A fire in the Slocan area has grown significantly today, but is not yet cause for concern, according to Southeast Fire Centre information officer Carlee Kachman. She said the day began with the fire at just 1.3 hectares, but the blaze has since grown to six hectares. “But it’s moving up the mountain toward the […]

On the NDP website, Nelson/Creston MLA Michelle Mungall said despite protests across the province, the B.C. Liberals have raised the price of bus passes for people with disabilities from $45 a year to $624 a year. “By raising the cost of bus passes for people with disabilities the Christy Clark government is forcing many...

The annual Kootenay Pride event kicks off this Friday in Nelson, and is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the event, which started in 1996. Although the parade these days involves locals lining the streets and joining in the fun, it wasn’t always so. MLA […]

Nelson Police are pleased to announce that Jason Davis was located by friends and family in the early evening on Sept. 1. He was given a ride home by friends and family and is doing well. Police would like to thank the public and media for their assistance in providing the initial press release to […]

Science is wonderful.  It helps us uneducated but interested lay people to a basic understanding of some of the mysteries of the world around us, and the more distant parts of the known universe as well.  This reduces our need to rely on weird fantasy stories, confabulation and so on, to explain those things that would otherwise...

For Canada’s unions, Labour Day (Monday, September 5) is a day to celebrate our work and our everyday victories we win to make life better for everyone.  It is also a day to focus on the work ahead and the improvements yet to be won. Union’s believe in the necessity of good pensions for everyone.  For nearly a decade we...

Young people around the West Kootenay and Boundary region, inlcuding sixteen from Rossland and four from Warfield,  will be heading back to school with an enhanced knowledge of science after taking part in Selkirk College summer camps. The Selkirk College GLOWS (Growing Learning Opportunities With Science) camps took place ...

Many Rosslanders recall the unfortunate separation of a devoted senior couple so that they could more conveniently (for IHA) be housed in different facilities, in different towns.  While separated, one of the couple died.  The resulting, and well-justified, outcry may have resulted in changes to the practice of deciding which...

      Certain supplements have been found to be helpful in relieving osteoarthritis. The basic building block of collagen, which makes up cartilage, tendons, ligaments, discs, hair and nails, is Vitamin C and is our main anti-oxidant. Always make sure it is a non-citrus source (otherwise it will make you acidic) and is at...

The dog days of summer and dry temperatures have turned up the heat on the fire risk in the area. A province-wide caution over fire use has been issued — including campfires — as forest moisture is drying up in the relentless heat of late summer. The fire danger rating in the Southeast Fire Centre is currently "moderate" to...