Castanet Media is launching a new edition for Nelson, B.C., the first step in an expansion into the West Kootenays. Castanet, the B.C. Interior’s leading news and information platform offering reliable and timely coverage for over two decades, took ownership of the Nelson Daily on Sept. 1 with plans to open a brick-and-mortar newsroom in […]

Washington State Fire Information updated the state of the Goosmus Fire, along the USA/Canada border south of Grand Forks Thursday. The Fire Information media release, posted on BC Wildfire Service social media, said the fire is estimated at 1500 plus acres. “Fire progression slowed overnight with rainfall (Wednesday) evening and relative humidity recovery,” the media […]

KC Recycling, the Pacific Northwest’s leading producer of recycled battery plastic and metal, is expanding its polypropylene plant with the support of $1.2 million from the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund. KC Recycling will use the investment in part to increase their ability to accept additional plastics, increasing the volume of high-quality plastic resin they produce […]

As candidates from all political parties lay out their health-care priorities ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19, the BC Nurses’ Union in a media release the union is calling on all election candidates to sign a pledge and demonstrate their support for the implementation of minimum nurse-to-patient ratios across all care settings in […]

The Nelson and District Arts Council and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival are thrilled to announce this year’s recipient of the Richard Carver Award for emerging writers. Writer Ari Lord has been chosen by an arms-length jury to receive the award this year. “I’m thrilled to be this year’s recipient of the Richard Carver Award,” Lord […]

Environment Canada has issued thunderstorm warning for parts of the southern interior, including the Kootenay region. Environment Canada said a late season thunderstorm potential Wednesday with very strong wind gusts and locally heavy downpours the Fraser Canyon, North and South Thompson, Nicola Valley, Similkameen, Okanagan Valley, Shuswap, Columbias, Kootenays and Yellowhead. Environment Canada said is […]

Interior Health said in a media release Monday that it has identified a cluster of pertussis (whooping cough) in the community of Nelson. Interior Health said that pertussis is a contagious bacterial disease of the lungs and throat that is easily spread through coughing or sneezing by an infected person. “The infection can spread to […]

Voters in Kootenay Central (formerly Nelson-Creston) get to hear provincial candidates’ on key issues at a public forum in Nelson on Thursday, October 3rd. All the candidates— incumbent Brittny Anderson of the BC NDP, Nicole Charlwood of the Green Party, Independent candidate Corinne Mori and Creston’s Kelly Vandenbergh of BC Conservative Party, who recently announced […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will be issuing a Boil Water Notice for users on the Ymir Water System. The system is located in the community of Ymir between Nelson and Salmo and is within RDCK Electoral Area G. Effective Wednesday, September 25, 2024 a localized BOIL WATER NOTICE will be issued as a precautionary measure due […]

On September 6th, 2024, 19 riders and support crew departed Kelowna on their annual 1000 km ride throughout South East British Columbia, and on September 8th, Castlegar welcomed the riders who had a stop over in Castlegar before heading on to Nelson, BC. The team again included local Castlegar RCMP officer Cst. Ron George. This […]