The alleged robber who evaded police for weeks was sentenced to five months in jail Tuesday in Nelson Provincial Court after a botched escape attempt from a deputy sheriff in September. Andrew Stevenson, 34, was handed a five month sentenced by Judge Don Sperry. The sentence was one month longer than crown and defence agreed...

A local food security group is recommending that the city form a municipal food council, consisting of a councillor and other people involved in food production and distribution. But Mayor Deb Kozak is not prepared to just say yes. “We will be discussing how we as a municipality will become involved in these issues," she said...

Environment Canada said continued its winter storm warning for the region. "A strong winter storm advancing from the coast has brought snow to the interior today," the warning said. "The snow will intensify tonight. Snowfall accumulations from this system will range from 15 to 25 cm." Environment Canada said there will be a...

What's a cold Arctic air front to enthusiastic Polar Bear Swimmers? Nothing! More than 75 brave, hardy, souls flocked to Nelson’s Lakeside Park beach to take the plunge into Kootenay Lake at the 2015 Rhythm Ropers Polar Bear Swim Thursday at High Noon. And it didn’t matter the age, swimmers young and old made the sprint, in...

  I suspect that the federal election the country will experience this year will be unlike anything we have seen before. Passion and controversy are not strangers to Canadian elections, but I fear that the bitterness we will witness in our next federal election will be without precedent.  Attack ads are likely to proliferate,...

Nelson Police report the missing 66-year-old man from Calgary has been found. Police said the man arrived at his home in Calgary early Tuesday morning and that he was safe after being informed there was a missing person alert issued in his name. Nelson Police would like to thank the public for helping with this file. Nelson...

The first major snowfall in weeks caught some drivers in the City of Nelson off guard as several accidents were reported. One major bottleneck proved to be the 300 Block of Cedar Street when snow combined with a warming temperature turned the street into a sheet of ice causing vehicles to bounce off of each other around 4...

Environment Canada issued a special weather warning Saturday for most of the province, including the West Kootenay/Boundary regions. The statement said residents should expect cold Arctic air spreading across the interior Sunday. "A strong ridge of high pressure from Yukon will advance towards the British Columbia Interior ...

After nearly a year of planning, a revitalized Rossland Library is on the way to becoming reality.    The new design will result in a more contemporary and inviting space, and will make better use of the area. The main goal of the renewal project is to use modern design and new technology to create a dynamic learning environment...

Dear Readers: Adrian Barnes, the original editor of the Rossland Telegraph, is moving on after getting the Telegraph well  established and serving six years in the editor's chair.   Thanks, Adrian, for those years, and for creating the Telegraph. Sadly, Adrian was unable to find an experienced, qualified  editor to take his...