The numbers are disturbing. In Canada suicide claims the lives of more than 3500 people each year. In 2009, over 500 deaths in B.C. were attributed to suicide. Hospitalization due to self harming and suicidal behaviours is even more common. Between 2008 and 2009, there were over 3000 self-inflicted injuries that required hospitalization in B.C. […]

If you didn’t get enough horsepower fix on Saturday at the Road Kings’ Queen City Cruise, this Sunday the 24th annual Toy Run should fill that need. The annual cruise for kids raises $25,000 annually to buy toys for children at Christmas time as around 500 riders are expected to ride around the Kootenays this […]

There were 98 abandoned campfires found by fire wardens over the last week. That is a figure that worries the Southeast Fire Centre officials as above-normal temperatures across the West Kootenay-Boundary continue to stay settled in, and precipitation continues to become scarce. A rare weather occurrence in the Southeast has many areas in higher elevations […]

By Dr. Brenda Gill Now that summer is almost over with shortening days and typically a more rigorous routine, it is important that the adrenal gland is strong.  This ensures the added stressors of increased workload, activities, lower light and temperature are managed well.  It is common to see patients wanting more energy, sleep and […]

Dear editor, After 30 bargaining sessions at the provincial table we have had no offers of pay increases, benefit improvements or the return of the class size and composition language that the BC Supreme Court recently ruled was illegally stripped from our contracts. The court found that then-Minister of Education Christy Clark proudly led legislation […]

By Bruce FuhrThe Nelson Daily Sports After winning a preseason tournament in Beaver Valley over the weekend the Nelson Leafs were quickly brought back down to earth by the defending Kootenay Conference Champions from Castlegar. The Rebels scored early, often and then some in posting a pair of Kootenay International Junior Hockey League exhibition wins […]

If you are looking to get picked up after the Saturday night rooftop Queen City Cruise dance, look no further. Kootenay Insurance Services has a ride for you. Nicknamed the KIS free ride, it’s a free taxi ride offered from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m., before and after the dance. The free ride ticket is […]

Call it show and tell for adults, the ninth annual Queen City Cruise is on this weekend. As the biggest Nelson-hosted event of the year, over 10,000 people will flock down to Baker Street this Saturday to check out hundreds of vintage vehicles, mechanical muscle and antique automobiles. It will be wall to wall people […]

 The City of Castlegar is upping the ante in its green gamble – after offering composters and rain barrels to great effect in previous years, they’re now bringing residents green kitchen can composters. Why are they doing this, you ask?  Easy – because the alternative stinks.  “The composters have carbon filters on top – if […]

 Day 10 The objective of today was was to give us a bit of the local history and culture. First off, we headed north to the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnels. These tunnels are part of a Trans African highway which stretches all the way to Cairo. Next up, we went to the Phippidi falls where we climbed down […]