Time is running out on Kootenay Music Awards
Calling all musicans. The Kootenay Music Awards submissions are now open, until Sunday February 12, 2017. Awards submissions kicked off January 16 in eight exciting categories, including Artist and Album of the Year. The Kootenay Co-Op Radio is honored and excited to be coordinating the fifth Kootenay Music Awards. A premier...
Nelson's Myers travels to Washington DC to be part of 'solidarity for love, inclusion and respect'
It has been quite a week south of the 49th parallel as the 45th President of the United States began his four-year term. However, before Donald Trump could begin to warm the seat of his Oval Office chair, more than a million people around the world — including marches in Castlegar, in the Nelson area and Grand Forks — joined...
Canadian skier Julien Locke cruises to Korean National’s Sprint title
Julien Locke of Nelson it sitting in a pretty nice position on the eve of his first World Cup Cross Country race set for Feb 3-5 in PyeongChang, Korea. The BlackJack/Nelson Nordic Club racer won the Korean National’s Sprint at the Alpensia Resort. Locke won the 1.8 kilometer sprint race Tuesday (January 24) in a time of...
Opinion: Restrictions on Smoking Outdoors?
(Editor's Note: The article below is contributed by the Canadian Cancer Society. Readers should note that on January 9, 2017, the City of Trail adopted Bylaw #2821, which restricts outdoor smoking. It says: " 2.1. No person shall smoke: (a) In any Park; (b) At or within 6.0 metres of a Recreation Facility; (c) At an ...
City begins gathering final details on medical cannabis regulations in preparation for public meeting
A new pot of regulations are brewing over medical cannabis in Nelson as the city prepares to hash out its legal language to regulate the industry prior to the passing of federal law. The introduction of what might comprise medical cannabis business licence regulations in Nelson were on the table for perusal Monday in city...
At least 120 feminists join the Women's March in Grand Forks
Organizers of the Women's March in Grand Forks are thrilled at the turnout, which is estimated at around 120 participants. "We had no idea what to expect," said Kelly Davison, a co-organizer of the event along with Shara Cooper....
Trail fitness centre to get $335,000 expansion
The Trail Aquatic and Leisure Center will be expanding its fitness center in 2017 - the final planning stages for a 933-sq.-ft. additional space are under way. Parks and Recreation director Trisha Davison says her vision for the project would be for building to begin by April 1 and wrap up with the annual shutdown in August....
Grand Forks to join thousands in Women's March against discrimination
This Saturday, Grand Forks residents will rally in support of the Women's March on Washington. The march will begin at 10 a.m. in Gyro Park, next to the Grand Forks and District Public Library. Hot beverages will be available while participants listen to a few speakers before they start the march around the downtown core. ...
