Since we are just starting to get into the season of cottonwood and increased dust and pollen because we’ve had such a cold and wet May, I thought this would be a good time to discuss minimizing the effects of allergens. The most common symptoms of environmental allergens are: itchy/watery eyes, runny/irritated nose, sneezing,...

Despite seeing its labour dispute with the government drag into another week, and appearing to be going nowhere, local teachers were joined by a large group of supporters at the Nelson and District Teachers’ Association “In Support of Public Education” rally Monday at the City Hall Courtyard. “We had a good turnout despite the inclement […]

The B.C. Teachers Federation has said  veteran mediator Vince Ready has turned down a request to try to settle British Columbia’s teachers strike. BCTF spokesman Rich Overgaard says Vince Ready did not have time in his schedule to mediate the dispute between educators and the government. The BCTF is meeting to discuss alternative options. Nelson […]

An intoxicated would-be thief had better re-think his career in crime after a homeowner got the better of him during an attempted break-and-enter Saturday morning in Nelson. The call was one of 50 received during a busy weekend by Nelson Police Department Dispatch. Nelson Police received break-and-enter call shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday (June 21) […]

Interior Health announced Friday the effective June 27, CT service in Nelson will expand to include 24/7 on-call emergency coverage.   “This expansion of diagnostic imaging service in Nelson is a testament to the community partners who made the purchase of the CT scanner possible,” said Norman Embree, Interior Health Board Chair in a media […]

What do you think a room full of 12 significant community leaders in the West Kootenays would be talking about? If you guessed the future of the region acquiring broadband infrastructure, you’d be right. On June 17, West Kootenay city officials including the mayors of Nelson, Trail and Kaslo as well as representatives for Trail, […]

We have another large group of dancers from Kootenay Dance works heading out across North America to further their dance training this summer. Shown in the group photo from left to right are:  Brynn Streadwick, age 11, who has been accepted into the National Ballet of Canada’s Professional Division (PD)  Summer Program and ...

Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) students are closing out their studies with a Nelson springtime tradition. The annual Kootenay Studio Arts Year-End Show and Sale opens Friday afternoon at the Selkirk College downtown campus on the corner of Victoria and Josephine streets. The two-day student run show will feature works from students in the Blacksmithing, Ceramics, […]

Tempers flared as protestors and mall management jawed at each other during Wednesday’s Occupy the Pipeline Everywhere rally oppose Northern Gateway outside Save-On Foods at the Chahko Mika Mall. The rally was held in protest of the federal government announcement approval of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project Tuesday in Ottawa. The pipeline will carry […]

A group of South Slocan residents are not taking the move by Fortis BC to install controversial smart meters to the area sitting down. More than 30 protestors rallied at the entrance to the FortisBC South Slocan Generation facility on Highway 3A Saturday (June 14) to protest against the installation of smart meters. The rally […]