The first longweekend of what most believe is the start of summer also will see a stronger police presence on the highways throughout the province says the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure. Minister Todd Stone is asking the public, whether it's a camping trip or a planned family visit, to allow plenty of time and...

Former Nelsonite William Dove was pleased to see Nelson Hydro and Columbia Wireless joined forces to have a camera at the nest of an Kootenay Osprey family just off Highway 3A west of Nelson by Grohman Park. Dove, who got his start as a raptor rehabilitator, educator and falconer when I lived in Nelson about 35 years ago,...

Olympian Clara Hughes will ride into Nelson Saturday, May 24 as part of Clara’s Big Ride for Bell Let’s Talk. Nelson's Kootenay Lake Tourism is doing its best to fill the streets and has created a U-Tube video to help encourage Nelsonites to get out and support Clara's cause. The two-time Olympian Clara Hughes rides into the...

Selkirk College’s commitment to learners and a high quality post-secondary education experience has taken another step forward with the release of its Education Plan 2014-2018. As a major step in implementing the Selkirk College Strategic Plan 2013-2018, the Education Plan 2014-2018 sets priority actions that will result in...

I begin by citing the conclusions to my own two most-recent columns. I think humans are changing, and so the issues may look very like issues that have been with us over the centuries – but they will be different because we are different. And the main reason for our difference from past humans is our technologies of information....

Bears and booze kept City Police members busy during the weekend in Nelson. The hairy bruins were a thorn in the side of Nelson residents during the weekend as NPD dispatch received several calls of reports of bears in both the hospital and Fairview areas. During an altercation near Seventh Street and Gordon Road, officers ...

Public outcry over the province’s proposed changes to the Agriculture Land Commission Act has the provincial government considering stepping back a bit from its original plan. However, the changes do not do enough according to one Nelson resident on the forefront of the fight to protect farmland in the province. Nelson resident...

Talk about putting the cart before the horse. Fall 2013 the RDKB (Regional District of Kootenay Boundary) launches the Kettle Blah-Blah Plan. A few months later Grand Forks city council slams through a unanimous motion to install residential smart water metres. The citizenry clamours, an open-house is held and already by April...

Connie Denesiuk has announced her intention to seek the Federal Liberal nomination for the new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. The new South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding brings together towns, cities and communities in an especially beautiful region of the province.  There are significant demographic, economic, historical...

Alex Atamanenko, MP is hosting featured speaker Nathan Cullen, MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, on the Nelson leg of his TAKE BACK OUR COAST tour across British Columbia.  Cullen’s tour focuses on engaging communities across the province to educate and organize against the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project. ...