By Alice Baghdjian, Reuters LONDON — Up to 70 per cent of British men and half of all Western European men are related to the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, geneticists in Switzerland said. Scientists at Zurich-based DNA genealogy centre, iGENEA, reconstructed the DNA profile of the boy Pharaoh, who ascended the throne at the age of […]

An eight-metre tall bronze sculpture of a blue heron, created by internationally-recognized artist Jock Hildebrand, will soon have a home in Nelson. The City had the opportunity to have the sculpture donated by the developer that commissioned it, in exchange for a tax receipt. “I think Heron’s Landing will be a perfect fit for Nelson, […]

The RCMP got their man, David Wesley Bobbitt, Wednesday thanks to an alert orchardist just south of Oliver. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said Bobbitt, 35, was trying to set up camp on the orchardist’s property when the owner approached the Penticton man and asked him to leave. “Following the conversation between the two, the […]

As a kick-off to my long weekend staycation (which for me means staying at home being a home-body), my dad and I decided to go on a road trip from Rossland, to Creston, and then over to Nelson. The Salmo-Creston-Nelson part of this route now has an actual name, as evidenced by the signs I […]

There are many instances I've come across in the past number of years which suggest to me the Campbell/Clark Government places no real value on the lives of its citizens - this despite Premier Clark's "families first" motto. That's a bold claim, I know - which is why I'm going to state my case here, drawing on several specific...

Rossland’s Trail Creek Trail was the lone West Kootenay recipient of $25,000 worth of cycling infrastructure as the Province invested more than $1 million toward 17 cycling infrastructure projects across BC. BikeBC Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Program funding supports ongoing work to create bike lanes, separated bike paths and multi-use trails. Funding of up to $100,000 […]

The hot winds of summer are blowing the annual Flightfest into Nelson this weekend. The Nelson Pilots Association will be hosting the annual event, as well as the Airport Appreciation Day on Saturday. This aviation event attracts both locals and folks flying in from across BC, Alberta the US — last year’s furthest participants flew […]

All of the secrets of the Columbia Basin Trust have been cracked open for public viewing — financial investments, spending and program and initiative activities — as the 2010/11 Annual Report and 2011 Report to Residents are now published. The Annual Report reflects CBT’s performance for the 2010/11 year, ending March 31, and details its […]

Each year tens of thousands of western toadlets, each not more than the size of a dime, get squashed as they attempt the treacherous migration from the shoreline of Summit Lake to upland habitat across Highway 6, south of Nakusp. But for six hours over two days this summer, you can help them migrate safely. […]

If readers get a little shiver when they hear the name Mark Nykanen, they could be forgiven: Nykanen’s name has become synonymous with literary thrillers of the seriously edgy variety. Nykanen will launch two new novels on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 pm at the Nelson Public Library. Striking Back, published by Bell Bridge Books, […]