COVID-19 isolation has impacted mental health of 1-in-5 Canadians, survey finds
Report also found some workers are struggling with their employers’ unclear return to work plansPaula Tran / July 28, 2021
Month: July 2021
Farmers say heat wave, drought show vulnerable agricultural sector needs support
Farmers across Canada look to provincial and the federal governments for helpThe Canadian Press / July 28, 2021
Group calls for integration of early childhood education and school systems
People for Education says there are clear benefits to early childhood educationThe Canadian Press / July 28, 2021
Liberals look to fall for movement on having free tampons, pads in federal workplaces
A 100-per-cent take-up rate would put the cost at about $2.3 million annually.The Canadian Press / July 28, 2021
Salmon getting through Fraser River slide zone as officials ponder permanent fix
Protected fishway at the slide site is allowing salmon to make it upstreamThe Canadian Press / July 28, 2021
Grubauer, Hamilton among top names entering NHL free agency
Hockey’s annual spending season kicks off this morningThe Canadian Press / July 28, 2021
Artist Samuel Roy-Bois on story and the built environment
Exploring architecture and space with sculpture, installation and soundWire Service / July 28, 2021
Nelson lagging in childcare, employment and affordable shelter: report
Together Nelson has released its latest findingsLocal Journalism Initiative / July 28, 2021
Drone interferes with firefighting at Arrow Lakes fires
Michaud Creek, Octopus Creek and other fires in the Arrow Lakes Complex have burned 27,000 hectaresCastlegar News Staff / July 28, 2021
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Celebration of Life Gone but not forgotten. Join us to celebrate the…Wire Service / July 28, 2021
BC Wildfire: ‘Wind is our greatest enemy’ for Okanagan blazes
High temperatures but lack of wind seen as favourable to progress on wildfiresBrennan Phillips / July 27, 2021
Arson suspected as series of fires set around Salmo
RCMP say they are investigating seven different small blazesNelson Star Staff / July 27, 2021
B.C.’s COVID-19 daily cases jump to 150 Tuesday, mostly in Interior
Now 783 active infections province-wide as walk-in clinics gear upTom Fletcher / July 27, 2021
Follow local evacuation orders, B.C. Wildfire Service urges
Crews, aircraft diverted to rescue holdouts trapped by firesTom Fletcher / July 27, 2021
Woman charged in Castlegar teen stabbing released from custody
Sasha Prokaski is facing attempted murder chargesBetsy Kline / July 27, 2021
Only 0.5 per cent of COVID-19 cases in fully vaccinated Canadians: Trudeau
Prime minister urges those who have yet to get their vaccinations to get them nowThe Canadian Press / July 27, 2021
One-time payments to seniors over 75 likely to also go to the dead
Government wouldn’t seek to recoup the deposits made to the deceased, documents sayThe Canadian Press / July 27, 2021
‘This is how I’m going to die’: Police recall harrowing Capitol Hill riot at hearing
Officers testify to fearsome violence, bitterly racist vitriol and public and political betrayalThe Canadian Press / July 27, 2021
Young artists create mural on Nelson recycling building
Ocean and mountain scenes will face Cottonwood Falls ParkBill Metcalfe / July 27, 2021
Some Kootenay rivers closed to fishing due to heat, drought
Several streams in Region 4 will be closed to fishing during certain times from July 29 until Sept. 15Corey Bullock / July 27, 2021