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City Hall doors to open Monday

City council and services are moving back into City Hall, Jan. 5, 2015. The building was damaged during a fire last year, when an arsonist broke into the hall in the early hours of Sept. 19, 2013.    The repairs and construction took around 15 months, but staff and council are ready to move back into the 4th Street location. ...

Missing Calgary man found

Nelson Police report the missing 66-year-old man from Calgary has been found. Police said the man arrived at his home in Calgary early Tuesday morning and that he was safe after being informed there was a missing person alert issued in his name. Nelson Police would like to thank the public for helping with this file. Nelson...

Coastal-like snowfall causes vehicles to play bumper cars on Cedar Street in Nelson

The first major snowfall in weeks caught some drivers in the City of Nelson off guard as several accidents were reported. One major bottleneck proved to be the 300 Block of Cedar Street when snow combined with a warming temperature turned the street into a sheet of ice causing vehicles to bounce off of each other around 4...

Environment Canada issues weather alert for West Kootenay/Boundary

Environment Canada issued a special weather warning Saturday for most of the province, including the West Kootenay/Boundary regions. The statement said residents should expect cold Arctic air spreading across the interior Sunday. "A strong ridge of high pressure from Yukon will advance towards the British Columbia Interior ...

Christmas displays around the Boundary

Attached is a gallery of Christmas lights around the Boundary.  More to come ......

BYSA NEWS: New board, new fees, new equipment

Chantel Lovegrove is our new president and she is determined to make this a highly effective organization where players have fun, learn soccer skills and develop appropriate attitudes. Please support Chantel and the board in 2015. New Board in Place Nicole Allison was inducted as a new director and has accepted the role of ...

GW outdoor rink getting ready for Christmas and New Year skates

Updated... The Greenwood outdoor skating rink is being revived in time for Christmas. Local volunteers gathered on Sunday to make plans for the arena, which include getting enough skates in all sizes for people to borrow and getting the ice ready. Volunteer Christopher Yates, said the meeting was productive with six people ...

LIBRARY MUSINGS: Kids Knit; No late fees in 2015 (again)

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and our library’s board of directors is getting in the holiday spirit – at this month’s board meeting, they passed a motion to extend the 1-year “no overdue fines” trial period for a second year. If you’re late to the party, let me get you caught up: for 2015 (as in 2014), we will not...

Ties announced in Greenwood Christmas light-up, residents able to vote for winners

The annual Greenwood Christmas light-up contest, has concluded for 2014 with ties in both categories.  In first place for Greenwood residents is Ron Pearson at 692 Strathmore and Doreen McLean at 197 N. Kimberley. The two winners split the money from the first and second places. In third place, are Mike and Maureen Prystae ...

Soon to be completed Waneta Expansion Project

The annual Christmas tree is lit for the holiday season at the Waneta Expansion Project site. This is the last Christmas that will see construction on the project which is slated for completion in 2015. The $900 million Waneta Expansion Project, located next to the Waneta Dam south of Trail, will see the addition of a second...

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