Men may still hold the lion’s share of industrial jobs, but women are slowly, but surely, making a dent in those numbers. At the Nelson Commons job site, Selina Drake of Nelson is one of those trendsetters from the female side of the playing field. "I'm a rare breed," said Drake, who operates a dump truck for McNally Excavating....

Police have increased patrols and presence in Trail for this weekend’s Silver City Days, but RCMP Cpl. Darryl Orr says that’s no negative reflection on the annual fair. “We do get increased call volume, but I think that has more to do with an increase in population than it does with the event itself,” he said, adding most of...

Minor mischief led to some high drama near the Trail high school this afternoon, after police got a call reporting what may have been fireworks going off at 12:53 p.m. “The caller reported a loud, ‘bang, bang’ – which may have been fireworks, but could have been gunfire, so we had to proceed as if it might be (the latter),”...

Have you got a ticket yet for the Starlight Dinner? It’s a raffle to benefit the library – put on by the Board of Directors and the Friends of the Library (two groups of volunteers that work tirelessly to support your public library!). Here’s how it works: you can buy a ticket for $20, and if you win, you get to invite 7...

On May 7, at 12:48 p.m. the Hudson’s Hope RCMP received a report that a vehicle had just been stolen with a three-year-old child still inside. Officers immediately attended the scene and obtained details as quick as possible in order to activate an Amber Alert. Surrounding RCMP detachments in every direction possible were...

Someone came into the library today to get a library card. It took us about 2 minutes to issue her one – and she said if she’d have known it was that easy, she would have gotten a card a long time ago!  So I just want you all to know: it’s that easy. No, seriously, it is. And it’s free. If you don’t have a library card, you...

The United Steelworkers recently launched a petition demanding Premier Christy Clark call a public inquiry into the explosions of the Babine and Lakeland sawmills. Adam Connell of the United Steelworkers, touring the region, was in Nelson this week to raise awareness and give locals a chance to sign the petition. “I believe...

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. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...

More than 200 junior high and high school students descended on the Selkirk College Silver King Campus in Nelson on Friday to get a closer look at gateways into trades training. The annual Made For Trades event brought students from around the West Kootenay-Boundary region to the campus to introduce the youth to the advantages...

Following a hectic 27-year career in the world of TV commercial production, Barbara Bergen chose the relative calm of designing and manufacturing cremation urns. She left behind 14-hour days and a constantly ringing cell phone in the big city of Calgary for the small city seclusion of Nelson. But her placid life was shattered...