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‘Kootenay boy’ honoured as parliament’s poet

‘Kootenay boy’ honoured as parliament’s poet

In the wake of his appointment as Canada’s new parliamentary poet laureate, every place Fred Wah has ever lived is claiming him as its own
#1 The Kerr Block Burns

#1 The Kerr Block Burns

The new year was less than a week old when the year’s biggest story broke.
#4 A Sorry Cedar Saga

#4 A Sorry Cedar Saga

Year in Review: Meadow Creek Cedar's many problems and violations through 2011
#6 Fun and (Seniors) Games

#6 Fun and (Seniors) Games

Year in Review: The BC Seniors Games brought 3,200 athletes ages 55 and up to the West Kootenay
#5 Occupational Hazards

#5 Occupational Hazards

Year in Review: Occupy Nelson. It began with a rally in front of city hall and a march down Baker Street.
Kaslo family in temporary shelter following Boxing Day blaze

Kaslo family in temporary shelter following Boxing Day blaze

The cause of the Boxing Day fire that engulfed the garage of a Kaslo home is still unknown.
#7 Off to the (Yawn) Polls

#7 Off to the (Yawn) Polls

Year in Review: In November, Nelson saw its most lacklustre municipal election campaign in recent memory
Top Kootenaiana auctions of 2011

Top Kootenaiana auctions of 2011

Beginning in February, a seller in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania sold piecemeal a large collection of West Kootenay slides from the 1950s.

Recent bust important in slowing local cocaine flow

Nelson police are saying that the seizure of cocaine will have a temporary effect on the Nelson drug market, but it will be short lived.
Blaze destroys Kaslo home

Blaze destroys Kaslo home

Flames and smoke drew Kaslo neighbours out of their homes on Boxing Day, when a fire engulfed a local residence.