City of Nelson Public Works crews worked for most of the day Tuesday on a water main break in the 1000 Block of Front Street on Highway 3A. As crews worked on the broken line that sent water flowing down Front Street Tuesday morning, flaggers directed one-lane traffic throughout most of the day. Nelson Transit […]

Eight years after it began the city’s Street Outreach Team continues to face ongoing funding  concerns but the city’s mayor has picked up the mantle and is trying to secure more stable funding. Janice Morrison said — although much of the funding for the program comes from federal coffers — she has been in conversation […]

From educating residents on how to lower the risk of wildfire, to reducing the amount of vegetation that could fuel a fire, there are many ways a community can act to keep the threat of wildfire at bay. Now, 10 communities in the Columbia Basin are undertaking such projects with support of nearly $1.8 million […]

RCMP said the remains of those who died in the fatal helicopter crash from last week have now been recovered. On Monday, January 22, 2024, Terrace RCMP were notified of a helicopter crash approximately 50 km’s north west of Terrace. Three helicopters were running a heliskiing operation in the mountainous back country with numerous people […]

The Province is opening the door for more wildland firefighters with in-depth knowledge of local terrain to join the service. Aligned with feedback from the Premier’s expert task force on emergencies, the improvements to the BC Wildfire Service’s hiring process have resulted in more than 1,000 firefighter applicants, with another three months of hiring to […]

The regional district could be asking for over 11 per cent more from its major municipalities when taxation time comes knocking in spring, according to the 2024 financial plan projections. In a special board meeting on Jan. 19 the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors had the first glimpse of the financial wish […]

Winter is a great season for staying cozy and taking some extra time to reflect on what is most important. This month I’ve had a chance to reflect on 2023 and everything we accomplished for people, here in the Kootenays and across the province. I wanted to share some of those reflections with you. In […]

There is no question the support in spirit is there for an indoor soccer dome in Nelson but the cash flow required for building and maintaining the $6.5-million project has been called into question. A resident survey — from Jan. 31 to April 1, 2023 — was fielded by the Nelson Soccer Association (NSA) with […]

Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service year-end report on illicit drug toxicity deaths: “Today, as we reflect on the year behind us, our hearts are heavy with the loss of 2,511 people in British Columbia to toxic drugs. Each of these lives was […]

Alice Gibson nurtured her passion for creating beauty from clay in the bustling ceramics studio on Selkirk College’s Victoria Street Campus where she developed confidence at the pottery wheel that has propelled her onto the national stage. Chosen as one of 10 amateur potters in a nationwide search, Gibson is a contestant on The Great […]