The Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. (SFI) and its partners across North America set a new Guinness World Records title, planting 202,935 trees in one hour. SFI partnered with 29 teams of 25-100 people each to plant trees in locations from New York City to Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Organized by SFI, the effort...

Editor's Note:  These reports are intended to show readers most of what Council does in the course of the meetings, even the boring stuff -- it's all part of their job -- in as unbiased a way as possible for a mere human.  The next municipal election is now nearly three years away, but if you pay attention to these reports ...

The last article focused on our foundation and good breakfast choices.  Now,  what to have for lunch?  This is a great spot to fit in some servingsof veggies with carrots, celery, red peppers, beans, pea pods, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, yams, jicama or any other vegetable you like raw.  Salads are another great...

World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in Canada from October 1-8, 2015. This year’s theme is Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s Make it Work! The week calls for global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work. The World Health Organization recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months and continued...

Nelson Search and Rescue said the body of the 28-year-old man missing since Thursday (September 24) has been found. Chris Armstrong of Nelson SARS said the body was removed from Kootenay Lake Monday. “New evidence was discovered Monday morning and an aerial search by helicopter was conducted resulting in the locating and...

The RCMP Underwater Recovery Team will be in the Rossland reservoir this morning (Monday) searching for evidence in the unsolved murder of Tom Feeney last year. RCMP Cpl. Dave Tyreman said the Southeast District Major Crime Unit believes there may be evidence in the reservoir,” he said, adding this may be more promising that...

Nelson Police have said in a media statement Monday evening the department no longer requires the public’s assistance in the search for John Vincent. Vincent had been reported missing since Friday (September 25). NPD received unconfirmed reports of Vincent sightings in the areas of Sproat Dr, John’s Walk, Red Sands Beach and...

A large crowd gathered Thursday at the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort in warm and intimate settings to listen to Kootenay Columbia candidates from the four major parties explain their positions on topics ranging from municipal infrastructure to the youth vote at the Nelson Chamber of Commerce Debate. Host Glenn Hicks allowed ...

His  first novel, Nod, was short-listed for the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke award and has been widely read and reviewed.  Nod was originally  published in Great Britain by Bluemoose, and has since been published in several other languages.  Now  Nod  has  been published in Canada by Titan, so we can all buy our very own...

The man involved in a string of robberies that terrorized financial institutions and the public throughout the West Kootenay in spring of 2014 was handed a 10-year jail sentence by judge Richard Hewson Wednesday morning in Provincial Court. A clean-shaven Andrew Stevenson stood silent in the prisoner’s box with defence lawyer...