Nelson Police Department Sergeant Dino Falcone said officers continue to investigate theft of copper wire from a house in the 800 Block of Vernon Street. Police were alerted by the Nelson Fire Department after it was reported residents from the above apartment complained of fumes in the air that made them feel ill. “This is...

“The West Kootenay Labour Council (WKLC) invites all residents of the Castlegar area to join us in celebrating International Workers’ Day on Friday May 1,” said Gerry Schmon, WKLC president.  Local union affiliates are sponsoring a free barbecue lunch between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Spirit Square in front of City Hall....

A motor vehicle incident Saturday night/Sunday morning ended far better than it could have, with six people being transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Castlegar RCMP received the call at roughly 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, and members attended at Highway 22 near Fairview, where a car had gone off the road and...

For the second time since it arrived in Nelson last fall, the Qunnabu Healing Society’s (QHS) Medical Marijuana Compassion Club has been evicted from its storefront. “We’re trying to bring alternatives to people so they have a choice, like if you walk into any other store,” said society director Kyle Lindroos. But things...

Sad news coming out of Deer Park this week – an elderly couple has lost their home and belongings after a chimney fire blazed out of control and burned their house to the ground. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Debbie Postnikoff said the call came in at 10:41 p.m. on April 12. “Members were dispatched but, as it happens, Deer Park is out...

Trail police are both celebrating a win and asking for help after two unrelated cases they investigated this week, according to RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr. “On April 16, the Trail and Greater District RCMP executed a search warrant issued under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a rural Fruitvale residence,” Orr said. “One...

The next round of outdoor sculptural art was unveiled this week on Baker Street as Public Works crews got rid of the old for the new. One piece of art located outside the front door of Mallard’s Source for sports in the 500 Block of Baker Street is gathering plenty of attention from the public. The musical horn display has ...

Okay Bombers, let’s . . . play . . . ball. Unfortunately, the first home game for the L.V. Rogers High School Baseball team will not be at the newly refurbished Queen Elizabeth Park in Nelson. Bomber fans need to travel 80 kilometers to the west to Trail for the 2015 LVR High School Tournament. […]

It’s getting to sound like a broken record as for the second time in as many weeks the Regional District of Central Kootenay board has rejected bids for a project. Last week the tendering process did not produce a winner according to the RDCK staff for renovations to the Nelson and District Aquatic Centre after […]

Nicholas Paun, Dylan Peil and Ivie Lock‐Luttmer proved that science can be fun after the trio rocked the KAST (Kootenay Association for Science & Technology) fair Saturday at the L.V. Rogers Gymnasium in Nelson. The trio are now off to Fredricton, NB, for the Canadian Science Fair May 14-16. Paun and Peil have racked up...