Don Kurylko’s sailboat, that took years to build inside a shed on his property, no longer rests at 1300 block of Stanley Street in Nelson. The 34-foot hand-built sailboat is on its way to the Pacific Ocean, near Richmond. A truck came to pick up the sailboat following a brief, but special, ceremony Saturday in Nelson near...

The West Kootenay now has its own Neighbourhood Watch community on Facebook. It was originally just Castlegar Neighbourhood Watch, but the page creator changed the name to provide a wider range and more resources for those using the page – and it already has 375 followers, 336 of whom joined the page just in the past week. ...

Smoke from the Sitkum Creek wildfire on the north shore of Kootenay Lake will continue to be visible in nearby areas, as combustible material within the fire's perimeter continues to burn. The smoke is emanating from pockets of unburned fuel well within the fire's secure containment lines. Depending on local weather conditions,...

An initiative to enhance the regional workforce and strengthen the economy in the Columbia Basin-Boundary has been launched. The Kootenay Workforce Development (KWD) is a two-year project that builds on the recommendations of the Kootenay Regional Skills Training Plan that came out of stakeholder roundtables conducted between...

Three people were sent to hospital after a house fire in Fruitvale last night, according to Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Chief Terry Martin. He said the call came in at 6:03 p.m. to attend 21 Duncan Avenue. “The cause was an unattended pot of grease that was left on the stove,” Martin said. “The fire was contained to a...

Former Red Mountain Resort general manager Jim Greene has taken up a teaching post at Selkirk College and will begin passing on knowledge he has earned over a 25-year career as a leader in the tourism industry. Beginning this month, Greene will teach a number of Fall Semester classes in the School of Hospitality, Tourism &...

A couple of music lovers attending the 2015 Shambhala Music Festival reported their kayaks had been stolen in the early hours of Sunday morning RCMP said. RCMP Sergeant Mike Wicentowich told The Nelson Daily Sunday the couple had attended the music festival Saturday, and when they returned to their vehicle, the two kayaks...

RCAF Flight Lieutenant (ret.) Lance Benson received the French Medal of Honour on July 24, 2015 at a ceremony at the Royal Canadian Air Force Wing in Penticton. Penticton resident Lance “Lou” Benson has been recognized by the French government for his exceptional service as a tail gunner and his contribution to D-day, June ...

Interior Health is adivsing the public that pertussis cases, also known as whooping cough, is on the rise. The increase in pertussis cases has IH sending out a reminder parents about the importance of making sure their children’s immunizations are up to date. Pertussis activity is being seen across the region with the majority...

The city is cracking down on illegal burning and off-leash dogs, with significant spikes in fines for the former and a brand-new fine created for the latter. Councillor Kevin Chernoff said the burning fines are an attempt to get people’s attention, as per Fire Chief Gerry Rempel’s suggestion, so they’ll stop creating situations...