The Canadian Association of Medical Cannabis Dispensaries (CAMCD) feels they should be directly involved in any process to change the federal medical marijuana program. CAMCD was recently established to promote a regulated approach to medical cannabis access and is currently creating a certification system for dispensaries to ensure quality care is available for patients across […]

Last week Dr, Brenda Gill outlined how to help yourself if you suffer from allergies at this time of the year. Today, she writes part two of her environmental sensitivity column. The following will give you some ideas on how to minimize your reactions. Minimize your known allergens – food and environmental For airborns: Consider […]

Grab your fishing rod and tackle and forget your licence, it’s the annual free family fishing weekend in BC. People can get together with family and friends to go fishing for free without a licence on Fathers’ Day weekend (June 17-19) this year and in the years to come. In Nelson, The Nelson and District […]

Fields of lavender, landscaped ponds, organic market gardens, blueberry hillsides, garlic, and flowers everywhere – 10 gorgeous valley gardens to explore.     The 12th Slocan Valley garden tour will be held on Father’s Day, June 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are five new gardens and five past favourites, from Slocan Park ...

The CAW reached a tentative agreement with Air Canada earlier Thursday after more than 12 weeks of negotiations with Air Canada. After the tentative agreement was announced, picket lines were taken down and plans were established for ratification votes over the next two weeks on the new four-year agreement. CAW President Ken Lewenza said the […]

Postal workers across the country could be forced back to work under a bill that their union is calling unnecessary, unjust, and counterproductive. Minister of Labour Lisa Raitt today served notice of the government’s intent to introduce back-to-work legislation. “We never got a chance in this round of bargaining,” said Denis Lemelin, CUPW National President. […]

It was a national embarrassment, one that overshadowed an on-ice embarrassment, relieving much of the scrutiny the Vancouver Canuck players should have undergone in wake of their Game 7 Stanley Cup Final collapse in Vancouver. Instead of media outlets wondering why the NHL’s runaway first place club was absolutely ineffectual — and downright mortifying — […]

An open letter to British Columbians from Premier Clark British Columbians are understandably embarrassed and disappointed by Wednesday night’s activities. It should have been a celebration of the tremendous effort by the Canucks in their playoff run. It turned into a shameful display of behaviour by people bent on violence. The vast majority of citizens […]

Testimony wrapped up today in a provincial court hearing into the death of Castlegar man while he was in police custody three years ago. Gordon Walker Bowe, a 30-year-old father of two, died the day after being arrested in Calgary. A subsequent nine-month investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) found that Bowe’s […]

By The Nelson Daily Sports There’s no joy in Vancouverville, or Nelsonville, or Castlegarville or, for that matter, Ymirville. The mighty Vancouver Canucks have struck out. Once again timely scoring, combined with another Conn Smythe-like performance of Tim Thomas, powered the Boston Bruins to a convincing 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven […]