Regional News
by The Nelson Daily Staff on Tuesday Apr 18 2023
The Honour House Provincial Tour of Honour recently made a stop in the West Kootenay, including a presentation last week at the Royal Canadian Legion No. 51 in Nelson as well as other stops in Castlegar, Trail, Grand Forks and Greenwood.
The Tour of Honour, which began on April 3rd, will cover thousands of kilometers as it travels throughout BC and the Yukon.
by The Nelson Daily Sports on Monday Apr 17 2023
The Revelstoke Grizzlies scored three times in the opening frame en route to a 4-1 decision over the Kimberley Dynamiters 4-1 in the all-KIJHL Cyclone Taylor Cup Final Sunday at the Revelstoke Forum.
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Monday Apr 17 2023
On April 11, 2023 at 6:20 PM, Grand Forks RCMP received a report that a vehicle ran a roadblock set up by highway crews on Highway 3, just east of Christina Lake due to the road closure caused from last weeks’ landslide.
The driver ignored requests to stop and drove around the debris and highway crew personnel.
by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Monday Apr 17 2023
Although regional district taxes are only increasing seven per cent for Nelsonites in 2023, compared to almost 24 per cent in some RDCK municipalities, the city still pays the lion’s share of regional district taxes.
by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Monday Apr 17 2023
Invasive plant species are going to be met head on this summer as the regional district has handed the reins of a strategy to eradicate them to a local environmental group.
by Timothy Schafer Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on Monday Apr 17 2023
The West Kootenay region is staying steady when it comes to snowpack and now sits higher than the rest of the province.
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Sunday Apr 16 2023
Concerned citizens, families of loved ones and advocates rallied Friday afternoon in front of Nelson City Hall to raise awareness of all the lives lost during the past seven years to illicit toxic drugs.
by Lone Sheep Publishing on Saturday Apr 15 2023
Nelson Police is warning the public about scams circulating in the Heritage City after officers received reports of multiple frauds originating during the past week from real estate rental ads posted on various platforms such as Facebook Marketplace and Kijiji.
