In 1901, the government agent tried to auction off the unsold lots in the Lemon Creek townsite — but couldn’t find the place.
More than 200 people in the Nelson area have registered to become organ donors in recent months.
Members of the Hospital Employees Union held a street-side demonstration Tuesday in front of the Nelson courthouse.
Several townsites popped up along Lemon Creek, and it’s not always easy to keep them straight.
Several months after the fact, two former Salmo village councillors have spoken out on their reasons for resigning.
Grant Roeland is serving a 19½-month prison sentence after admitting to possession and distribution of child pornography.
Although West Kootenay had many similarly-named hotels in its mining boom days, none was actually part of a chain.
Election night in Kootenay-Columbia was incredibly exciting but also incredibly long.
Lemon Creek is a prominent waterway and a community in the Slocan Valley named for Robert E. Lemon (1855-1907).
Elizabeth May, Justin Trudeau, and Stephen Harper have all visited West Kootenay for reasons political and otherwise.
Lebahdo, just south of Winlaw in the Slocan Valley, means ‘shingle’ and is derived from the French le bardeau.
You’ve seen then-and-now pictures. But probably nothing quite like what Howard Boyle has done recently.
The Nelson branch of CIBC Wood Gundy marked the grand opening of its new office Tuesday at 502 Victoria St.
The Ymir post office has closed at least temporarily, but Canada Post is hoping it will re-open soon at a new location.
The origin of the US town of Lardo is just as mysterious as its Canadian counterparts.
While the origin of Lardo/Lardeau is shrouded in mystery, there was a battle for the right to use it between two similarly named towns.
The origin of Lardeau, also spelled Lardo, which has perplexed historians for generations. Does it come from French?
Less than two years ago, only one old photo was known to exist of the Kootenay Lake boomtown of Kuskonook. Now there are at least three.
Lardeau — or Lardo — is one of the most puzzling and complicated place names in West Kootenay.
For fun, I made a list of the places of birth and death of Nelson’s mayors.