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 […]

By David Suzuki At the end of the film Don’t Look Up — in which a comet hurtling toward Earth serves as a blunt metaphor for the climate crisis — astronomy professor Randall Mindy (played by Leonard DiCaprio) says, “We really did have everything, didn’t we?” It’s true. This spinning ball of earth, water and […]

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 […]

The latest release of crime statistics shows many crimes are down in the Boundary Region compared to the same time period of last year said Detachment Commander Sergeant Darryl Peppler in a media release Monday. Sgt. Peppler  said the Boundary region RCMP is comprised of two detachments — Midway Detachment which also covers Greenwood, Rock […]

The City is having no reservations about its reserves. A proposal to establish a new Growing Communities reserve fund is on the books, as well as a move to amalgamate almost $47 million worth of reserves across 17 funds, now contained within separate reserve bylaws. Worth $4.2 million, the Growing Communities reserve arose out of […]

All residents in the areas below have received a hand-delivered notice. This notice is to inform the public and residents of Bay Avenue and Portland Street in West Trail that these areas will experience a water service interruption between approximately 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 to accommodate new watermain connections […]

For every dollar invested in connectivity infrastructure in the Kootenay region it was estimated to generate $14 in returns to the gross domestic product in the long term, a Provincial study found. That was one of the nuggets unearthed by the Province as part of its rural vision — Good Lives, Strong Communities — released […]

Creston RCMP said Friday that officers arrested a wanted American fugitive in the Creston Valley. RCMP said in a media release that officers made the arrest, without incident, in the 1600 Block of Northwest Boulevard in Creston. Creston RCMP were alerted Friday that American fugitive, Cole Levine, in the Creston Valley. RCMP said that Levine […]

Trudeau and Biden Strike Out, Missing Both the End-of-Summer Deadline and the Commitment to Work in Partnership with the Transboundary Ktunaxa Nation to Address Mining Pollution in the Kootenai/y Watershed Submitted by the Ktunaxa Nation The United States and Canada have failed to meet their summer deadline to reach an agreement in partnership with the […]

A new survey has found 51 per cent of Canadians would miss their mortgage payment within three months if they lost their primary source of income, while 16 per cent of mortgage holders would fall behind on their payments within 30 days. The survey, which was commissioned by online mortgage marketplace ratefilter.ca, also found that […]