Highway 7 to Hope is open for essential travel, which will help people reach their homes and the movement of goods and services. Drivers can expect single-lane alternating traffic and significant delays due to congestion.  Crews are working to remove debris on Highway 3. The opening of this corridor is expected at some point...

 What can our community do to respond to a changing climate? How is climate change impacting our health? Our food security? Our forests? How can we help? To hear answers to these questions and more, join Wildsight’s Youth Climate Corps (YCC) on November 25th for the virtual event, Imagine Nelson: A Panel Discussion on...

Part Three Cold War, classic form: geopolitics frozen The second Cold War of modern history was the one we all know, The Free World vs. The Communist [Sino-Soviet] Bloc from 1946 to 1989. It was a period of many wars but never one between the two nuclear superpowers, the US and Soviet Russia. The West won the Cold War when ...

The body of one woman has been recovered from the mudslide which occurred across Hwy 99 near Lillooet on Monday morning and search efforts are continuing today. Late yesterday, Pemberton and Lillooet Search and Rescue personnel, who were transported to the area via helicopter, located and extricated the body of a woman from...

Rossland City Council Meetings, November 15, 2021 Hard decisions on short-term rentals; get your stuff off laneways and City RoWs, or else; a benefit for Community Groups; kudos on the new, improved courtyard; “NO” to a letter opposing Zincton development; RDKB report; and more … Present:  Acting Mayor Chris Bowman and...

During the recent Regional District of Kootenay Boundary Board meeting, Electoral Area C/Christina Lake Director Grace McGregor was re-elected by the board as vice-chair for a fifth consecutive term. McGregor has served as her area’s director since 2005. Also elected was Director Linda Worley as chair by the Regional District...

The Warfield community has rallied to raise almost $12,000 for 5-month-old Thatcher Stephens after being diagnosed with Stage 4S Neuroblastoma. Thatcher's tiny body has tumours in his kidney, liver, skin, head and near his brain. Thankfully, this cancer is curable and Thatcher will undergo two cycles of chemotherapy with a ...

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement marking Indigenous Veterans Day: “Today, on Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour those Indigenous people who have served and continue to serve in the Canadian Armed Forces. The flag at the British Columbia Parliament Buildings has been lowered to half-mast to mark this...

Grand Forks RCMP witnessed a dramatic reduction in their fall work load compared to the summer increase. In a media release, Grand Forks RCMP said statistical data is being released to highlight the difference between the summer months and the start of fall. From September 1 to October 31, 2021, Grand Forks officers attended...

Premier John Horgan has released the following statement regarding the latest state of his health: “The surgery and biopsy that were done last week were successful and I am grateful to the amazing health-care team for all the support I’ve received. The pathology confirmed that the growth in my throat was cancerous. “My prognosis...