Mark Nykanen book launch double-header at Nelson Library
If readers get a little shiver when they hear the name Mark Nykanen, they could be forgiven: Nykanen’s name has become synonymous with literary thrillers of the seriously edgy variety. Nykanen will launch two new novels on Tuesday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 pm at the Nelson Public Library. Striking Back, published by Bell Bridge Books, […]
$100,000 up for grabs in new Community Directed Youth Funds program: CBT
Columbia Basin Trust has a new program to support youth in Basin communities. Community Directed Youth Funds (CDYF) will be piloted in six communities, including Nelson, and their surrounding areas this fall. CDYF targets youth ages 12-19 and will provide each area with $100,000 over four years to increase activities, opportunities and services for youth. […]
Advocacy Centre extends its reach with new venture
The helping hand of the Advocacy Centre is now available online. The Advocacy Centre has always offered many handouts and guidebooks for anyone able to stop by the office in downtown Nelson. Now, many of those resources are available online at the Centre’s newly designed website, making the Advocacy Centre’s services more accessible to anyone […]
Gaming grant review process comes to the West Kootenay
The Province’s controversial gaming grant process will be under the microscope later this summer and a West Kootenay date has been added for local groups to come out and voice their opinion. The Gaming Grant Review community forum will visit Castlegar on Monday, Aug. 15 (Sandman Hotel, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) — the only […]
Public assists police in apprehending alleged drunk driver
Photo: The broken trees and grass where the truck went over the embankment. According to RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff, “To get the full effect one must really go to the top of the hill and look down…his journey through the dense wood, though the field and then driving into the house is amazing. It is […]
Bikini-clad ATV-ers get license suspension for drinking and driving
Hot summer weather saw a hike in the number of people drinking and driving last weekend, including people driving boats and ATVs. “You can be charged with impaired driving while operating any motor vehicle – even a scooter,” said RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff. A road block set up on Broadwater Road saw just such an […]
Update: Atmosphere puts Raid the North challengers to the test
SLOCAN VALLEY — A portion of the tagline for Atmosphere Raid the North Extreme (RTNX) reads “Real Wilderness.” After more than three days of racing the RTNX unmarked course in BC’s West Kootenay, participating teams have no doubt that they are being tested in some of the most ‘real wilderness’ imaginable. And they have to […]
New grant and CP discussions have City well on way with waterfront plan
A new grant for “Railtown” improvements and some progress with CP Rail on accessing some of their waterfront lands has the City’s Waterfront and Downtown Master Plan process well underway. The City has acquired a grant to add new lighting, sidewalks and pathways at lower Baker Street, or Railtown. Work has already begun in the […]
Man facing charges after threatening bystanders with knife
A man is in Nelson Police Department prison after allegedly “going berserk,” assaulting strangers and brandishing a knife in the Heritage city Wednesday night. “At approximately 7:45 p.m., a worker at the Greyhound station in Nelson heard pounding on the wall of the station,” said Nelson police Sgt. Paul Burkart. “He went outside (and) without […]
Bigger than life: Waneta in its full effect
One of the biggest construction projects the region has ever known is now open for public viewing. A new public viewing area opened last week across from the Waneta Expansion Project construction site. The viewing area is located directly across Highway 22A and provides a safe place to observe construction and view interpretive signage about […]
