Former Rossland  resident Agathe Bernard has a dream and hopes to realize it this year:  she wants to be part of an all-female research team sampling the waters of the Atlantic Ocean to discover what humankind has done to them, and to the creatures who live in those waters.  She hopes to document the team's work and findings...

By Kate Lemke What are noctilucent clouds? While the name does sound rather apocalyptic, these cloud formations are actually a globally treasured phenomenon. Here is why. During the summer, 80 km above the earth’s surface (what is known as the mesosphere), two components meet, forming noctilucent clouds. It is really quite ...

The Kootenay Carshare Cooperative and the Nelson & District Seniors Coordinating Society have banded together to explore the option of adding a wheelchair accessible van to the Kootenay Carshare fleet. The project, initiated by the Nelson CARES Society, is part of the Age Friendly Community Initiative (AFC). The AFC has...

          "Hayfever" is an allergic condition triggered by inhalant particles, usually pollens.  The common symptoms are sneezing/snuffling/stuffed or runny nose,  itchy/red or irritated eyes, sinus congestion, wheezing or shortness of breath and a scratchy/itchy throat.           The first step is to concentrate on...

“Man is a political animal.”  -- Aristotle Keep on rockin’ in the Free World.”  –Neil Young “One gets the government one deserves.” – Polish proverb by Charles Jeanes Federal Election 2015 This is a fine time to be a political watcher in Canada, this election year with three of the party leaders in a dead heat with each having...

By David Suzuki Reading the news, it’s hard not to feel a growing sense of unease. The threat of terrorism, growing instability and conflict overseas, a shooting on Parliament Hill last October and uncertainty about the economy diminish our collective feelings of safety and security. To this we add the looming environmental...

Regular Council Meeting held  June 8, 2015 Present:   Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Lloyd McLellan, Aaron Cosbey, Marten Kruysse, John Greene, Andrew Zwicker; and by telephone, Andy Morel. Staff:  Interim CAO Mike Maturo,  Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Añonuevo, Planner Stacey Lightbourne. Public Input Period:    Miche...

Selkirk College will move into the next fiscal year with a balanced budget after receiving approval from its Board of Governors earlier this month. After months of hard work by administration and staff, the 2015-2016 Selkirk College budget was passed at the June 2 board meeting. The college can now proceed with its $43.1...

Alex Grenier, who escaped the Trail Daily Pavilion Saturday night, was apprehended by Nelson Police Sunday evening at Stepping Stones in Nelson. Nelson Police was advised of Grenier’s location at approximately 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Trail RCMP had put out an alert on Grenier, suspected of being delusional and having "homicidal...

Eileen Delehanty Pearkes has been researching and writing about the history and politics of water in the upper Columbia Basin since 2005.  Her book on the Columbia River Treaty, A River Captured, is forthcoming in 2016.  Recently, her travelling exhibit on the Columbia River Treaty, curated for Touchstones Nelson, won a...