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L.V. Rogers’ Class of 2022 cap and gown ceremony, and downtown cavalcade. Photos: Tyler Harper

They did it! L.V. Rogers celebrates Grad 2022

The weather was good and the party was on in Nelson

L.V. Rogers’ Class of 2022 cap and gown ceremony, and downtown cavalcade. Photos: Tyler Harper
Christopher Moore (centre) leads a group of bikers at the front of Nelson’s first Pride Parade in 1996. The parade nearly didn’t happen due to public pressure and concerns for the lives of participants. Photo courtesy Touchstones Nelson LGBTQ2S+ Archives
Christopher Moore (centre) leads a group of bikers at the front of Nelson’s first Pride Parade in 1996. The parade nearly didn’t happen due to public pressure and concerns for the lives of participants. Photo courtesy Touchstones Nelson LGBTQ2S+ Archives
Nelson’s Kootenay Lake Hospital. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Nelson’s Kootenay Lake Hospital. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Nelson city council has voted to change the way future mayors and councillors are paid. File photo

Nelson City Council Roundup: New review policy for council pay, mural locations approved

The plan relies on staff to research what the mayor and councillors should earn

Nelson city council has voted to change the way future mayors and councillors are paid. File photo
Holly Trider of ANKORS at an April demonstration in Nelson calling for decriminalization and safe drug supply. Advocates say last week’s decriminalization announcement doesn’t go far enough to be effective. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

‘Do the police need to carry little scales?’: Nelson’s top cop questions decriminalization enforcement

Chief Donovan Fisher says there’s been no direction given to police

Holly Trider of ANKORS at an April demonstration in Nelson calling for decriminalization and safe drug supply. Advocates say last week’s decriminalization announcement doesn’t go far enough to be effective. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett, back left, speaks as B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson listens during a news conference after British Columbia was granted an exemption to decriminalize possession of some illegal drugs for personal use on Tuesday, May 31. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

2.5-gram threshold for decriminalized drugs ‘a floor not a ceiling,’ B.C. minister pledges

Sheila Malcolmson responded to criticism that the federal exemption will be ineffective

Federal Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett, back left, speaks as B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson listens during a news conference after British Columbia was granted an exemption to decriminalize possession of some illegal drugs for personal use on Tuesday, May 31. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
A plan to provide Grade 7 and 10 students new laptops every year has been cancelled by School District 8. Photo: Shutterstock

Laptop program cut by School District 8 in new budget

The ambitious plan was to provide Grade 7 and 10 students their own equipment

A plan to provide Grade 7 and 10 students new laptops every year has been cancelled by School District 8. Photo: Shutterstock
The Kootenay Pedalwheelers, L-R: Mike Sagal, Jay Blackmore, Mike Bowick, Doug Kennedy, Roger Hassol and Todd Kettner. The team is set to sail in the 1,200-km Race to Alaska. Photo: Tyler Harper

‘It’s the anti-yacht race’: Kootenay sailing team set to compete in Race to Alaska

Nelson’s Kootenay Pedalwheelers will sail over 1,200 km along the B.C. coast

The Kootenay Pedalwheelers, L-R: Mike Sagal, Jay Blackmore, Mike Bowick, Doug Kennedy, Roger Hassol and Todd Kettner. The team is set to sail in the 1,200-km Race to Alaska. Photo: Tyler Harper
Two electric school buses have been purchased for use in Nelson and Creston. Photo courtesy School District 8

Electric school buses coming to Nelson, Creston

School District 8 has purchased two vehicles for use beginning next fall

Two electric school buses have been purchased for use in Nelson and Creston. Photo courtesy School District 8
A Nelson Neptunes swimmer dives into the water Saturday at the Nelson and District Community Complex. Photo: Tyler Harper

PHOTOS: Nelson Neptunes return to home competition

It had been nearly three years since the team was able to compete at home

A Nelson Neptunes swimmer dives into the water Saturday at the Nelson and District Community Complex. Photo: Tyler Harper
Nelson’s Porter Hansen sizes up his opponent Saturday during Fight Night 9. Photo: Tyler Harper

