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Nelson city council is examining an idle-free policy for its corporate vehicles, as the city looks for ways to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.

The Nelson Police Department is stepping up its presence in the construction zone downtown as frustrated drivers start to lose their patience.

Nelson Hydro is on track to complete its downtown conversion project on time and on budget — but getting the old poles out of the laneways may prove more difficult.

Marie Zak (right) spent her Friday evening weeding a lavender bed with other Keep the Beat volunteers.

Some culverts have been plugged on Perry Ridge, the site of contentious logging this spring in the Slocan Valley.

Nelson police picked up DJ Brooklyn Earick on the weekend for an immigration breach.

A 24-year-old man faces charges of assaulting a police officer, obstruction, resisting arrest, and escaping custody after a chase Saturday night.

Trafalgar Middle School's parent advisory council has written to the SD8 board asking for an outside consultant to look at "efforts to engage parents in key education issues, including but not limited to the recent discussions over French immersion enrollment."

While plans for the Anderson Street housing project are working their way through the city's planning department, the Canadian Mental Health Agency says the project may not go ahead exactly as planned if it doesn't get more funding.

Two grizzly cubs spotted on Granite Road have plenty of reasons to return to the scene, according to Nelson's Bear Aware coordinator.