Save our snow packSunday, March 20, 7 p.m. @
TNT Playhouse
   Join the West Kootenay EcoSociety and Wildsight for an enlightening and entertaining talk by Jocelyn Hirose and Mel Reasoner, followed by Generations, the Teton Gravity Research film that explores the effects of climate change on the skiing and snowboarding world....

Unsure how to manage your debts? Wondering what your options are? The Kootenay Boundary Credit Clinic is holding a free workshop in Nelson on Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Selkirk College Silverking Campus.  The workshop can help you take charge of your debts and use credit wisely. Learn the tools you need to move...

Seedy Sunday March 13, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
@ Legion Hall EcoSociety invites all seed swappers, conservers, developers and newcomers to save, sow, swap and sell local, non-hybrid, organic seeds at the annual Seedy Sunday event on March 13, located upstairs at the Legion (403 Victoria St). This is your opportunity to learn how ...



Further capital investments in power generating dams means BC Hydro needs to raise their rates.On Tuesday the company filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) a formal request to do so in a revenue requirements application [PDF, 29.9 Mb]. 

BC Hydro is seeking rate increases of 9.73 per cent for each of...

Changes may be coming to the drunk driving laws that would allow people to challenge roadside penalties.After fielding many complaints from people over how the new law was being applied by police, the Provincial Government is considering legislative changes to allow an appeal period in the same way drivers can appeal a speeding...

Comedian David Rae is performing at LV RogersThursday, April 7; doors open 6 p.m., show starts 7 p.m.Support L.V. Rogers and Rosemont Elementary and help our youth in their efforts to purchase an infant scale for Kootenay Lake Hospital.Tickets go on sale at L.V. Rogers, Rosemont Elementary School or at 103.5 The Bridge.Bake...

Former Nelsonite Michael Babiarz has embarked on an indiegogo campaign for his next feature film, a documentary called Hicks on Sticks. The film is based in the summer of 1999: four skateboarders, two bands, three vans, one car, one portable skateboard park, eight shows, 2,800 kilometres, 11 days with no money and one dream....

A Nelson man trapped in Libya is reportedly getting out of the country. John McNabb is confirmed to be on a ship bound for Malta and should have arrived there Friday afternoon. McNabb had written on his Facebook page that he was in a compound in the Benghazi Airport, which had been closed since unrest broke out last week in...

Civil work on the downtown electrical upgrade starts back up on March 14, meaning some sidewalks and roads will be closed in the downtown core. Although weather dependent, the work will entail excavation, duct placement, backfilling and associated restoration of the roads and sidewalks. The downtown electrical upgrade is part...

Due to a low response rate and conflicts with other student activities (Regional “Destination Imagination” Tournament), Slocan Valley Recreation will be canceling the Kids Zone Buy and Sell. The event was supposed to happen on Saturday, March 5 at the Slocan Park Hall. They apologize for any inconvenience. For more information...