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Nelson: 21 candidates for council, three for mayor

Council candidates include four incumbents

Sep 17, 2018 7:45 AM Read more >

Nelson council gives 2019 mural festival $25,000

The total festival budget will be $120,000

Sep 17, 2018 6:30 AM Read more >

B.C. parents leery of HPV cervical cancer vaccine

Provincial registration uptake among lowest in Canada

Sep 14, 2018 5:30 AM Read more >

Cops For Kids’ southeast B.C. tour rolls on

Annual RCMP fundraiser will see 34 cyclists ride 1,000 kilometres raising funds

Sep 14, 2018 5:30 AM Read more >

Evacuation alerts rescinded for three fires near Castlegar

Renata remains under alert however

Sep 13, 2018 4:30 PM Read more >

Winlaw preemie survives smoky birth

GoFundMe Campaign started for West Kootenay family with preemie baby.

Sep 13, 2018 11:10 AM Read more >

Nelson asks B.C. government to require business licences for short-term rentals

Councillor says enforcing local bylaws is ‘expensive and onerous’

Sep 13, 2018 11:05 AM Read more >

Nelson to set up emergency management centre

Fire chief Len MacCharles will write a plan and set up an office

Sep 13, 2018 9:30 AM Read more >

Lightning sparks new fires in Castlegar area

New fire on outskirts of Trail too, while stubborn Syringa complex defies firefighters

Sep 12, 2018 9:30 AM Read more >

Crews respond to wildfire near Trail hospital

BC Wildfire Service has confirmed the fire broke out Tuesday afternoon

Sep 11, 2018 5:30 PM Read more >