Volunteer service won out over academic standing as the Columbia Basin Trust handed out scholarships to 43 high school graduates from the region, including three students from Nelson. The graduates were recently presented with $2,000 scholarships at the 2011 Youth Community Service Awards toward their first year of post-secondary education or training. Rebecca Afford, Aileen […]

From video game design and digital music, to bio-engineering, business and dentistry; Kootenay and Boundary communities can expect some amazing future achievements from the 2011 grads. The Kootenay Association for Science & Technology (KAST) recognized the region’s talented tech and science students. Five students from School District No. 8 were recent recipients of scholarships from […]

Columbia Basin Trust recently contributed $50,000 to the LeRoi Community Foundation, CBT’s eleventh Community Foundation to receive support from its Endowment Support for Community Foundations Program.  The LeRoi Community Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Greater Trail through a large network of local donors and corporations. “The LeRoi Community Foundation is an excellent […]

This summer, BC Hydro will begin exchanging existing meters with smart meters across the province. These modern devices are part of an integrated system that measures the flow of electricity through the grid and can capture and record the amount of power that is consumed, and when. Smart meters enable a range of new benefits that […]

By Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee You may have noticed an “Invasive Plant” sign as you were driving down the highway. Installed temporarily by the Central Kootenay Invasive Plant Committee (CKIPC) these signs provide the opportunity for residents to learn about invasive plants. “CKIPC initiated this sign project in 2006 as a way to indicate […]

One year ago today the voice of 109 years of history in Nelson was silenced. Bought by its competitor Black Press — which owns the Nelson Star — a few weeks earlier, the Nelson Daily News had a colourful and tumultuous path to its too-soon demise. Although its financial history eventually became its undoing, a […]

 Nelson Police are investigating a robbery that occurred at approximately 3:30 a.m. on July 14 at Lakeside Park playground area. The victim was approached and assaulted by three males who punched the victim in the face and made off with a backpack containing his cell phone, cell phone charger, clothing and wallet with money and […]

As information and applied research continue to play an increasingly important role in West Kootenay society, it was imperative that Selkirk College replace George Penfold when he retired as  Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development. Terri MacDonald (PhD) has been selected as the new B.C. Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development (RIC) and […]

One of Nelson’s own is coming back, at least for one night. Kevin Armstrong will make his much-anticipated return to Nelson at BogustownTown Pub on Friday, July 22.  Armstrong is on tour across Canada to prepare his show Opera forHeathens for its premiere at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. A versatile and unorthodox performer, Armstrong has […]

An additional 134 B.C. wildfire management personnel are heading to Ontario to assist with firefighting efforts. Five 20-person unit crews, one Type 1 incident management team, five division supervisors and two agency representatives will depart for Thunder Bay and Dryden tomorrow, bringing the total deployment up to 361 people since Tuesday. Crews will be in […]