Public meeting sentiment fails to derail council on cannabis-related business bylaw
When the smoke cleared at the public meeting on a cannabis-related business zoning amendment Monday night the only people who remained unmoved by the concerns of the 25 people who showed up was city council. Thirty minutes after the public meeting ended council approved adoption of the Medical Cannabis Business Licence Bylaw,...
RCMP officer injured after driver flees scene during distracted driver sting
RCMP said a 34-year-old man would appear in Nelson Provincial Court in relation to several criminal charges stemming from an incident on March 4, 2017 in Nelson. RCMP Sergeant Chad Badry said the incident unfolded as members of the West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit were conducting a project targeting drivers using...
RCMP report driver killed in single-vehicle accident near Balfour
Members of RCMP West Kootenay Traffic and Nelson Detachment are working in conjunction to determine the cause of an accident that killed a man Sunday (March 5) near Balfour Sergeant Chad Badry of the West Kootenay Traffic and Integrated Road Safety Units said in a media release Monday. Badry said the 30-year-old driver of the...
Is silence golden with respect to Columbia River Treaty?
In 2014-15, the Columbia River Treaty was on the brink of being the next big news story. The first possible date for either country to give notice of termination (September 2014) passed. Gradually, things went quiet. The Treaty didn’t seem like news any more. Conversations about the Treaty have not stopped, however. They...
Province reaches tentative agreement with BCTF
The BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) and the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) entered territory at times thought would be impossible to achieve after the two sides reached a tentative Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) negotiated pursuant to Letter of Understanding (LoU) No. 17 to the 2013-2019 BCPSEA-BCTF Provincial...
Last chance to vote for Castlegar artist in Kootenay Music Awards
A well-known local artist is a contender for a Kootenay Music Award for Best Video, after releasing the video Faded Away – and your vote could be the one that helps her win! Christina (Nina) Amelio said the Faded Away video was filmed in the Nelson Cemetery. “I know it's weird to say, but (the cemetery) is so gorgeous,” Amelio...
Leafs Win! Leafs Win! Leafs eliminate Rebels from KIJHL Playoffs
For once, the Nelson Leafs did not need overtime. After winning three games in extra time, the Leafs needed only 60 minutes to eliminate the Castlegar Rebels from the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League playoffs. Kyle Rosolowski banged home a rebound for the game’s only goal midway through the third period as Nelson...
LETTER: Selkirk students campaign against college tuition increases
Dear Editor, Since 2001, tuition has increased annually for Selkirk College students.. Last year alone, the cost of attending Selkirk College from the year previous to the current academic year jumped 6.6 per cent. Last year, tuition fees were introduced for adult basic education, which are high school courses taken at the ...
More than double snow accumulation for February
February saw almost 2.5 times the normal monthly snowfall for the West Kootenay region said Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecaster for the Southeast Fire Centre in Castlegar in the monthly synopsis. Lakeman said even though there was a general trend towards drier conditions during the second half of February, the month end snowpack...
Carfentanil presence confirmed in Interior Health
On the heels of information released by Nelson Police Department Wednesday, Interior Health officials are confirming the deadly drug carfentanil is now present in the region. IH made the announcement Thursday following a positive carfentanil drug test in the Kootenay region reported by Health Canada and a positive carfentanil...
