The Grand Forks airport is rated as one of the best in the Southern Interior of B.C. so volunteers are inviting the community to celebrate with them at the airport appreciation day next Saturday. The Grand Forks Flying Association is hosting this celebration of transportation. The day’s events including: fly-in, car and bike...

The City of Nelson’s engineers think the building at 479 Baker is a safety hazard. It’s been more than two years since fire destroyed the Redfish Grill, but little has been done to the building since then. On July 4, 2012, the City wrote to the building’s owner, Sue Ying Wong, asking for an engineering report by August 1...

Michael Jessen thinks we need to reduce our home energy consumption by 70-90% and that the City of Nelson’s home energy retrofit program does not go far enough. He says the goal for our homes should be zero energy use, and ultimately each home would actually generate energy. The urgency of the world energy crisis demands this,...

Employment numbers in British Columbia dipped in July after slight gains in June, as full-time positions replaced losses of part-time positions. In B.C., 14,500 jobs were lost, reflecting a national trend, as 30,400 jobs were lost across Canada. However, full-time positions in B.C. increased by 9,600 from June 2012, and the...

George Dore's ethical, innovative and insightful woodlot management style has earned him the top provincial Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management for the second time. "It's humbling to get it a second time," said Dore, who also took home the prestigious award in 2003. The Rock Creek resident, now 65, manages...

Reaching a two-year goal in just over two months—that sounds like something to brag about. Carmen Proctor may not be doing that, exactly, but she is obviously really proud. “I am overjoyed,” says Proctor, the Coordinator of the Nelson’s Ecosave Energy Retrofit Program.  “I didn’t honestly know what to expect. I am very excited...

Have you developed a  new or innovative product or service?  Implemented an innovative process or system?  Turned your idea into a new venture? Tell us all about it in your nomination for the Spirit of Innovation Awards. Join KAST in celebrating Regional Heroes of Innovation by nominating yourself, your company, or another,...

FortisBC is one of the major players in the B.C. utitlies market. Most people remember the company as West Kootenay Power and Light with main offices located at South Slocan before Fortis Inc. acquired all the distribution, transmission and generation assets of the WKPL in 2004 and renamed it FortisBC Inc. FortisBC then...

After consultation with local municipalities, the government of British Columbia today issued an amendment to its 1950 agreement, as previously amended in 1987 and 1997, with Rio Tinto Alcan under the Industrial Development Act to allow for the company to complete its Kemano Back Up Tunnel Project. Under the 2012 Amendment,...

A new currency hit the streets of Nelson Wednesday, one with more bang for its buck than the sinking Euro. Columbia Community Dollars, a community initiative two years in the making, represents a growing trend of communities finding their own solutions to ailing economies. 

 "Creating community currencies is perfectly legal,"...