“Repulsive” is the reaction from Regional District of Central Kootenay Parks Operation Supervisor Cary Gaynor, to the reports of vandals earlier this month who painted a set of swastikas along a public access road to Morning Mountain Recreation Site located west of Nelson. “It’s always alarming when graffiti of this kind is found,” Gaynor told […]

  Basketball in Nelson has been a popular as candy over the years in the Heritage City. Young basketball enthusiasts can improve those skills at the 2017 Bomber Basketball Camp set for July 10-13 at the L.V. Rogers gymnasium. The summer camp runs beginning Monday, July 10 at the LVR Hangar from 9 a.m. to […]

Nelson Police Department is asking for public assistance in locating a Nelson man missing since early June. Darwen Greyeyes, 55, was last seen at 9:30 p.m. on (Sunday) June 4, 2017. “He was last seen in the 200 block of Anderson Street in Nelson,” said Nelson Police Sergeant Dino Falcone in a media release Sunday. […]

Present:  Mayor Kathy Moore and Councillors John Greene, Lloyd McLellan, Andrew Zwicker, and Andy Morel.  Absent:  Marten Kruysse and Aaron Cosbey. Moore shared a bit of good news before the meeting got under way:  she reported that Rossland Summit School's Grade Two class won the Jack Layton Award for Youth Action in...

Nelson Fire Rescue and Nelson Police combined Friday afternoon to rescue a person who had capsized a canoe in Kootenay Lake. Both emergency services responded to a call at 4:19 p.m. of a person in a canoe that had capsized but was unable to get the boat righted. “Both on duty members responded immediately and […]

Rossland's Museum and Discovery Centre staff and volunteers have been working hard over the winter season on Phase One of the museum renovation project.  On Friday, June 30, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, all are welcome to come and view the results.  Until then, some construction is still happening. "It looks completely different!"...

RCMP Senior Media Relations Officer Annie Linteau says the search for missing Crawford Bay teacher Alvin Dunic remains a mystery. Linteau said members from Nelson Search and Rescue as well as Swift Water Teams from Kimberley, Oliver/Osoyoos and Penticton searched Crawford Creek this week again with no success. “Swimmers in the water targeted areas using […]

By Gaelle Gourmelon; article from WorldWatch Institute You’re standing at the store, a bottle of shampoo in each hand. Your gaze circles from one label to the other, and your mind runs 10 simultaneous comparisons to decide which bottle you’ll bring home. Blue is, after all, your favorite color. And this label does...

Heritage structures are physical reminders of our communities’ pasts. They may represent community-defining businesses that have come and gone, or early ways of life that no longer exist. They may stand alone as singular examples or be part of a string of historic structures that add interest to a neighbourhood. Now, 16 heritage structures in […]

The City of Grand Forks announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with its union workers following two days of bargaining. Mayor Frank Konrad said the agreement with CUPE Local 4728 is for four plus years. “I’m pleased that everything worked out so well, and I’m very happy with the results for the corporation and […]