Foxes, eagles and bears – oh my! These are just some of the stunning animals spotted in the BC SPCA’s eighth annual Wildlife-In-Focus Photography Contest, which is only open for entries until Friday (September 30). Featuring a new platform and a brand-new look, photographers are going wild to capture the best of British...

Now that the youth soccer season is winding down, basketball lovers will bi happy to know the Steve Nash Youth Basketball (SNYB) program is ready for another season of the sport in Nelson. The Fall session begins Wednesday, October 5 at Hume Elementary and Trafalgar Gymnasiums. Players from the ages of six to 11 (Grades 1 to...

Fernie Search and Rescue successfully removed an injured woman from the trail called Eric's Trip Saturday, September 24. Search and Rescue officials were called to assist the injured mountain biker from the trail located adjacent to the Mt. Fernie Provincial Park Saturday afternoon. Mt. Fernie Provincial Park is located a...

For the next several weeks, history is being made at the Nelson, B.C. courthouse, as an indigenous man named Rick Desautel sets the love of his ancestors against the logical machinery of the provincial government.  While this case arguing for the right of an “extinct” man to hunt in his territory may not seem to have much...

After 10 days on the road, they’ve cycled into the hearts of 18 communities around South Eastern BC.  Cops for Kids riders were welcomed home Sunday September 18th from the 15th annual Cops for Kids Ride.  The team of 28 was cycling across the southern interior in order to raise money for children in medical, physical, or...

Brady Berger scored twice and assisted on the game winner to lift the Grand Forks Border Bruins to a 7-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Nelson Leafs Sunday afternoon in the Boundary City. Berger set up Silas Johnson with eight minutes remaining in the game to give the Bruins a 5-4 lead. […]

Cherryl MacLeod wants the citizens of Castlegar to have more say in the important decisions facing City Council. She knows the community well, and knows the wealth of experience and knowledge of local residents is the most valuable asset the city has. “If honoured to receive the vote of the people of Castlegar I will work...

Janna Lynn Sylvest is an economic development professional… a business tax lawyer by training, an entrepreneur by trade, and semi-retired by design. Ms. Sylvest’s family roots in Castlegar go back to the 1950’s. She moved to Castlegar in January 1964 (after a few weeks in the pediatric ward of VGH, with her twin sister). She...

The City of Nelson has decided to try to recoup legal fees from former Constable Drew Turner. "At the September 20th board meeting, the Nelson Police Board reached a decision to recover legal fees from former Officer Drew Turner for defense of assault charges laid against Mr. Turner in 2014," said the City of Nelson media...

The Castlegar Rebels continue to work magic without their head coach. Logan Styler scored the winner in the second overtime to give the visiting Rebels a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Nelson Leafs in Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Murdoch Division action Friday night at the NDCC Arena. The win was the third straight for […]