Local News

Ambitious $2M mental health initiative unveiled for Kootenay Boundary

“Mental health affects every aspect of our community,” said Lisa Pasin

Feb 13, 2025 7:21 AM Read more >

Snowpack below normal in West Kootenay

Measurements are 24 per cent below normal

Feb 12, 2025 2:18 PM Read more >

'Tightrope between hope and loss': A mother's search for her missing son in Nelson

Christopher Newton of Nelson, suffering from schizophrenia, was last seen in August 2024

Feb 12, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

Nakusp-based liaison to serve Columbia Basin Trust's northwest communities

Amanda Murphy brings past experience serving Village of New Denver and developing wildfire resilience for Slocan Valley

Feb 11, 2025 2:30 PM Read more >

Paramedic calls for drug poisonings surge in Nelson but drop elsewhere in Kootenays

Across the province, there was a 4 per cent decrease in calls

Feb 11, 2025 2:13 PM Read more >

Proposed North Shore industrial expansion draws mix of support, opposition

Spearhead, which manufactures wood products, wants to rezone residential land to build a new 54,000-square-foot facility

Feb 11, 2025 5:30 AM Read more >

Montrose man’s charge in death of wife upgraded to first degree murder

Donald Danchella originally charged with 2nd-degree murder; in custody since Nov. 4, 2024 arrest

Feb 7, 2025 3:06 PM Read more >

Nakusp family thriving after 197-day hospital stay with Ronald McDonald House

Parents of seven-year-old cancer patient grateful for the care and community they had at Ronald McDonald House's Vancouver Room

Feb 6, 2025 4:45 PM Read more >

Point-in-time count finds 122 unhoused people in Nelson

The count was held in November

Feb 6, 2025 10:57 AM Read more >

B.C.'s Housing Minister rejects Conservative conflict of interest claims

B.C. Conservative Party called for a special prosecutor in relation to a variance permit that was ultimately rejected

Feb 6, 2025 8:30 AM Read more >