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The regional director for rural Kaslo and the Lardeau Valley isn’t surprised Highway 31 has been named one of the province’s worst roads in a survey by BCAA.

Two local projects have received grants from the University of B.C., as part of its BC History Digitization Program.

Statistics Canada says the local unemployment rate fell to 9.5 per cent in May, down from 10.1 per cent in May.

The Darkwoods property along the south arm of Kootenay Lake is now the site of the “largest forest carbon project to date in North America,” according to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

A 54-year-old woman went to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a truck while on her motorcycle just before noon Saturday.

A Nelson man who tried to save a friend’s dog was himself rescued from Kokanee Creek Sunday after two hours perched on a log.

An inscribed rock monument commemorating the historic contribution of Nelson’s Chinese community was dedicated Sunday afternoon before a large crowd.

L.V. Rogers grads needed umbrellas during their cavalcade Saturday afternoon — which followed Friday evening’s ceremony at which the 180 members of the Grade 12 class received scholarships and sendoffs from administrators, teachers, and parents.

For all the sleep he lost chasing grizzly bears around Nelson last summer, Len Butler admits it was actually a career highlight.

A convoy of vintage military vehicles up to 70 years old rolled through Nelson on Wednesday as part of a tour of the B.C. interior.