By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily The board of the Regional District of Central Kootenay unanimously voted against a rezoning application that would allow a north shore couple to grow medicinal marijuana  under the new Health Canada regulations (MMPR). “We turned it down because of the potential impacts and that it was no benefit to […]

The Regional District of Central Kootenay made Taghum Beach Park more of a happening place in the summer with the recent purchase of 8.3 acres adjacent to the day-use area. “We are thrilled about this acquisition of land which will improve the park for the many residents and visitors who enjoy it,” said Ramona Faust, […]

Ed note: The following is a press release issued byt the BC government: Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines, announced today that BC Hydro will offer new options for customers who have put their smart meters on hold. Government is responding to public concerns by providing opt-out options with the costs borne by those […]

The Community Foundation of Castlegar and District now has official charitable status as confirmed on July 1st by the Canada Revenue Agency.  “We are very pleased that the lengthy process to achieve this status has been successful," said board president Bob Jackson. “This means the foundation can now receive funds and issue...

Many professional firms offer “free initial consultations” to the public as an enticement to get customers in the door. It’s part of their promotional strategy to attract new customers. Pinnacle PAC offers free initial consultations for a few other reasons. First, we want to get to know our prospective customers.  We view the relationship between […]

Yesterday saw a fortunate ending to a dicey river situation, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “Shortly after 4 p.m. on July 16, police received a call that there was a capsized canoe with a number of people in the water in the Columbia River at Rock Island in Trail,” Hawton said. “Police and […]

Prime ministerial hopeful Justin Trudeau and his family will be in Nelson and Trail for informal meet-and-greets in less than a week, according to Southern Interior Liberal Riding Association president Dan Ashman. Ashman said Trudeau will be in Lakeside Park in Nelson on Sunday at around 5 p.m. and in Trail's Gyro Park at 2...

Traffic flow on Highway 3A east of Castlegar was tied up Tuesday afternoon following a three-car accident less than a kilometer west of the Thrums Market, but only one person was sent to hospital, and without life-threatening injuries, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. The accident happened around 4 p.m., when a woman heading toward […]

Nelson and area residents helped make it a slam-dunk for Whitewater Ski and Red Mountain in Powder magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown competition. The Heritage City made another push during the Main Street Matters Paint contest before losing out to Penticton. Once again the region is being asked to rush to the computer mouse, this time […]

FortisBC has commenced a full-scale investigation into a Saturday morning fire at the Corra Linn Dam generating plant, located on the Kootenay River west of Nelson. The Beasley Fire Department was called out to extinguish the fire, which occurred in Generator #2 at approximately 10:30 a.m. “We experienced a fault in one of our generators […]