You know it's bad when even Rex Murphy is against it… I'm speaking of course of Bill C-51… which, if passed, will mean the end of civil liberties in Canada. i.e. A true totalitarian state where the expression of dissent or protest is criminalized and where the principle of due process of law for those accused no longer exists....

For readers who may not have seen this yet: Below is the text of a letter written and signed by four former Canadian Prime Ministers, and also signed by  five former justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, two former Ministers of Justice, four former Solicitors General of Canada, three members of the "Security Intelligence...

Raising the Steaks (and other local meat): Following the success of the 2014 conference, where over 400 people attended over two days to celebrate and discuss the challenges with our local food system, the West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op is putting on a one day event in 2015 focused solely on the issue of sustainable local...

Monday, at the Balfour Hall in Balfour, two local outdoor clubs — British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC) — have scheduled a public meeting to begin to address the dwindling kokanee fish on Kootenay Lake. The two groups are calling on the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource...

by Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily Meadow Creek resident and environmentalist Terry Halleran recently completed five wetland ponds on his property in North Kootenay Lake Country. This project carries a certain precedent considering the size of the project and that it is all happening on private land. "No one owns land," said...

Just when fans are ready to write the eulogy for the Nelson Leafs the hockey club finds a way to come off life support. Rayce Miller scored an unassisted marker in overtime to lift the Leafs to a 5-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over Beaver Valley Saturday night at the Hawks’ Nest. The […]

Members of the Nelson Police Department have been cleared of any misconduct in the arrest of the alleged robber of the Nelson and District Credit Union in April of 2014. The Independent Investigations Office made the announcement this week. "Based on the evidence obtained as a result of the investigation, I cannot conclude ...

U19 is back! The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture will be presenting the 8th annual West Kootenay U19 Film Festival this spring. The festival will take place on Saturday, May 2 at the Rossland Miners Hall. The Festival is being run as an event during National Youth Week, of which Rossland participation is coordinated […]

The West Kootenay Eco Society (WKES) is heading to court early next week to challenge the provincial government’s 2012 decision to establish the Jumbo Glacier Resort (JGR) Municipality. On Feb. 23, the WKES will be in Vancouver at BC Supreme Court to ask a judge for a judicial review of a decision by the Minister of Tourism,...

   NYC’s ‘THE MOTH’ IN TRAIL _____________________________________________________________________ Experiments in Entertainment is proud to present ‘Little Moths,’ a workshop and an event that celebrate the art and craft of storytelling at The Charles Bailey Theatre. ‘Little Moths’ is based on ‘The Moth’ in New York City where...