Dear Editor, I've been seeing a large number of "kind people" picking up "lost pets" and posting on social media. It's a bit disturbing to me and others that people are so quick to grab the animal and take it home to keep safe until owners are located.  Last fall one of our dogs ran out our front door and down the street and...

Interior Health has launched a new campaign to show how advances in HIV treatment and care have improved the lives of those living with the disease. The campaign aims to break down stereotypes that prevent people from being tested and accessing life-saving treatment.   The “HIV Then & Now” campaign builds on the momentum...

The BC Hockey League is getting another team — its 17th franchise starting with the 2015-16 season. The Wenatchee Wild was announced as the latest team to join the BCHL during a press conference Monday in the Washington State City. The franchise is the first American team in the BCHL since Bellingham Ice Hawks, operated […]

Environment Canada ended its Weather Alert for the West Kootenay region. However, the region is still expected to receive 5 to 10 mm of rain through Wednesday. Thursday, the region can expect to see a 60 percent chance of rain. Slow moving low pressure extend Weather Alert Environment Canada continued its weather alert for ...

A 39-year-old woman is facing charges of Mischief under $5000 after Nelson Police responded to a call of a person locked inside a bathroom of a local business. The call came in Friday (May 29) at 7 p.m. from a local business. Staff said a female entered the bathroom and was refusing to leave after […]

Police are concerned with the increase in speed and alcohol-related incidents on the highways in the region said Sgt. John Ferguson, NCO of the West Kootenay Traffic Services in a prepared statement Friday. "The West Kootenay Traffic Services and Nelson Integrated Road Safety Unit are starting to see a very scary trend in our...

Nelson qualified for the finals, but ended up losing out to Chillwack in “Best of the Best” Tap Water Taste Test Challenge at the B.C.Water and Waste Association conference Thursday at Prospera Place in Kelowna. The competition format was based on a taste test held annually at the American Water Works Association Annual...

High expectations quickly turned to harsh reality for BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko and Kootenay/Columbia rep David Wilks following a meeting Wednesday with Air Canada officials. The two Kootenay MPs met with Air Canada VP Government Affairs, Industry and Corporate Strategy Derek Vanstone to discuss the future of ...

On Tuesday, May 26 the Sentinal Unit Crew from the Southeast Fire Centre discovered this baby owl on the Little Bobtail Lake fire. He had fallen from his nest and was too young to fly. He was rescued by a Wildfire Management Branch Falling Coordinator based out of the Cobble Hill Zone in the Coastal Fire Centre. A wildlife ...

The Selkirk College Saints men’s hockey team is pleased to announce that head coach Alex Evin has accepted a new position as assistant coach and goaltending coach with the British Columbia Hockey League's (BCHL) Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Evin joined the Saints for the 2012-2013 season as an assistant/goalie coach and was...