She’s not the queen of pot. Speculations that pro-cannabis Sensible BC delivered the winning votes to Nelson mayor elect Deb Kozak “couldn’t be further from the truth,” she said. “I’m not a pot queen.” But she didn’t discount that Sensible BC had an impact on the final tally in the Nelson municipal election November 15. […]

Kael, the 10-year-old missing boy, was found alive and well in Trail, and has been returned to his family, according to RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson. Previous story: There is a young boy missing, police want your help. He is about about four feet tall, wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, a toque and gloves. He’s […]

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats are seeded third entering the upcoming BC High School A Boy’s Volleyball Championships beginning Thursday at Abbotsford Christian in the Fraser Valley. The Wildcats advanced to the 12-team tournament by posting a straight set victory over Salmo Falcons in the best-of-five West Kootenay Final. “We won their zone convincingly and have […]

Nelson Police is advising the public callers phoning local residents or businesses pretending to be a hydro company are scammers. Nelson Police said the targets are businesses or residents which are contacted and advised that a Hydro company a representative is calling and power will soon be disconnected.  "To make sure this...

We must cease making large, long-term capital investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure that “locks in” dangerous emission levels for many decades.                                                                                      – The Keystone Principle What we do matters. That belief motivates each of us every morning...

For the for fourth straight season the Mount Sentinel Wildcats will represent the Kootenay zone at the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships. The Wildcats dusted off the Fernie Falcons in straight sets during the best-of-five final to capture the zone title at the Kootenay High School A Girl’s Volleyball Tournament Saturday in Castlegar […]

I would like to thank everyone that voted on Nov. 15,  I really appreciate your strong support for change.    I am very excited to be the new Area J Director for the next four years.  I will be working extremely hard for all the residents of our community. I wil be working with all levels of government with Area J's best...

Incumbent Mayor John Dooley may not have won Saturday at the polls, but he does have the support of the younger crowd after the topping the Student Vote results Friday. Nelson students joined more than 29,000 fellow classmates across the province are taking part in the Student Vote local government elections. Students took time to […]

Darren Medeiros scored three times to lead the Castlegar Rebels to a 6-4 Kootenay International Junior Hockey League victory over the Nelson Leafs Saturday night in the Sunflower City. The win hoisted the Rebels into first place in the Murdoch Division. Kamloops defeated Beaver Valley 4-3 in Fruitvale to keep Nelson and the Hawks tied […]

Nelson has a new mayor to lead the Heritage City for the next four years. Current councilor Deb Kozak shocked the pollsters by defeating incumbent Mayor John Dooley and challenger Pat Severyn to capture the top post at 310 Lake Street in the 2014 Nelson Municipal Election. Unofficial results had Kozak, the first female mayor...