By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily When Nelson resident Mary Ann McClelland heard she was going to have to wait a year for her double cataract surgery here she decided to go public. “The whole point wasn’t just for me,” said the 71-year-old senior. “There’s been a flurry of activity because of my story and that’s what I wanted...

British Columbia’s provincial health officer has released the following statement on the recent H5N1 influenza death in Alberta: “B.C. was informed (Tuesday) night by Alberta health officials that they have confirmed a fatal case of H5N1 influenza in someone who recently returned from Beijing, China. “As reported earlier by Health Canada and the Alberta Ministry […]

Another week, another closure notice from Interior Health regarding Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department. Interior Health is advising area residents due to limited physician availability the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department will be closed from 5 p.m. Tuesday January 7 to 9 a.m. Wednesday January 8. Outside these hours, the emergency department […]

Interior Health announced another round of closures to the Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department to ring in the New Year. The closures to the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department began Friday afternoon (December 27). The new dates are: 5 p.m. Dec. 27 to 9 a.m. Dec. 30 5 p.m. Dec. 30 to […]

The following press release was issued by Richard Deane on the afternoon of Dec. 24: Teck Trail Operations is reporting an incident that resulted in a zinc release to an outfall to the Columbia River on Dec. 22. Based on an initial assessment, the release does not create any health or safety risk to people, fish or wildlife...

Dear Editor, For over 100 years Trail Operations has operated as a world class refinery and smelter in the West Kootenays of British Columbia. Our facility refines and recycles everything from metal concentrates to used batteries into metals and fertilizers that we all rely on. Over our 100-year history we have grown in...

There’s a glimmer of hope in the Kaslo Victorian Community Health Centre saga. The Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Room hours were scheduled to change to weekday, daytime hours of operation on Monday, January 6, 2014. However, there’s been a new proposal made by a group of physicians. Doctors informed Interior Health officials the group […]

There's a new and exciting resource available to Aboriginal people throughout the region, according to Kris Taks, executive director of the Circle of Indigenous Nations Society “The Circle of Indigenous Nations Society (C.O.I.N.S) formed in September 2012 and formally registered as a non-profit society in March 2013,” Taks ...

Food is one of the most basic necessities of life, yet it is something that more and more Canadians and Nelson area residents are finding harder to afford. A recent study by Food Banks Canada entitled HungerCount 2013 revealed that since the “Great Recession” hit in 2008, nearly 200,000 more Canadians are using food banks […]

Non-profits and charities have a new way to raise money for causes that benefit society, as the B.C. government relaxes the rules around auctioning liquor. Following through on an earlier commitment, the B.C. government is allowing privately-donated liquor, such as a vintage bottle of wine or a rare bottle of scotch from an...