The future of Selkirk College’s renowned Aviation Program is precarious as best, but rumours it was closed altogether at a recent college board meeting are inaccurate, according to Selkirk president Angus Graeme. “I know the rumours swirl, and we’ve had to have some very difficult conversations with our faculty around the...

Dad was found dead with a fish in his talons. The mystery of what happened to the male osprey so many have come to know from the Nelson Hydro/Columbia Wireless nest webcam west of Nelson was solved Wednesday when the body of the bird was found in a deep ravine. “Yes, we’re relieved,” said Nelson Hydro line manager Doug Pickard....

The BC Coroners Service has released the name of the man found dead in Cottonwood Creek Thursday morning at Lance Garry Sparks. The 52-year-old Sparks, most recently of Nelson, was found by visitors to Cottonwood Park submerged near the waterfall of Cottonwood Creek. The next of kin has been notified. The BC Coroners Services...

Despite agreeing to a tentative five-year contract earlier this month, more than 700 education support staff from CUPE 748 are walking the picket lines with their teacher colleagues. CUPE 748 members have been there right from the start of job action standing by the BC Teachers’ Federation and supporting their fellow union members. “Solidarity is […]

A call to the local Wal-Mart turned into Nelson Police shutting down a high-stakes Bonny-and-Clyde-like shoplifting ring in the Heritage City Tuesday (June 24). Nelson dispatch received the call at 2:45 p.m. from staff at the Nelson Wal-Mart that a female shoplifter was in custody. When officers arrived they found the woman was in the […]

The Sinixt spokesperson who was accused of  breaching an injunction prohibiting anyone from blocking a logging operation on Perry Ridge was found guilty of criminal contempt in BC Supreme Court Tuesday. Marilyn James was given a 14 day conditional sentence to be served at home for standing in the way of  Galena Contracting’s James Hascarl […]

The long search for permanent physicians to staff the Victorian Community Health Centre appears to be over as Interior Health announced in a media release Tuesday the signing of two full-time physicians to the community over the last two weeks. Dr. Isabelle-Anne Fontaine began a regular schedule at Victorian Community Health Centre on June 16. […]

Despite seeing its labour dispute with the government drag into another week, and appearing to be going nowhere, local teachers were joined by a large group of supporters at the Nelson and District Teachers’ Association “In Support of Public Education” rally Monday at the City Hall Courtyard. “We had a good turnout despite the inclement […]

Protests and rallies are being held throughout the Kootenays today, including in Castlegar, as the conflict between the BC Teachers Federation and the provincial government continues to escalate. Kootenay Columbia Teachers Union president Andy Davidoff issued a release today indicating teachers will not be issuing report cards...

The B.C. Teachers Federation has said  veteran mediator Vince Ready has turned down a request to try to settle British Columbia’s teachers strike. BCTF spokesman Rich Overgaard says Vince Ready did not have time in his schedule to mediate the dispute between educators and the government. The BCTF is meeting to discuss alternative options. Nelson […]