BC Highway Patrol said that a Grand Forks woman was killed in an accident Sunday evening east of Greenwood. BC Highway Patrol said in a media release that Nelson and Midway RCMP responded to the collision involving a Chevrolet Tracker and a Subaru Outback on Highway 3. BC Highway Patrol said the initial investigation has […]

The City’s Pier Project is already receiving accolades despite it not being completed. On Thursday the City of Nelson was given the Award of Excellence from Canadian Architect Magazine for the Hall Street Pier project. Although the project is behind schedule and over budget, it is slated for completion in spring, 2024, intending to complete […]

The ship has been righted for cannabis retail operations in Nelson. There will be a reduction in the business licence fee that cannabis retail operations pay to the City of Nelson, after a request from cannabis retailers made in 2022 to reduce licence fees for “retail: recreational cannabis” was approved and adopted. The previous fee […]

Local couple, Taseyah Davies and Alexander Lamm have launched a storytelling digital program for children, StoryNest. “StoryNest is a sanctuary for young children ages three to nine and it’s filled with audio stories and songs that teach virtues like honesty, compassion, empathy,” says Davies. What makes the program stand apart is that the stories are […]

Three referendums for major purchases for three rural electoral areas managed to receive voter assent, despite a low voter turnout. Less than four per cent of the total voters turned out in Regional District of Central Kootenay’s North Shore, Slocan Valley and Tarrys and Pass Creek on Dec. 2 referendums for fire protection service loan […]

The City is stepping up to the plate to help knock home several long-standing issues for youth baseball and adult slo-pitch. An amendment proposed for the Sports Field User Policy — that identifies guidelines for the allocation and management of City sports fields — could see “fairer access” to the City’s sport fields, Lakeside and […]

Nineteen firefighters responded to a structure fire at 138 Reservoir Road in Trail during the wee hours of Monday morning. Upon arrival at 2:20 a.m., they found a fully-involved blaze, which they knocked down rapidly, thus preventing its threat to other adjacent homes and structures. By 4:08 a.m., the fire was completely under control. In […]

Bringing the waves and vibrations of a semester’s worth of hard work to Nelson’s Spirtbar stage, students in Selkirk College’s Contemporary Music & Technology Program will greet the holiday break with the Winter Sonic Showcase. An annual semester-end tradition, the holiday-themed showcase presents a six-pack of bands that feature students with their faculty mentors who […]

A delay in the full weight of winter has brought on a suspension in hibernation for the region’s bear population, prompting the extension of the WildSafeBC Nelson program. The WildSafeBC Nelson program has been extended to Dec. 22, said WildSafeBC Nelson community coordinator Lisa Thomson in an email statement. “Traditionally, the program season goes into […]

The search is on in the region for land to develop and build non-market, affordable, workforce housing units. Led by the Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership (NAEDP) and M’akola — including Community Futures, the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce — the group has drafted a Greater Nelson Housing Entity Study which is now […]