The earthquake in Nepal hit a little too close to home for a former Nelson couple now living in Chilliwack. The son of Dean and Val Monty, Shaun, was visiting the Nepalese City of Pokhara when a 7.6 earthquake struck the region Saturday. Thankfully, Shaun and two friends, Robertson Mackenzie and Ashleigh Brooks managed to get...

The Junior Dragons’ Den live show is happening this Friday, May 1, at the Charles Bailey Theatre in Trail and students and judges got together on Wednesday for a final run-through before the event. A  Greater Trail Community Futures initiative, Junior Dragons’ Den is modeled after CBC’s popular show in which budding entrepreneurs...

To the Editor: Honourable Peter Fassbender, Minister of Education PO Box 9045, Stn Prov Govt   Victoria, BC, V8W 9E2   Dear Minister Fassbender:   Re: Bill 11, The Education Statutes Amendment Act   We write to you as representatives of the parents of almost 5,000 students in the Kootenay Lake School District who are gravely...

At the BC Wildlife Federation Convention held this weekend in Fernie, the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) announced it will provide over a million dollars to Kootenay fish & wildlife projects.   The East Kootenay Grassland Ecosystem Restoration program was awarded the largest single grant in the region,...

Call it a major victory for opponents to a ski resort in the Jumbo Glacier area or just another bump in what has been a long road for the Glacier Resorts Ltd. Glacier Resorts Ltd has been told by the The Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) to halt construction on two buildings until new safety conditions can be met in the...

To The Editor: The Honourable Peter Fassbender Minister of Education PO Box 9045, Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9E2 Dear Minister Fassbender: As the Board of Education for School District #8 (Kootenay Lake), we are deeply concerned about the ramifications of Bill 11 on the future of public education in the Province of British...

About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...

The Nelson Police Department and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) want to warn the public of telephone calls or emails making the rounds that claim to be from the CRA. Both organizations warn the public that this scam could result in identity and financial theft. “The email notifies the receiver that they are entitled to an ...

Nelson Police Department Sergeant Dino Falcone said officers continue to investigate theft of copper wire from a house in the 800 Block of Vernon Street. Police were alerted by the Nelson Fire Department after it was reported residents from the above apartment complained of fumes in the air that made them feel ill. “This is...

For the second time since it arrived in Nelson last fall, the Qunnabu Healing Society’s (QHS) Medical Marijuana Compassion Club has been evicted from its storefront. “We’re trying to bring alternatives to people so they have a choice, like if you walk into any other store,” said society director Kyle Lindroos. But things...