The West Kootenay and its old growth forests have been left out of the latest round of protection under the Old Growth Nature Fund and one local environmentalist said it wasn’t by accident. Tom Prior — who has been advocating for old growth forests and environmental causes for several decades in Nelson — said the […]

Wildfires south of Silverton has forced the closure of Highway 6 Saturday. The DriveBC website said 11.5 kilometers of Highway 6 has been closed to traffic for both local and responder safety, with no estimated time of opening due to local wildfires in the Slocan Valley. Anyone travelling in this area can detour on Highway […]

Castlegar RCMP are continuing their investigation after a search warrant was executed in the city earlier this week. On July 17th, 2024 the Castlegar RCMP Crime Reduction Unit, with support from general duty officers, executed a search warrant at a residence located in the 1600 block of Silverwood Crescent in Castlegar. RCMP said the search […]

RCMP in Tofino are investigating after a report of an aircraft crash and fire resulted in the deaths of two people and serious injuries to a third. RCMP said that on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 12:48 p.m., the Tofino RCMP received a report of a plane crash on a runway at the Long Beach […]

BC Highway Patrol said in a media release Thursday that it is looking to speak with a witness who arrived at the scene of a collision on Highway 6 near Hills, British Columbia that claimed the lives of a family of four. BC Highway Patrol said on July 5, 2024 at about 5:38 pm there […]

The financial predicament of the city’s only theatre is ‘dire,’ says the Nelson Civic Theatre Society’s executive director. Eleanor Stacey said the current closure of the Civic Theatre — which closed in April while the Civic Centre undergoes a complete roof repair — was much longer than the Nelson Civic Theatre Society (NCTS) had been […]

BC Wildfire crews continue to use ground and aerial assaults throughout Thursday to deal with the Eagle Creek wildfire, located approximately 6.5 kilometres west of the City of Nelson and above the community of Blewett. Two CL-215T air tankers and a helicopter bucketing water have been applying water through the air while crews also battle […]

On the heels of a tragic trend of fatal crashes, BC Highway Patrol are pleading with drivers around the Province to slow down. BC Highway Patrol sent out a media release documenting a variety of tickets served during the past few days, including an officer with BC Highway Patrol Nelson witnessing a motorcyclist passing other […]

Nelson’s Jaspreet Kaur Batra is taking part in the 2024 Miss Universe Canada pageant this month in Windsor, Ontario. As a first-time pageant participant, Batra has had to learn about public speaking and stage walking, and brings her dedication to community, compassion and equity to the competition. Born in India, Batra, has worked there as […]

The Columbia River Treaty (CRT) Local Governments Committee congratulates the Canadian and United States CRT Negotiating Teams for having announced an Agreement-in-Principle (AIP) for a modernized treaty after over six years of negotiations. This is an exceptional achievement for the five governments in Canada who have worked together to reach this agreement on a complex […]