The Kootenay Climbing Association, the non-profit behind the Cube Climbing Centre, is screening the 2024 Women’s Adventure Film Tour on Friday, May 10th at the Nelson United Church. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a film start time of 7 p.m. The screening is a fundraiser to build a bigger, better climbing centre in Nelson. It […]

Eerie wildfire smoke is just a part of the Kootenay summer experience now as illustrated by the art currently hanging on display on the Nelson Library gallery wall. The panels are taken from the in-progress graphic novel by writer-artist Nathan Wilkinson and novelist Anne DeGrace. We Were Found in the Fires is about a rookie […]

By the Transportation Safety Board of Canada Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A22P0067) into an emergency forced landing of an Air Tractor AT-802A aircraft, operated by Conair Group Inc., south of Cranbrook, British Columbia (BC). On August 2, 2022, the firefighting aircraft, equipped with amphibious floats, was conducting aerial operations in […]

During the past week, Grand Forks RCMP responded to several complaints of either a theft of vehicle or vehicles that were broken into, mostly from the Riverside Drive area. Residents are being reminded of some basic safety tips to help ensure they do not become a victim. The first was on April 25, 2024 10 […]

With seven matches to be played in Vancouver during the FIFA World Cup 26 tournament, the Province, City of Vancouver and BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) have updated their estimates of the costs, revenues and economic benefits for the world’s largest single sporting event. “Marquee sporting events like the FIFA World Cup 26 have the power […]

A man from Surrey has now been charged in relation to a stabbing on April 21 White Rock RCMP said in a media release. On April 23, 2024 at 9:26 p.m., the White Rock RCMP responded to a report of injured man in the 15400-block of Marine Drive. Officers along with BC Ambulance Emergency Health […]