The B.C. Supreme Court today told the BC Anesthesiologists’ Society its members cannot withdraw services from B.C. hospitals, at least not until after the judge rules on Apr. 20 on an injunction request from health authorities. The decision means no elective procedures or surgeries will be postponed as previously expected, ...

This is a group of triathletes had so much fun training and competing together the squad decided to do it all over again, this time at the 2012 “Ride To Conquer Cancer” in June from Vancouver to Seattle. "We were in triathlete training and bonded so well as a group we decided to join the Vancouver to Seattle Cancer ride,"...

There will be lots of soul searching and head scratching going on this week about what happened with the NDP leadership race. The mechanics of the convention, the interesting lack of deal-making, and how the balloting progressed are all fodder for those who enjoy going through the entrails of leadership conventions. Others ...

Dear Editor, When the movie Avatar made its debut, it caught the hearts of people everywhere as they empathized with the Navi, a people whose world and way of life was threatened by the intrusion of a huge profit-focused corporation. What most fail to realize is the very same thing is happening right now - here in the real ...

This is the third installment of a three-part mini feature spotlighting the fashion sense of a group of high school graduates from L.V. Rogers in Nelson — Emma Walker, Jenna Renwick and Rheanne Segstro. All three students are in the final year of the Fashion Design and Technology degree program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University...

The snowploughing budget is getting some scrutiny as Nelson City Council works out its budget for the coming year.  Snow removal costs about $750,000 annually with another $200,000 added for sand removal. “Staff has been asked to look at ways this could be reduced, and report back,” says Councillor Deb Kozak. "We may be doing...

They should have landed with a thud. But instead last week's financial filings by hundreds of candidates in B.C.'s 2011 municipal elections were met with matter-of-fact reporting or shrugs of indifference. Yet, the tale they told couldn't have been sung better by Liza Minelli and Joel Grey in Cabaret if they had tried: “money...

On February 26, 2012, George Zimmerman, a ‘Neighborhood Watch Volunteer' in Sanford, Florida, USA, shot and killed 17 year-old Trayvon Martin while the latter was coming out of a store with freshly-purchased candy. George Zimmerman confessed to the police that he shot Trayvon in the chest. According to the 911-recording of ...

A local group wants to occupy the Civic Theatre as an athletic facility with three squash courts, two multi-purpose gyms, a climbing wall, and a lounge/social area.  Tim Pearkes and Andy Leathwood presented the proposal to City Council on March 12 on behalf of the Nelson Downtown Athletic Club. The group is an amalgamation ...

Bruce Halstead is not your typical run to the spotlight kind of guy — although he does kind of shine during the Christmas season when he slips on in his red suit and white beard to raise money for the Kootenay chapter of the Romanian Relief Organization Canada. No this Calgary native chooses to do his shining in the background....