It seemed like only yesterday residents of the BC Southern Interior were on flood watch. However, following the first major lightning storm of 2017 Summer, BC Wildfire Service crews were back on the job after there were numerous lightning-caused fires throughout the Arrow Fire Zone and the Kootenay Lake Fire Zone. Fortunately, none of these […]

The recent dry spell hovering over the province has prompted the BC Wildfire Service to remind the public that a Category 3 fire prohibition is in place throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. “As weather conditions get drier and hotter, people are urged to use extreme caution while conducting any outdoor burning activities,” the media […]

“Repulsive” is the reaction from Regional District of Central Kootenay Parks Operation Supervisor Cary Gaynor, to the reports of vandals earlier this month who painted a set of swastikas along a public access road to Morning Mountain Recreation Site located west of Nelson. “It’s always alarming when graffiti of this kind is found,” Gaynor told […]

  Basketball in Nelson has been a popular as candy over the years in the Heritage City. Young basketball enthusiasts can improve those skills at the 2017 Bomber Basketball Camp set for July 10-13 at the L.V. Rogers gymnasium. The summer camp runs beginning Monday, July 10 at the LVR Hangar from 9 a.m. to […]

Nelson Police Department is asking for public assistance in locating a Nelson man missing since early June. Darwen Greyeyes, 55, was last seen at 9:30 p.m. on (Sunday) June 4, 2017. “He was last seen in the 200 block of Anderson Street in Nelson,” said Nelson Police Sergeant Dino Falcone in a media release Sunday. […]

Nelson Fire Rescue and Nelson Police combined Friday afternoon to rescue a person who had capsized a canoe in Kootenay Lake. Both emergency services responded to a call at 4:19 p.m. of a person in a canoe that had capsized but was unable to get the boat righted. “Both on duty members responded immediately and […]

RCMP Senior Media Relations Officer Annie Linteau says the search for missing Crawford Bay teacher Alvin Dunic remains a mystery. Linteau said members from Nelson Search and Rescue as well as Swift Water Teams from Kimberley, Oliver/Osoyoos and Penticton searched Crawford Creek this week again with no success. “Swimmers in the water targeted areas using […]

Heritage structures are physical reminders of our communities’ pasts. They may represent community-defining businesses that have come and gone, or early ways of life that no longer exist. They may stand alone as singular examples or be part of a string of historic structures that add interest to a neighbourhood. Now, 16 heritage structures in […]

The City of Grand Forks announced Wednesday it has reached an agreement with its union workers following two days of bargaining. Mayor Frank Konrad said the agreement with CUPE Local 4728 is for four plus years. “I’m pleased that everything worked out so well, and I’m very happy with the results for the corporation and […]

The educational pathway for students at Selkirk College’s Kootenay Studio Arts (KSA) is an individual journey that results in a creative collection of final projects. On June 23 and 24, students from five studios will showcase their concepts, designs and skill-sets at the annual KSA Year End Show & Sale. “There are not very many […]