By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Citing a strength in fire fighter training and over 31 years on the force in Vancouver, the regional district has a new fire chief. Terry Swan was introduced Thursday as the new man in a new position overseeing the Regional District of Central Kootenay’s 17 different rural volunteer fire […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily From one side of the West Kootenay to the other, the regional district has a new chair. Texas-born John Kettle and Area B director was acclaimed as chair of the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors on Thursday at their inaugural meeting in Nelson. He replaced Montana-born […]

By The Nelson Daily SportsPlaying away from home was not kind to the Kootenay Wildcats.Kootenay managed only a single point during a three-game Female Midget AAA League tournament at this past weekend at Pitt Meadows.After falling to Prince George Cougars 6-3 and Fraser Valley Phantom 5-2 the Wildcats managed to secure the ...

Partners in the Waneta Expansion Project — Columbia Power Corporation, Fortis Inc., and Columbia Basin Trust — have formed and hosted an introductory meeting for the Waneta Expansion Community Impact Management Committee (CIMC). “We have put together a great cross section of representatives to act as community liaisons through the Waneta project, both elected and […]

Selkirk College has joined forces with TRIUMF–a consortium of 15 universities in Canada whose purpose is to conduct world-class experimental research in subatomic physics and nuclear medicine and to commercialize its spin-off technologies. Housed at University of British Columbia’s campus in Vancouver, TRIUMF is one of the world’s leading subatomic physics laboratories. It has partnerships and collaborations with researchers from […]

MP Alex Atamanenko will be hosting events at both ends of his riding of BC Southern Interior this week. Atamanenko and the Oliver Senior’s Centre Society will be hosting a Tax Disability Credit information session on Thursday, December 9th at the Seniors Centre at 34452 – 95 Street in Oliver.  Staff from Canada Revenue Agency will make the […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A Crime Stoppers tip has landed one man in jail and handed a woman an eight-month conditional sentence after both pled guilty on drug charges in Nakusp Provincial Court Thursday. Slocan residents Ezra Buller, 36, and Angela Jacobs, 32, were both convicted of charges of production of a controlled […]

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The Ktunaxa First Nation council has thrown a wrench into the Jumbo Glacier Resort proposal approval process, says the assistant deputy minister of Natural Resource Operations overseeing the situation. Peter Walters said a decision on the proposal is officially stalled and won’t be delivered until early in 2011, at […]

The massive Biotech lobby has spent nine months and hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting against New Democrat Agriculture Critic Alex Atamanenko’s seed bill.   “The amount of muscle flexing by big biotech against my simple bill has just been over the top,” said Atamanenko. “I am amazed that over 40 industry lobbyists – hired by […]

Wildlife habitat and old growth management have forced the Province to reduce the allowable annual cut for Tree Farm Licence 23 west of Valhalla Provincial Park by over 53,000 cubic metres, said deputy chief forester Melanie Boyce Tuesday. The previous allowable annual cut for the licence, held by International Forest Products Ltd., was 680,000 cubic […]