Don’t be fooled.  Don’t give out any information on the phone to anyone who calls up and claims to represent your credit card company.  Anyone from your credit card compoany does  NOT need you to give them any information about you or your card; they would already have what they need on file.  Anyone who […]

Through online auctions and a crowdfunding campaign  friends and family are pulling out all the stops to help a little Nelson girl facing a life-threatening illness. In August eight-year-old Annabelle Edl started feeling fatigued, pale and feverish. In September, she was diagnosed with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....

First it was the ceiling tiles that fell into the pool in January 2013. Then major renovations were required closing the pool, again, in May of 2015. Thursday, all that blood, sweat, tears and waiting by pool patrons concluded as the 46-year-old Nelson and District Aquatic Centre was officially re-opened for business during...

Peter Kremler credits the strong foundation he secured during his time at Selkirk College as a springboard to graduating at the top of his Faculty of Engineering class at the University of Victoria. Kremler took first-year courses at Selkirk College before transferring to UVic where he graduated with a degree in Electrical ...

There’s another golden opportunity on the horizon for the public to support a good cause as the Nelson & District Hospice Society and the Kalein Centre join together to compete for the Aviva Community Health Funding Grant. The Health Grant is part of the Aviva Community Funding competition. The NDHS and Kalein Centre are...

Five people were transported to Trail Regional Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Monday evening following a two-car accident at the junction of Highway 3A & 6 said RCMP Sergeant Monty Taylor in a media release Tuesday. Taylor said the accident happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. at the Playmor Junction intersection....

Every year in Canada, about 12,200 people are hospitalized and 3,500 people die from influenza or its complications.   The public can help themself and those around stay healthy, prevent illness and potentially save lives in one easy step – by getting your annual flu shot. Nelson Flu Vaccine Schedule Castlegar Flu Vaccine...

The Transportation Safety Board said it will take the time needed to complete a thorough investigation of the fatal plane crash near Lake Country that killed four people Thursday. The twin-engine Cessna Citation disappeared from radar at 9:40 p.m. PT on Thursday, only 11 kilometres north of Kelowna Airport  after takeoff from...

The City of Trail and Teck are pleased to announce $1.6 million in funding for the Trail Riverfront Centre, a new integrated library and museum facility that will enhance cultural and educational experiences for the community and anchor revitalization of Trail’s downtown core. Teck will provide an initial donation of $500,000...

The trial on charges stemming from an aviation fuel spill in the Slocan Valley in 2013 is promising to be a long and complicated one. The trial resumed in Nelson on Tuesday- only to be put off for at least two more months. Crown counsel John Cliffe told Judge Phillip Seagram the Crown intends to call about 65 witnesses to...