There will be no three-peat for B.C. at the Keystone Cup, emblematic of Western Canada Junior B Hockey supremacy. Cyclone Taylor champ, Peninsula Panthers of Victoria, lost out in the bronze medal game to the Pilot Butte Storm. The Panthers finished the round robin in third spot with a 3-2 record. In the final, Blackfalds […]

After many months of work by a search committee, the board of Governors and Davies Park executive search firm, Selkirk College has found the person with the experience and the leadership attributes necessary to lead it successfully into the future. Angus Graeme has been appointed as president and CEO of Selkirk College. “A board of […]

  The Board of Education of School District No. 20 (Kootenay-Columbia) has completed their search for a new Superintendent with the appointment of Greg Luterbach as Superintendent of Schools, effective August 1.   Luterbach  will be replacing Jean Borsa, who is retiring effective July 31. This completes the selection process that the Board undertook starting in early February. […]

Residents in the West Kootenay will now find it even easier to access government services with the official opening of a brand-new FrontCounter BC office in Castlegar. FrontCounter BC is a single-window service for clients of the natural resource sector. FrontCounter BC was created in 2005 with eight locations, a dedicated call centre and online […]

 A ‘design charrette’ held last night to begin determining the ultimate configuration of Millennium Park drew roughly 70 residents to the Community Forum. City councilor Kevin Chernoff said there were, “lots of interesting ideas floated,” including an outdoor exercise area, a BMX park, a lazy river, an enhanced beach, a...

Castlegar will be airing some dirty laundry in Spirit Square next week, as the Second Annual Clothesline Event turns a spotlight on domestic violence. The lunch hour of this Tuesday, April 19th, will see Spirit Square beside City Hall boasting a vibrant, colourful display of hundreds of T-shirts painted by local school children,...

A memorandum of understanding has been reached between Okanagan College, College of the Rockies, and Selkirk College that allows students to transfer directly into second year of the Writing and Publishing diploma program at Okanagan College. The initiative is part of the Southern Interior Writers’ Project — a joint undertaking which creates new and improved […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily For those about to surf, we salute you. Cyber-surfing that is, as a new study is showing more Canadians are finding the Internet is their best bet when looking for a source of news. However, for those looking to cash in on the online dash, they had better offer […]

Coming into his second election as the incumbent after being first elected to parliament as part of the NDP party in 2006, Alex Atamanenko has a long and varied history as a person who has spent much of his life assisting others and bringing people together in many different forms, fashions and locations. Growing up […]

A huge dilemma came up in my life last night: the English language leaders debate for the election was on the same night as the season finale of What Not to Wear. I love What Not to Wear. For me, each episode is a veritable treasure trove of information I store away in my little […]