This is a busy time of year, but I find it’s also a time of reflection, particularly as January marks the end of my two-year term as Chair and my 10 years serving on the Board of Interior Health.   In an effort to decrease demand on hospital and residential services, we continue to shift our focus to integrated primary and ...

There’s a special batch of Christmas cheer fermenting at the Nelson Brewing Company this month. Next week Nelson’s oldest craft brewery will release “Oso Negro Prince of Darkness Organic Coffee Stout”, a coffee-infused concoction to celebrate the season, and the company’s 25th anniversary of creating unique beers in the...

NOW OPEN – EMPLOYER 2017 CANADA SUMMER JOBS APPLICATIONS Ottawa, ON – Richard Cannings, MP – South Okanagan-West Kootenay - is pleased to announce that it is time for all not-for-profit organizations, public-sector employers, and small businesses with up to 50 employees to apply for funding from the Government of Canada.  The...

A handful of newly unionized employees at the Nelson Youth Centre continue to be the major stumbling block to formulate an agreement between the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 339 and City of Nelson. Colin McClure, Chief Financial Officer for the City of Nelson said in a media release Thursday the main holdup is the...

In a media release Wednesday, FortisBC announced the company has received approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for an electricity rate change effective January 1, 2017. The rate customers pay is increasing by 2.76 per cent, which is approximately $3.65 more per month for the average residential...

The work preparing volumes of evidence is pushing the start of the Lemon Creek fuel spill trial well into the new year. Lawyers for all the involved parties gathered by conference call before Judge Robert Brown in a Nelson courtroom Tuesday morning. The trial was also delayed back in November of this year as both crown and ...

Air Cadet Matthew Flamond from the Grand Forks Air Cadet squadron realized the finer pints of drill during the Level 1 “Boot Camp” that was held recently at the Kembel Armories in Trail. The “Boot Camp” was an introduction for cadets from around the Kootenays to learn about the basics of Drill, Uniform Care and Marksmanship...

November’s mild weather is going to look pretty good next week as Mother Nature whips up some cooler weather for the region during the next week. Environment Canada forecasts temperatures as cold as minus 9 C with snow during the end of the week. That’s in stark contrast to November says Ron Lakeman, Weather Forecasterfor the...

The Elk Valley Regional RCMP is seeking the assistance of the public in their investigation of a missing person. On Saturday (December 3) , Jeremy Roy Scott Wellman was reported missing to the RCMP.  The 32-year-old man was last seen at around 7 p.m. on Friday (December 2), when he went to get gas in Fernie, BC. Wellman is ...

There a great new sport in Nelson — and it's called Pickleball. Nelson pickleball has taken over Selkirk College's Mary Hall gym on Sunday for an afternoon of continuous play on five courts. For people unaware of the sport, pickleball is the fastest growing game in North America, especially with the 55-plus crowd. But anyone...