Best-selling author to offer solutions to the climate crisis
Best-selling author and cleantech investor Tom Rand will give a public talk on the solutions to climate disruption at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson on March 16. The first 100 people to arrive for the talk will receive a free copy of Rand’s latest book Waking the Frog, a $30 value. Admission is $10 and all students will be...
Friends, family raise money for displaced Pass Creek resident left homeless by mudslide
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 […]
Wildcats win gold
The West Kootenay Pee Wee Wildcats female hockey team (based out of Trail) came out on top at the Surrey Superheart Tournament this past Feb 2-8 in Surrey. The tournament is the biggest female event hosting 43 teams (novice to midget). The Wildcats entered the Tier 2 Pee Wee division going up against Langley, South Delta,...
Innovative Radon Training Coming to the East Kootenay
This February, Cranbrook will be visited by building industry professionals from British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States for the Kootenay region’s first-ever radon measurement and mitigation certification course. With the support of Health Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society is organizing the training for building ...
Trail RCMP arrest alleged drug traffickers
On Feb.12, at 8:30 p.m., a member of the Trail RCMP stopped a vehicle on Columbia Avenue in Trail. Shortly after stopping the vehicle, two of the occupants exited the vehicle and started leaving the scene on foot. The RCMP member directed the occupants back to their vehicle and both were arrested for drug releated offences....
PODCAST: Local teenagers launch new business, win Jr. Dragons Den.
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...
Crowds Show Their Support For Missing & Murdered Women Memorial March
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 […]
Concerned groups calling on Ministry to take immediate action on Kootenay Lake Fishery; meeting scheduled for Feb 23 in Balfour
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...
Small, but vocal, numbers turn out for #ShutDownCanada demonstration in Nelson
A small group of supporters tied up traffic in the Nelson downtown Friday afternoon as part of #ShutDownCanada demonstration. #ShutDownCanada was scheduled to create a bit of havoc Friday (February 13) as people took part in a variety of direct actions and demonstrations. The movement has more than 3700 people joining the ...
Name of gunman released for court appearance
Rick Rogerson, 47, will be held in custody after his court date Feb. 12. This, after an armed stand-off with police lasting more than 20 hours saw police evacuating a Castlegar neighbourhood last weekend. Rogerson appeared in court Thursday, and is being charged with a laundry list of charges. For further coverage, click...
