Editor’s Note: Story has been updated with comments from Winnie Watson. Family and concerned friends are putting their heads together to raise money for a displaced resident on Pass Creek Road in the Slocan Valley. The recent Pineapple Express that dumped a great flood of water onto the area eroded the bank above the home […]

Nelson Police Department Acting Sergeant Corey Hoy said in media release that a missing Nelson man was located Monday morning. Hoy said at approximately 10:30 a.m. Alexander MacKay, 35, was located and found in good health. MacKay had not been seen or had contact with his family since departing his residence on (Tuesday)...

About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is...

Arc of the Cognizant LXXXVIII Life and its discontents “When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer.” Edmund Burke, English MP, c. 1790 “When life is mysterious, uncertain, full...

by Eva Brownstein, The Nelson Daily A large crowd gathered Saturday outside the Nelson City Hall to honor and bring awareness to the 1,200 aboriginal women nationwide who have been murdered or are missing. Waving banners reading, “No More Stolen Sisters” the crowd marched Baker Street holding a knotted rope, which organizer Leah Lychowyd said […]

Okay. The regular season is done, over with, complete. Fifty-two taxing, troublesome and labourious games are now in the books for the Nelson Leafs. Thankfully, the Green and White can now forget about what has been a Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season to forget and concentrate on the first-round matchup against the Beaver Valley […]

Castlegar Social Planning Society presents: A Free Workshop – Friday, March 6, 2015 Knowing Which Way the Wind Blows: Using Community Indicators to guide Social Planning and Action   Learn about community indicators, explore key concepts, and gain an understanding of how to use indicators in community planning, decision-making...

BIRTH TO FIVE – WATCH ME THRIVE! ROSSLAND, BC– Every parent wants their child to be healthy and on track with growth and development.   From 9 am to 2:30pm on Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Rossland Summit School, the Family Action Network (FAN) will be hosting an Ages and Stages Day.  During the event, parents with children...

Locals outdoors clubs, including the British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC), are demanding urgent action by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) as Kootenay Lake kokanee stocks continue to dwindle. The two groups together with the Balfour and District...

Treating Dry Coughs / Whooping cough / Pertussis: This is the time of year when I start seeing many folks in, young and old, for those upper respiratory infections accompanied by dry coughs.  I will go through the basic steps I use to eliminate the infection quickly and efficiently. The first step is including immune boosting...