Healthy From The Start is a one-stop shop that connects pregnant women with appropriate services in the community to support a healthy pregnancy. Information and resources are available on a variety of subjects including accessing prenatal care, when to seek medical care, mental health, relationships, breastfeeding, parenting...

Was there any doubt? It appears Whitewater Ski Hill, going solo this time, has dispatched its first victim in the Powder Magazine 2014 Ski Town Throwdown contest. With the final tally completed, Nelson's Whitewater Ski Hill outlasted Big White near Kelowna 765-278. Whitewater now advances to the second round of the 64-hill ...

Jocelyn Cowie, a registered massage therapist, is a prominent specialist in pain and sports injury treatment and has spent 28 years perfecting her practice and in getting to the "point of pain." She also owns Ponderosa Pines Mountain Spa on Spencer's Hill in Grand Forks and is the CEO and founder of AssessX Technology Ltd. ...

Selkirk College Adult Special Education (ASE) students at four different campuses have hit the streets looking to raise funds for their program and build skills in the process. The Selkirk College Gala 2013 is slated for Nov. 23 and this year the task of putting together the amazing auction table has been handed to the ASE ...

On Tuesday October 22 Spotlight Films will be presenting Mud, a film written and directed by Jeff Nichols (Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter). This tale, with a respectful nod to Stand By Me and Huckleberry Finn, is an adventure encompassing illusions of romance and security, with a cast of undergrown men and overgrown boys acting...

Fall is definitely here, and I hope everyone had a good summer. Each month, I will be sharing issues and challenges facing our government as our population ages, and some of the progress being made to address those issues. All of you are aware that over the next 20 years there will be even greater numbers of seniors needing...

Road conditions during the fall can be unpredictable across the province and even challenging in some areas, so ICBC is asking drivers to prepare their vehicles and plan their route before heading out this long weekend to help keep B.C. roads safe for everyone. During the Thanksgiving long weekend, on average, four people are...

Construction for a new 28-unit affordable housing development for families and seniors broke ground today in Salmo, thanks to funding by the governments of Canada and British Columbia and Columbia Basin Trust. "Our government is investing in affordable housing in British Columbia and across the country to help create jobs and...

"It's not easy being green," said Kermit the Frog. Turns out it's not so easy being anything involving more than one colour these days, if the crosswalk debate is any indication. How did Lifesavers ever get its rainbow coalition of colours into a single package without mass revolt about things with holes in the middle (gutter...

Dear editor, I am appalled by the decision of the Federal Election Boundaries Commission to separate Nelson from Trail and Castlegar with whom we have community, geographical and economic links. Nelson has been moved into a new riding called Kootenay Columbia which includes Cranbrook. I attended the public meeting held by the...