Students at L.V. Rogers High School received an early start on Halloween trick or treating after the facility was evacuated Tuesday morning due to a bomb scare. A social media post by the City of Nelson said that all students and faculty had been safely evacuated following the scare. Nelson Police, local RCMP and Nelson […]

What is the story you want to tell local youth about our community, wildfire resilience and climate change? That’s the question that Kenya Blouin was tasked with in her summer 2023 role as the Village of Kaslo’s Youth FireSmart Coordinator. “Youth will be the ones navigating our society through climate change,” she says. “The earlier […]

Interior Health said in a media release that for the second consecutive day there are temporary changes to emergency department hours at the Slocan Community Health Centre in New Denver due to limited nursing availability. Interior Health said said that emergency services will be unavailable Tuesday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and […]

New opportunities are expected to be developing in recreation in the regional district, after the establishment of a new committee. Developed through Community Services, the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors created the Recreation Inclusion and Access Select Committee at its Oct. 17 meeting. The committee will be designed to develop new opportunities […]

A bear-safe program and a new mountain biking route are the two projects slated for the Nelson region as part of new infrastructure tourism grant program. As part of the Destination Development Fund, the Nelson Cycling Club (NCC) will be receiving $65,000 for the Smallwood Recreation Sites and Trails network, with a purpose-built, low angle […]

An answer to the real costs associated with vandalism for Nelson businesses will be found next month with the arrival of a new program that will help recover costs from vandalism, and for vandalism prevention. Small businesses in Nelson — and throughout British Columbia — will be able to apply for funding to help recover […]

People are ‘terrified’ of where and when a controlled substance safe inhalation site is selected for Nelson and more transparency is needed leading up to its creation, says a member of the city’s newest neighbourhood group. Kari Kroker of the Nelson Neighbourhood Network (NNN) said there are no parameters in regards to the creation and […]

Regional District of Central Kootenay Director Hans Cunningham was recently honoured for his years of public service at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention in Vancouver from September 18-22 in Vancouver. The Electoral Area G Director, who attend the provincial conference with other RDCK board members, received a long-term service award for over 35 […]

The downtown Nelson neighbourhood is under siege, says a representative of the Nelson Neighbourhood Network, a downtown residents’ association. Mike Stolte said in the last six months the street culture issue in the city’s downtown has worsened to the point where people don’t feel safe on the street or in their homes. “I’ve never felt […]

The selections are almost overwhelming: orange quinoa crisp dark chocolate, peppermint and hemp vegan milk chocolate, Aztec spice drinking chocolate, cranberry ginger swirl chocolate bark. Those are only a few of the mouth-watering products available from Viva Cacao (pronounced VEE-va ka-COW), the brainchild of owner Beth Campbell. Over the years, Campbell has found rising success […]