Best-selling author and cleantech investor Tom Rand will give a public talk on the solutions to climate disruption at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson on March 16. The first 100 people to arrive for the talk will receive a free copy of Rand’s latest book Waking the Frog, a $30 value. Admission is $10 and all students will be...

This February, Cranbrook will be visited by building industry professionals from British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States for the Kootenay region’s first-ever radon measurement and mitigation certification course. With the support of Health Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society is organizing the training for building ...

Nelson Police Department Acting Sergeant Corey Hoy said in media release that a missing Nelson man was located Monday morning. Hoy said at approximately 10:30 a.m. Alexander MacKay, 35, was located and found in good health. MacKay had not been seen or had contact with his family since departing his residence on (Tuesday)...

About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. They say the best way to learn is...

Why you should take note: Cases of measles have been reported in Canada. Measles is relatively rare in Canada thanks to high immunization rates across the country. However, Canada will continue to see measles cases related to travel to countries where measles is endemic or there are large outbreaks. Additionally, the United...

Locals outdoors clubs, including the British Columbia Wildlife Federation (BCWF) and the West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC), are demanding urgent action by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) as Kootenay Lake kokanee stocks continue to dwindle. The two groups together with the Balfour and District...

Special Public Avalanche Warning for Southern Interior Ranges of BC: Warming temperatures and weak snowpack resulting in large, destructive avalanches February 13, 2015, Revelstoke, BC: Avalanche Canada is issuing a special public avalanche warning this weekend for the backcountry in the South Columbia, Purcells, Kootenay-Boundary,...

A small group of supporters tied up traffic in the Nelson downtown Friday afternoon as part of #ShutDownCanada demonstration. #ShutDownCanada was scheduled to create a bit of havoc Friday (February 13)  as people took part in a variety of direct actions and demonstrations. The movement has more than 3700 people joining the ...

Rick Rogerson, 47, will be held in custody after his court date Feb. 12. This, after an armed stand-off with police lasting more than 20 hours saw police evacuating a Castlegar neighbourhood last weekend. Rogerson appeared in court Thursday, and is being charged with a laundry list of charges. For further coverage, click...

After weeks of protest, petitioning and lobbying  by BC’s resident hunting community, Minister Steve Thomson announced Friday that he was revising the limited entry hunting allocations (LEH) for the province. But local Nelson Rod and Gun director Wally Kampen said the changes were minimal. “It’s a very small step in the right...