Should your children play contact sports?   There is new information available to parents about the longer-term health effects  to consider when making decisions about which sports to encourage, and what precautions to take for contact sports. The Mayo Clinic is a well-respected medical research and treatment facility in the US.   A recent Mayo Clinic news […]

Dear Editor, In response to Deb McIntosh’s recent letter re: the Community Harvest Food  Bank’s struggles to assist families and individuals living in poverty, we suggest it is high time that our wealthy province makes  some meaningful policy changes so that the families of one in five children in BC don’t have to be dependent...

A woman, who tried to feast on an officer, is facing a laundry list of charges following a late night altercation Monday with police and a renter said Nelson Police Sergeant Corey Hoy in a media release. Hoy said NPD were called at 11:29 p.m. Monday to a downtown residence after a female refused to […]

For the eighth time in 25 years high caliber volleyball is coming to the Kootenays. Mount Sentinel Wildcats play host to the BC High School Girl’s A Volleyball Championships beginning Thursday at Selkirk College Gymnasium in Castlegar. The L.V. Rogers Hangar in Nelson is co-hosting round robin games Thursday and Friday morning. “We have a […]

The social equation will factor into the recommendation given to the Interior Health Authority board in March when they are called upon to decide the future of laundry services — and 17 fulltime jobs — at Nelson’s Kootenay Lake Hospital, claims the IHA’s new president and chief executive officer. Chris Mazurkewich said Monday...

While many world leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Barack Obama, and the 40,000 delegates are in Paris at the UN Climate Change Conference, approximately 500 took to the streets of Nelson Sunday to participate in the Walk with the World. "It’s obviously a huge issue not only to our community...

Local musician/song writer/vocal artist Reiss Zibin, 21, will be releasing her new video in just minutes – and it’s one that will excite locals because it was filmed here in Castlegar and featured many local extras, not to mention the production/direction talents of locals Geoff Fontes and Dan Caverly. The video, showcasing...

Now that the WK Community TEETH Clinic has grabbed the lead, it's now time for area residents to bring the challenge home, as well as the $50,000 to prize. West Kootenay Community TEETH Clinic Society is one of five finalists being chosen for a video storytelling campaign. TEETH has been shortlisted for the Pacific Blue Cross...

It’s back!! The 6th annual Christmas Classic Hockey game is scheduled to hit the ice at the Castlegar Community Complex on Wednesday Dec. 23 from 7 – 9 p.m. followed by the after party, which will be at the Element night club from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. The goal of the Christmas Classic Hockey […]

Although ridership is on the increase in the city and surrounding region, a new city-backed marketing plan is expected to put more butts in seats in 2016. The West Kootenay Transit Long Term Marketing Plan will roll out five new initiatives, including a weekly two-for-one Tuesday promotion, to educate non-riders about the benefits of transit. […]