Nelson’s Brett Adams survives slugfest to win at Fight Night 9

Adams earned a unanimous victory against Kelowna’s Ben Toweler

Nelson’s Porter Hansen sizes up his opponent Saturday during Fight Night 9. Photo: Tyler Harper
The name of Prince Charles is removed from Creston’s high school in June 2021. The facility was renamed Kootenay River School. Photo: Kelsey Yates

Nelson and Creston-area schools to no longer be named after people

School District 8’s new policy removes people, living or dead, from consideration

The name of Prince Charles is removed from Creston’s high school in June 2021. The facility was renamed Kootenay River School. Photo: Kelsey Yates
John Korobanik is seen here on May 18 at the Nelson and District Community Complex during the launch of his book Visionary: The Ernie Gare Story. Photo: Tyler Harper

New book profiles Nelson man behind Canada’s first student-athlete scholarship

Ernie Gare was athletic director at the former Notre Dame University

John Korobanik is seen here on May 18 at the Nelson and District Community Complex during the launch of his book Visionary: The Ernie Gare Story. Photo: Tyler Harper
Nelson’s Marylee Banyard, seen here at her home in 2016, was a swimming star among seniors in B.C. She passed away on May 3, 2022. Photo: Tyler Harper

Nelson swimming star Marylee Banyard passes away

Banyard won multiple medals at the 55-plus B.C. Games

Nelson’s Marylee Banyard, seen here at her home in 2016, was a swimming star among seniors in B.C. She passed away on May 3, 2022. Photo: Tyler Harper
RCMP are seen here making arrests May 17 near Argenta, B.C., north of Nelson. A group had been camped out protesting a logging company’s plans for the area. Photo: Louis Bockner

RCMP make arrests at logging protest north of Nelson

Last Stand West Kootenay was camped out on a road near Argenta

RCMP are seen here making arrests May 17 near Argenta, B.C., north of Nelson. A group had been camped out protesting a logging company’s plans for the area. Photo: Louis Bockner
Dr. Albert de Villiers, former chief medical health officer for the Interior Health Authority. Photo: Submitted

Interior Health’s former top doctor to go on trial in January 2023

Dr. Albert de Villiers is charged with sex crimes against a child

Dr. Albert de Villiers, former chief medical health officer for the Interior Health Authority. Photo: Submitted
Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Nelson’s Kootenay Lake Hospital closed to non-essential visitors due to COVID-19

Interior Health has not said how many cases are active at the hospital

Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Cathy Scott-May stands in front of Bonnington Regional Park, which is in poor repair. Scott-May is concerned history may repeat itself at the nearby Campbell Field. Photo: Tyler Harper

A tale of two parks: As field between Nelson and Castlegar languishes, plans for a nearby rec facility questioned

Bonnington Regional Park sits in disrepair just 7 km near the proposed Campbell Field site

Cathy Scott-May stands in front of Bonnington Regional Park, which is in poor repair. Scott-May is concerned history may repeat itself at the nearby Campbell Field. Photo: Tyler Harper
Dr. Shelina Musaji of West Kootenay People for Racial Justice. Photo: Mike Graeme

Nelson group ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Police Act recommendations

The West Kootenay People for Racial Justice, Nelson’s police chief and mayor respond to the report

Dr. Shelina Musaji of West Kootenay People for Racial Justice. Photo: Mike Graeme
A Glacier Gymnastics athlete competes in April. Local sports groups say they want representation at Recreation Commission No. 5, where funding and management decisions are made for the city and regional district’s facilities in Nelson. Photo: Tyler Harper

Nelson Sports Council wants voice heard at Recreation Commission

The council says the user groups it represents should have a seat at the table

A Glacier Gymnastics athlete competes in April. Local sports groups say they want representation at Recreation Commission No. 5, where funding and management decisions are made for the city and regional district’s facilities in Nelson. Photo: Tyler Harper