A Nelson cabdriver says he’s frustrated after being attacked by a drunken passenger and angry the incident was characterized by the Star as a “fist fight.”
Bob Edwards of Glacier Cabs says he was only defending himself during the incident around 2:30 a.m. one day last month that left him with five stitches and “a raspberry the size of a golf ball” on the back of his head.
READFive years after receiving a widely reviled paint job, the Nelson and District Community Complex is sporting new colours — although one wall that has been the source of complaints will remain untouched until next year.
READLocal emergency and safety officials say they’re happy with a mock evacuation Tuesday of the Nelson and District Community Complex.
READCRAWFORD BAY — More than 40 years after it opened, Kokanee Springs Resort is poised for a major expansion that will fulfill its founder’s original dreams.
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Several dozen onlookers and two teams of potential Nelson Leafs hit the city’s Community Complex arena Wednesday, for the first day of the Junior B team’s recruitment camp.
READMidget AAA Kootenay Ice coach Simon Wheeldon has trimmed his roster to 26 players and now awaits the annual September domino effect to take place across the province over the next week.
READNelson seasoned beer leaguers, here’s your chance to get some early season action in the Okanagan. The 14th annual Vernon Senior Oldtimers’ Harvest Hockey Jamboree takes place at the Wesbild Centre from Monday, October 4 to Thursday, October 7.
READAn error on the city’s website led to disappointment at a children’s birthday party this week.
READThe day of the Bumblebee Toys and Jilly bo Billy grand opening was a fun-filled and festive day! With beautiful weather, the Frog Peak Café was the perfect venue.
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A two-and-a-half week arts and heritage festival is in the works for Nelson this fall, to include a weekend of storytelling, plus concerts and the world premiere of an original Lucas Myers play.
READThe fish rubbings of Mya DeRyan are featured in an exhibit opening next week at Gallery 378.
READNelson’s king of the one-man show returns to the stage next month with a new play, ungainly titled Deck: How I Instigated and Then Overcame an Existential Crisis Through Home Improvement.
READThe latest concoction from Nelson Brewing Company hits shelves this week, and owner Tim Pollock says the new limited-edition 20th Anniversary Ale could signal a new direction for the local company.
READSince its launch in 1996, Anne DeGrace and Steve Thornton’s book Nelson, British Columbia in Photographs has found a place on bookshelves and coffee tables around the globe. But with the second print run of the best-selling work about to sell out, the team decided it was time to give Nelsonites something new.
READNelson’s annual gay pride celebration has come a long way from its controversial 1997 launch, and Kootenay Pride chair Don Crowe could say the same for the community that hosts it.
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