the importance of getting some folks to safety in the aftermath of the tsunami seemed reasonable to me until I looked further into it. “Twilight […]
This one's a toss up when Cats meet Phantom Midget AAA semi final
By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily SportsSixteen points separated the two teams in the final regular season standings, but the last time the two teams met nothing was decided in 120 minutes of play.Which is why it’s anyone’s guess as to which team will come out on top when the Kootenay Wildcats travel to Pitt Meadows to face the...
Castlegar faces Osoyoos in Game one of the KIJHL Final Saturday
By The Nelson Daily SportsThe Castlegar Rebels face an uphill battle when the Kootenay Conference Champs meet the best from the Okanagan in the Osoyoos Coyotes in game one of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Final Saturday in the South Okanagan City.But the Rebels are ready for any challenge.Castlegar just...
OP/ED: Increased minimum wage won't solve poverty
It’s a good thing Premier Christy Clark announced increases to the minimum wage this week otherwise many people will not be able to put gas in their car or pay their electrical bills. It took over 10 years for the government to increase this rate, but the timing is good and bad. Already small business […]
Cole on a roll
Cole Hoodicoff, the 11-year-old Castlegar boy who was paralyzed in a skiing accident Jan. 3, is really rolling through his recovery process lately – literally. Cole’s mom, Amy, said the past week has been a wonderful one, especially Tuesday. “He got a new chair which is much slimmer and much easier for him to use. He won’t...
Nuclear not necessary
By Michael Jessen As the nuclear nightmare heats up in Japan, a question comes to mind. The question is not: Is nuclear power safe? Rather the question is: Is nuclear power necessary? The crippled nuclear reactors in Japan that could not withstand the double whammy of a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami will hopefully signal […]
Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig
Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig or Happy St Patrick's Day.St. Patrick's Day is the national holiday of Ireland. It’s a day of celebration, not only on that lovely, green rainsoaked island, but in every corner of the globe, where the more than 80 million people of Irish decent celebrate a common culture and history. As Molly Bloom...
Rosslands oldest business suffers weekend fire
Late last Friday night and into early Saturday morning, one of Rossland’s oldest continually operating businesses suffered a fire on its property. Paterson Pole ltd.–better known as the old Jones sawmill–had its planer room burn to the ground in the event. Terry Martin, the regional district’s fire chief, was the first to arrive on scene […]
