Nelson Chamber of Commerce hosts Canada Day celebrations Monday at Lakeside Park
Anyone who’s celebrated a birthday knows turning 157 is a big deal. That’s why the Nelson Chamber of Commerce pulling out all the stops to ring in Canada’s 157th birthday Monday, July 1 at Rotary Lakeside Park. The community-wide celebration is an annual event hosted by the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce on July […]
Nikkei Memorial Internment Centre hosts 30th anniversary ceremony
The Nikkei Memorial Internment Centre, the only site in Canada located in New Denver that tells the story of how Japanese Canadians were stripped of their rights and sent to the BC Interior during World War II, celebrated its 30th anniversary Saturday. “Today, New Denver is too beautiful to imagine that it was ever a […]
Local SAR units assist in rescue of woman following ATV accident
A female operator of an ATV was airlifted to a nearby hospital following an accident west of Castlegar Sunday RCMP said in a media release. Police said that just after 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024, Castlegar RCMP were alerted to an SOS activation on a satellite GPS tracking device. Castlegar RCMP said the […]
Wildsight mounts fight for endangered mountain caribou habitat in Seymour River watershed
Residents are being asked to help protect endangered mountain caribou habitat and old growth forests at risk of logging north of Salmon Arm, as part of a new Wildsight-organized campaign. Stella Jones and Pacific Woodtech’s proposed clearcuts would result in the combined destruction of 608 hectares of core caribou habitat and mature and old-growth stands […]
Major increase in assault drives statistics from NPD
There has been a 124 per cent increase in assaults in Nelson this year, according to the latest crime statistics released from the Nelson Police Department. Chief Const. Donovan Fisher said that calls for service for assault has jumped to 65 so far this year, up from 29 last year at this time. Speaking to […]
Letter: Nelson Walk for Alzheimer’s raises $7,800
To The Editor: A recent Leger poll showed dementia is a wide-spread personal concern in B.C., ranking among the top four perceived health problems – behind cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Sixty per cent of British Columbians asked expressing worry about personally developing it. On May 26, communities across the province gathered to break down […]
Boundary/Kootenay drivers urged to be on alert to prevent wildlife collisions
As BC enters a peak period for wildlife activity, Road Safety at Work urges drivers in the Southern Interior to be on alert for animals on highways. Every year in B.C. some 9,900 vehicle collisions with wildlife are reported, according to ICBC. The actual numbers may be much higher due to under-reporting. Collisions with deer often […]
Trending up: West Kootenay snowpack percentage pedals upward as provincial prospects plummet
Cool and wet weather this spring has been able to reverse the doom and drought forecasts for the region on the snowpack front. The West Kootenay regional snowpack has risen — according the June 1 Snow Survey and Water Supply Bulletin — to 79 per cent, jumping up from a concerning 66 per cent of […]
Reviving the Columbia: Indigenous Efforts to Restore Salmon
Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia River, once hailed as the greatest salmon-producing river in the world, hasn’t seen a significant spawn in its upper portion for 85 years. However, Indigenous-led salmon restoration efforts are currently underway to try to change that. Since the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in […]
Homelessness Response Summit Takes Small Steps Towards Larger Goals
A community approach to addressing the homelessness crisis in rural British Columbia through meaningful building blocks, continued to make headway at the second annual West Kootenay Homelessness Response Summit. Held in Trail in late-April, the two-day summit included 220 diverse participants who came together to listen, learn, share, discuss and develop achievable goals towards solutions. […]
