Nelson played to its second tie in as many games Sunday in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition play in Castlegar, playing the Rebels to a 1-1 draw. The game is the third in four preseason contests for the Green and White. Nelson concludes the exhibition season Tuesday at the NDCC Arena against the same […]

The Kootenay Columbia Trails Society (KCTS) is proud present its new website. The website rebuild has been made possible with the financial support of the Columbia Basin Trust, Nelson and District Credit Union and Tourism Rossland New features of the website are two-fold. Firstly updated trail descriptions, new formats,...

It’s been quite a ride for Fernie author Angie Abdou: her first novel, The Bone Cage, was a CBC Canada Reads book, and the next, The Canterbury Trail, was a finalist for Banff Mountain Book of the Year. She’s been cover girl on such literary publications as Quill & Quire and BC Bookworld. Abdou will read from her work in...

Like hiking the hills? What about running on trail? For the latter enthusiasts trek to Svaboda Road Parking Lot Saturday morning for the Fall Svaboda Trail Running Race. The event, rain or shine, begins at 8 a.m. with registration. The gun sounds at 9 a.m. for competitors. The course is 400 meters of road that […]

The provincial government’s JobFest made one of its 50 stops Thursday in Nelson to educate young B.C. residents in the ever-changing job market. The idea is to celebrate the many career opportunities available in the province for young people between the ages of 14 to 25 and to deliver information about the labour market while […]

Dr. Anna Reid, the former chief of staff and the emergency and intensive care unit physician at the Kootenay Lake Hospital, was recently appointed as president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). The well-travelled and impassioned physician plans to bring a unique rural perspective to the new role as the CMA spokesperson and advocate for […]

Get set to dance the night away and escape to the Electro Social Club (ESC), where musical theatre meets electrical nightclub. Iron Mountain Theatre (IMT) is at their innovative best with this completely unique production by Nadine Tremblay and Rupert Keiller at Trail's Arlington Pub on Sept. 13 and Rossland's Drift Izakaya...

Council declassified the in camera (closed meeting) minutes last night regarding the resignation of CAO Victor Kumar and his replacement by Cecile Arnott—seemingly by appointment rather than through an open job competition—but the details of the switch nevertheless remain unavailable for the moment.Coun. Kathy Moore was the...

As Columbia Ave. gets a fresh coat of concrete—complete with impromptu doggie prints—Coun. Jody Blomme raised the twin issues of public smoking and downtown dogs at Tuesday's regular council meeting."We are nearing the end of downtown construction, we have to think about how we're going to use the downtown now," she said,...

Lots of concrete will be poured this week: curbs, swales, sidewalks and sidewalk banding.  Concrete work will be the primary work being done for the next two weeks.  Washington St. water services are proceeding this week. Once the water is complete the sewer and storm will follow. The excavation for the sewer is very deep,13ft...