New opportunities are expected to be developing in recreation in the regional district, after the establishment of a new committee. Developed through Community Services, the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors created the Recreation Inclusion and Access Select Committee at its Oct. 17 meeting. The committee will be designed to develop new opportunities […]

A bear-safe program and a new mountain biking route are the two projects slated for the Nelson region as part of new infrastructure tourism grant program. As part of the Destination Development Fund, the Nelson Cycling Club (NCC) will be receiving $65,000 for the Smallwood Recreation Sites and Trails network, with a purpose-built, low angle […]

An answer to the real costs associated with vandalism for Nelson businesses will be found next month with the arrival of a new program that will help recover costs from vandalism, and for vandalism prevention. Small businesses in Nelson — and throughout British Columbia — will be able to apply for funding to help recover […]

People are ‘terrified’ of where and when a controlled substance safe inhalation site is selected for Nelson and more transparency is needed leading up to its creation, says a member of the city’s newest neighbourhood group. Kari Kroker of the Nelson Neighbourhood Network (NNN) said there are no parameters in regards to the creation and […]

As the cold weather season approaches, FortisBC Inc. and FortisBC Energy Inc. (collectively FortisBC) are reminding customers of the proactive measures they can take now to reduce energy use and help control their winter energy bills. FortisBC’s energy use records show that last winter’s peak hour system delivery for both its gas and electricity services […]

The downtown Nelson neighbourhood is under siege, says a representative of the Nelson Neighbourhood Network, a downtown residents’ association. Mike Stolte said in the last six months the street culture issue in the city’s downtown has worsened to the point where people don’t feel safe on the street or in their homes. “I’ve never felt […]

By David Suzuki At the end of the film Don’t Look Up — in which a comet hurtling toward Earth serves as a blunt metaphor for the climate crisis — astronomy professor Randall Mindy (played by Leonard DiCaprio) says, “We really did have everything, didn’t we?” It’s true. This spinning ball of earth, water and […]

By Christopher Dietzel,  Hannah Maitland, and Stephanie Jonsson; originally published in The Conversati0n In the past few years, people who identify as LGBTQ+ have been facing increasing harm and discrimination. Canada is not insulated from growing anti-queer and anti-trans sentiment. The Saskatchewan government recently passed a controversial bill that requires students to get their parents’ […]

By: Michelle Gamage, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Originally published in The Tyee   Alternative health care is on the rise in Canada, and with it, the risks associated with unproven therapies. New research from the University of British Columbia’s school of nursing and the University of Alberta’s Health Law Institute found 42 per cent of […]

The selections are almost overwhelming: orange quinoa crisp dark chocolate, peppermint and hemp vegan milk chocolate, Aztec spice drinking chocolate, cranberry ginger swirl chocolate bark. Those are only a few of the mouth-watering products available from Viva Cacao (pronounced VEE-va ka-COW), the brainchild of owner Beth Campbell. Over the years, Campbell has found rising success […]