By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe unresolved and sometimes contentious issue of café and restaurant decks protruding onto City sidewalks protruded into City council Monday night. Coun. Donna Macdonald pulled one item out of the Heritage Commission report as she voiced her concerns about The Royal Bar and Grill on Baker...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The school district is looking to set up an annual meeting with the Province’s Education minister as a way to get their voice heard on the challenges they face, says the superintendent of schools. Jeff Jones said an annual meeting would give School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) an opportunity...

After it was all said and done, the snowfall warning slated for Nelson did not quite reach the strength it was expected to. Environment Canada had warned people that up to 15 centimetres of snow was expected overnight and Wednesday morning as a moist frontal system that had hovered over the coast began to move into the interior...

Looking to become more involved with the community in which you live? City residents interested in serving on a committee, commission or board with the City are now being sought. If you are interested in the community and want to play a part in the direction the City of Nelson takes for the future, here’s your chance.  Current...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyThe people have spoken and backyard burning in the name of reducing the fire hazard in the city was a success, says the City’s fire chief in a report to council. Simon Grypma told City council in their regular meeting Monday night that the one month backyard burning experiment in the city...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily A bid process for the Nelson and District Community Complex looks to be second time lucky with the proposal pot sweetened after a $100,000 boost from two local levels of government. On Monday night City council voted to add their one third — or $33,333 — to the $365,000 sum needed to attract...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailySchool closures in the Slocan Valley aren’t on the agenda of the Slocan Valley Facilities Committee's current review of schools and services in the area, said the school district’s superintendent. Instead, Jeff Jones of Kootenay Lake School District No. 8 said the committee is looking at ...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily Nelson Municipal Library service could be extending further up the southern Area H section of the Slocan Valley if the “appetite” is correctly identified, says one village councilor in Slocan. Hillary Elliott said the village of Slocan was not included in the Oct. 16 library referenda vote...

By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily The north end of the Slocan Valley could be getting a new ferryboat like the Osprey 2000 that plies the waters of Kootenay Lake. Nakusp Mayor Karen Hamling confirmed a ferry advisory committee had been struck to deal with the Provicne in requesting adding a larger capacity boat to the...

 L.V. Rogers grad Lauren Galbraith is currently in Kigali, Rwanda on a six-month placement in the land-locked, east-African country of Rwanda.During the placement, which runs from September to February, Galbraith will be teaching, working and learning in the Biomedical Laboratory Sciences department of the Kigali Health...