Two local residents have been arrested after RCMP searched their home in Grand Forks. A 34-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were charged with theft of hydro, production of marijuana and possession for the purpose of trafficking in a controlled substance. The search was conducted by the Grand Forks and Kootenay Boundary regional detachment officers […]

Ed. Note: More than 45 local retailers have come forward with donations up to and including a trip for two to Las Vegas, to be auctioned off Friday to raise money for Cole and his family. Cole's Dad will be at Friday night's event, and Cole's aunt reports that the young man slept for the first time without oxygen assistance...

By The Nelson Daily Sports Kootenay Ice Jesse Knowler won the fastest skater competition, but the opposing Team White took the bigger prize, edging Team Blue 6-5 at the annual B.C. Hockey Major Midget Hockey League All Star Game Friday during the weekend at the Art Holding Memorial Arena in Chase. Alex Kerfott of West […]

Poor No More featuring Mary Walsh Saturday, Jan. 22 at 2 p.m. @ Nelson United Church, or 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at St. Rita’s Parish Hall, 513 7 Ave., in Castlegar. Admission is free.   We were always told “If you work hard, things will get better.”  But while corporations protected their profits, hard-working Canadians’ […]

Extreme avalanche conditions, blowing snow and freezing rain are hampering highway travel and have closed Highway 31A near New Denver until further notice. In addition to the avalanche activity, some areas of the province are experiencing prolonged snowfall, freezing rain and blowing snow to the extent that a number of travel advisories have been established. […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily One man is dead in the West Kootenay backcountry after an avalanche in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park on Sunday afternoon, RCMP report. Heading into the weekend the Canadian Avalanche Centre had warned the risk of avalanches above and at the tree line in the West Kootenay backcountry was high […]

The following is a press release issued by Nanaimo RCMP Const. Gary O'Brien. A 64-year-old Ladysmith man was arrested in mid-December after search warrants on his home, business and car revealed thousands of sexually explicit pornographic images, many of which involved children. The searches and subsequent seizures are...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The complexity of the fire investigation on the origin of the Kerr Apartment Building fire has forced the fire department to suspend their operation until the building undergoes demolition, says the Nelson Fire Rescue chief. Simon Grypma said fire and police investigators temporarily suspended the physical investigation of the […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Eighteen hours before a Nelson man was to leave the city for 18 months on a court-imposed banishment order his sentence was overturned by the same court. Mikael Arrak, 26, was convicted of criminal harassment and ordered by a judge in Nelson Monday to leave the city, his mother […]

 The two suspects believed to be responsible for September 2010 Kootenay Boundary area Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Break and Enters have been located and arrested. Both are currently in custody and each have each been charged with three counts of Break and Enter.   “We captured photos on video and, as a result, the suspects...