Burgeoning Selkirk College talent will shine in an eclectic night of entertainment when Contemporary Music & Technology Program students hit the stage at Nelson’s Spiritbar on December 18. The traditional Christmas Break Show features student-based bands that have been toiling for several weeks in preparation for a night that will throw a spotlight on talent […]

Comments and feedback are being sought on a proposed new Access Management Area in the Pend d'Oreille Valley in the Kootenay Boundary region as part of an update to the spring 2016 edition of the B.C. Hunting and Trapping Synopsis. The proposed change, under the Wildlife Act's motor vehicle prohibition regulation, would reduce...

Several “unforseen costs" have forced the city to crack open its existing financial plan and incorporate amendments to account for the cash. Topping the list of four items that have to be added into the budget are the clean-up costs of the June 29 storm that pelted the city, racking up over $850,000 in damages to Nelson Hydro...

Stanley Humphries Rockers of Castlegar opened the West Kootenay Junior Boy’s Basketball season with a pair of wins Saturday at the Hangar in Nelson. The Rockers jumped to a 26-7 lead, before coasting to a 46-25 decision over the L.V. Rogers Bombers in a three-team mini-tournament. Morgan Lynn led the Rockers with 11 points while […]

Thanks to the system moving through south of the 49th parallel, the Special Weather Statement for the West Kootenay has been cancelled by Environment Canada. There will still be periods of rain, with snow level at 1000 metres. Tuesday, increasing temperature has snow level rising from 1000 to 2000 metres near noon with the ...

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats concluded the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships at Selkirk College in Castlegar on a winning note to finish seventh overall in the 16-team field. The Wildcats outlasted Duncan Christian 2-1 (22-25, 25-19, 11-15) in the best-of-three match to capture the match Saturday afternoon in Castlegar. Earlier in the day, […]

The second person involved in a string of robberies that terrorized financial institutions and the public throughout the West Kootenay in spring of 2014 was found guilty of five counts by a jury during the weekend at Provincial Court in Nelson. Krista Kalmikoff found guilty of the charges that included fleeing from police...

The Mount Sentinel Wildcats came close, but just couldn’t get the key points at the right time in dropping a 3-1 decision to White Rock Christian Academy in quarter final action Friday at the at the BC High School A Girl’s Volleyball Championships at Selkirk College in Castlegar. White Rock, advancing to Saturday’s semi final […]

Nelson Police have charged a 28-year-old man with Arson in relation to an early morning vehicle fire Wednesday in the 400 Block of Josephine Street in Nelson. Nelson Police Sergeant Nate Holt said in a media release an arrest was made early on in the investigation with the co-operation of Nelson Police Department and Nelson...

With marijuana legalization becoming a near inevitability, many organizations are gearing up to prepare the next generation of leaders for the cannabis industry. Women Grow, located in the Front Street Emporium offices in Nelson, is a collective of industry trailblazers looking to “connect, educate, inspire and empower the ...