As most of us know the City budget is very complex and takes considerable time to put together. Weighing out what to fund and what not to fund or somewhere in between can be very stressful for those directly involved. My experience has been that decisions made by our elected officials are done with the best intentions using...

Representatives from the Province, BC Hydro, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, the Revelstoke Rod and Gun Club, and other partners celebrated the completion of the Shelter Bay Provincial Park boat ramp upgrade project on Saturday May 7, 2016 near Revelstoke. The Shelter Bay boat ramp project is the last of eight boat ...

On May 6 at 4:27 a.m., Castlegar RCMP responded to a robbery at a business on 6th Avenue in Castlegar.  Two male suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash from an employee leaving work.  The victim was not injured during the robbery.  The investigation is ongoing and further details relating to the incident are not being ...

The vehicle belonging to Midway BC resident Colleen Smith has been located in Kelowna. Midway RCMP continue to look for Colleen Smith who was originally reported missing in early February when she failed to show up for work. On Tuesday May 3, 2016, the Kelowna RCMP located Smith’s blue 2005 four-door Chevrolet Cobalt in a...

  And the awards just keep on coming for Nelson Minor Hockey grad and Moose Jaw Warriors sniper Dryden Hunt. Hunt, who beat out Western Conference and Victoria Royals defenceman Joe Hicketts, was crowned with the WHL’s highest honour Wednesday in Calgary when he was handed the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league's...

Ed Note: The following is a press release issued by Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Dave Johnson: At approximately 5 a.m. May 4, Castlegar RCMP responded to two simultaneous incidents in the Castlegar city area. The first call was a report building fire on 2nd Street near 11th Avenue. A passing motorist noticed flames from inside business...

City director of Transportation and Civic Works Chris Barlow is falling on his sword this morning, accepting full responsibility for a mistake that saw herbicide sprayed in Castlegar's Kinsmen Park this week. “Our contractor goes around and checks all the fields, identifying the ones that have bad weeds, then comes back with...

Robson fire crews responded to a single vehicle roll-over early this morning, according to Robson fire chief Jeff Grant. Grant said a six-man crew responded to a call early Wednesday morning of a single vehicle MVI in the 2700 block of Broadwater Road. The single occupant, a female driver, had crossed the centre line, lost ...

A local business has been completely destroyed after a fire this morning. Fire Chief Gerry Rempel said they got the 9-1-1 call just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, for a structure fire at Crossroads Printing on Second Street downtown. “I was here in about four minutes, and the building was already pretty much fully involved,” he...

Starting Monday, Statistics Canada began sending out census letters and packages to all Canadian households. Residents in cities like Nelson will receive a letter with a secure 16-digit access code to complete their form online or they can request a paper form.  May 10 is Census Day, however, the government is urging Canadians...