Greg NesteroffApr 28, 20214 minTom Murphy (1932-2021)The two things Tom Murphy was best known for happened within three months of each other: fighting Nelson’s deadliest fire and an epic swim.
Greg NesteroffApr 17, 20192 minLast living link to Ymir hospital lostLongtime Ymir and Salmo resident Evelyn Murray died on April 9 in Castlegar at 96. While she was not the last person born in the old Ymir...
Greg NesteroffJan 5, 20193 minLast of the PhoeniciansBetty Ridge, who died in Nelson on Dec. 23 at age 98, was probably the last surviving person born in the mining town of Phoenix, BC. She...
Greg NesteroffNov 8, 20182 minLarry Kwong (1923-2018)You heard it here last: Larry Kwong, the NHL’s first player of Asian descent and the oldest Trail Smoke Eaters alumnus, died on March 15...