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Options for Keeping the Kids Busy! The Recreation Department’s Fall Programs will be starting soon and as such we are running out of spaces in which to hold Strike Programs. We understand the GoldenBear Daycare, Pines Camp in Grand Forks and the Nelson Recreation Department are all offering options during the Strike. Please...
Nelson's Wayne Naka excited to take on challenge of 55-plus BC Games
Coaching in the Western Hockey League, Wayne Naka truly experienced the meaning of pressure. Those skills were definitely an asset after the Nelson native left the rigors of Tier I hockey for a principal position in the Kootenay-Columbia School District 20. However, the 59-year-old instructor will need to bottle up every bit...
BCTF and BC gov reach tentative deal
Updated A tentative deal has been reached between the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA). The announcement came in at 4 a.m. Tuesday morning; the BC Teachers’ Federation will vote Thursday on whether or not to ratify the contract. “This is wonderful news for the students, teachers, administrators, support staff, trustees and parents in […]
UPDATED: Tentative deal reached in BC public teachers' strike confirms mediator Vince Ready
L.V. Rogers High School students can put a hold on a proposed "sit-in" to protest the BC public teachers' strike after mediator Vince Ready confirmed Tuesday morning a tentative deal has been reached in the months-long labour dispute. News sources in Vancouver said the breakthrough in bargaing between the two sides locked in...
Like a phoenix from the ashes...Joe Hill returns for triumphant seventh season!
Like the Mary Ellen Carter in Stan Rogers’ great song, Joe Hill Coffee House rises again! This is our seventh year in a row! We open our new season this coming Sunday, September 21 with a fine collection of talent. Come and hear them: Michael Gifford, our founder, following Joe Hill’s footsteps, singing songs about the teachers’...
Bone up for a public info session on possible wetlands park at Jubilee
North Jubilee Park in Rossland is the site of a pre-existing stream and wetland which has been drained and managed as a park by the City of Rossland for over 65 years. The site is inherently wet, has organic wetland soils and is currently inhabited by a variety of wetland animal and plant species. The City will consider...
Open fires remain banned within Southeast Fire Centre
Southeast Fire Centre sent out a media release Monday saying the ban on open fires is continuing to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety. The Southeast Fire Centre said the prohibition will remain in place until the public is otherwise notified. Specifically, prohibited activities include: the burning...
Border Bruins Win Two of Three on Opening Weekend
It was billed as the return of the ice age as the Grand Forks junior hockey team launched their new season on the weekend with three games at home. For the fans it was one of the most entertaining weekends in a long time; if this is an indication of things to come we are […]
City of Nelson partners with neighbouring communities to provide accounting and budgetary planning assistance
In an effort to support neighbouring municipalities tackle increasing public sector accounting requirements, the City of Nelson has struck an innovative set of arrangements with three Central Kootenay Regional District villages. The Villages of Salmo, Slocan and Silverton have entered into individual agreements with the City. Each of those agreements will see City […]
Work-in-progress Leafs rally past Murdoch rival Castlegar 5-3
For a team that just over a month ago didn’t have a coach, Leaf fans must feel pretty good after week one of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League season. Nelson exploded for three goals in a span of 134 seconds to rally past the Castlegar Rebels 5-3 in KIJHL Murdoch Division action Saturday night […]
