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7 things you might not know about the Civic Theatre

Nelson Star - Thursday May 24, 2012

As the deadline nears for proposals on the city-owned Civic Theatre, here’s a look at its history, including some lesser-known facts.

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Drug squad visits Meadow Creek Cedar owner’s farm

Nelson Star - Wednesday May 23, 2012

Police have visited Dale Kooner’s Surrey farm, but the Meadow Creek Cedar owner “disavows any knowledge” of what they were looking for.

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70 years of Salmo memories

Nelson Star - Wednesday May 23, 2012

When Salmo’s Jean Stahl was born in 1929, her father cut a deal with the doctor.

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Mungall seeks answers on Nelson hospital delay

Nelson Star - Wednesday May 23, 2012

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall told the Minister of Health last week that taxpayers shouldn’t have to foot the bill

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New home for old Nelson paint cans

Nelson Star - Tuesday May 22, 2012

Paint cans that have been collecting dust in garages and sheds around Nelson can now find a home at the Nelson Leafs Recycling Centre.

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Kootenay Lake ferry terminals receive new webcams

Nelson Star - Tuesday May 22, 2012

Balfour and Kootenay Bay ferry terminals receive new DriveBC webcams.

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Nelson RCMP warn of money wiring scam

Nelson Star - Tuesday May 22, 2012

The Nelson RCMP Detachment is warning the public about a money wiring scam.

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Ex-Meadow Creek Cedar boss sues owner

Nelson Star - Tuesday May 22, 2012

The former operations manager of Meadow Creek Cedar is suing the company and owner Daljit (Dale) Kooner in small claims court.

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Crowds gather for Kaslo’s Logger Sports

Nelson Star - Monday May 21, 2012

Crowds gathered in Kaslo for the May Days celebrations which included the annual Logger Sports.

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Fairview Athletic Club reuniting

Nelson Star - Sunday May 20, 2012

For over 35 years, the Fairview Athletic Club taught young athletes the value of teamwork. Now some of those kids are getting back together.

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Ghost town token sells for $131

Nelson Star - Sunday May 20, 2012

A trade token from the Boundary ghost town of Phoenix sold for $131 US last week.

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Teen struck in Nelson crosswalk

Nelson Star - Saturday May 19, 2012

A 17-year-old girl was taken to hospital Thursday after being struck at the crossing of Front and Poplar streets.

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Massive grow-op discovered in Winlaw

Nelson Star - Friday May 18, 2012

Four people have been arrested in connection to a massive marijuana grow-op in Winlaw.

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Kaslo RCMP shut down planned rave

Nelson Star - Friday May 18, 2012

Plans for a rave in near Kaslo over the May long weekend have been stopped by the Village of Kaslo and the Kaslo RCMP.

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Taking Nelson Transit regional

Nelson Star - Saturday May 19, 2012

Nelson city council took some of the final steps towards the West Kootenay/Boundary regional transit system

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Adding colour to the effort to save Nelson’s Civic Theatre

Nelson Star - Friday May 18, 2012

For the last month, local artist Josh Wapp has been helping gather input from the public through the society’s survey.

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Nelson sees the return of ‘typical’ May heat

Nelson Star - Thursday May 17, 2012

Weather records were broken this week as the Nelson area experienced warmer than usual temperatures for May.

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Nelson rivers back to normal flow

Nelson Star - Thursday May 17, 2012

Concerns around increasing river flow in the Nelson area have subsided as weather in the region began to cool down on Wednesday.

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Nelson's mayor attends inaugural BC Mayors' Caucus

Nelson Star - Thursday May 17, 2012

Nelson's Mayor John Dooley attended the inaugural BC Mayors' Caucus in Penticton this week.

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Colours of Nelson begins project

Nelson Star - Thursday May 17, 2012

Artists have begun working on the concrete wall under the Nelson bridge as the Colours of Nelson project has started to come to life.

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