Nelson's Canada Day activities attracts crowds to Rotary Lakeside Park
Cooler weather, but many warm smiles highlighted Canada Day in the Heritage City as Nelsonites joined in with Canadians across the country to celebrate birthday 157 Monday at Rotary Lakeside Park. The cooler than normal summer day began with sunshine at the Nelson Lions Club Pancake Breakfast before Canada Day celebrations moved to the Rotary […]
BC SPCA’s annual Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest is back
The BC SPCA invites the public to participate in its 16th annual Wildlife-in- Focus photography contest running July 2 through 22. Amateur photographers 14 years and older can submit their awe-inspiring images of owls, eagles, foxes, bees, whales, and other amazing creatures until July 22. You can enter as many times as you like and there […]
Province strengthens cancer care, expands access
A year into the 10-Year Cancer Care Action Plan to build capacity and expand access to cancer-care services to meet growing demand, more people in B.C. are benefiting from expanded screening, more access to diagnostic tests and better treatment. “The progress we have made in enhancing cancer care in just one year is a testament […]
Kootenay collaboration takes conservation to next level
On a bright October day, three dozen people crest a knoll in the Wycliffe Conservation Complex, a corridor of conservation lands just north of Cranbrook. To the barn swallows overhead, the people — a line of puffy jackets in earthy hues — look as much a part of the landscape as the creeks and groves […]
Nelson Police investigates overnight theft from Nelson City Airport
Nelson Police said officers are investigating a break-and-enter theft that has significantly impacted Nelson Search and Rescue. Nelson Police said the theft occurred sometime between Monday, June 24th at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, June 25th at 9 a.m. in a storage facility at the Nelson City Airport at 91 Lakeside Drive. Nelson Police said the […]
Motorcyclist dies in accident near Winlaw
Nelson RCMP is reporting that a teenager has died as a result of a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on back road near Winlaw. RCMP said officers responded on Tuesday, June 25th 2024 at 12:35 p.m., to a report of a head on collision between an SUV and a motorcycle on the Slocan River Road near Winlaw. […]
J.V. Humphries graduate Madyson Isaac earns prestigious Cmolik Undergraduate Scholarship
Kootenay Lake School District said in a media release that J.V. Humphries Elementary-Secondary School Grade 12 graduate Madyson Isaac has been awarded a 2024 Cmolik Undergraduate Scholarship. The scholarship will pay the entire cost of her tuition and books while the Kaslo high school Grade 12 student pursues an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Thompson […]
Eleven-year-old boy drowns at Wasa Lake
RCMP said a young boy drown Sunday on Wasa Lake, north of Cranbrook. Police said Kimberley RCMP were called to Wasa Lake, a popular summer recreation spot, on June 23, 2024 after a an inflated tube with three children on board flipped over due to high winds and rough waters. RCMP said that one of […]
Update: BC Highway Patrol continue investigation following a collision on Highway 97 near Lac la Hache
BC Highway Patrol are continuing to investigate the serious school bus collision on June 21, 2024, near Lac la Hache. RCMP said in a media release that prior to the collision, the school bus was on a class trip and had been travelling southbound on Highway 97, from Likely Highway, before going down a 50-foot […]
Nelson Fire responds to grass fire near Government Road, Highway 3A
Nelson Fire and Rescue Services responded to a grass fire near Tuesday afternoon the intersection of Government Road and Highway 3A. Nelson Fire and Rescue Services said that at 3:35 p.m., crews were called to the fire on the elevated bank by the intersection with three on-duty and one additional firefighter from home, responding. “Upon […]
