The B.C. RCMP is preparing to launch Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) as part of a phased transition led by E-Comm 9-1-1. The ...

The City of Nelson is repairing the Kootenay River bridge on Blewett Road after a non-structural expansion component was damaged Wednesday. The bridge is temporarily closed while crews complete the ...

Nelson’s Civic Theatre Society is once again appealing to the public for donations to help sustain operations through the final stretch of the Civic Theatre renovation. Executive director Eleanor ...

The City of Nelson is responding to another leak in its wastewater force main near Grohman Narrows. The city said its 24-hour alert system was triggered overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. A dive team ...

The door is still open for Nelson’s grad cavalcade to return, but things will have to change. The annual tradition, which dates back to at least the 1990s, was called off for 2027 after the grad ...

The former chair of the Columbia Basin Trust is facing one count of sexual assault. The BC Prosecution Service confirmed Valemount mayor Owen Torgerson was charged this month relating to an alleged ...

The future of Blewett’s seasonal skating rink could be in question if another winter brings limited opportunities to skate. The Blewett Community Society is continuing to explore plans for a permanent ...

A Nelson man is facing multiple charges after allegedly threatening another person with a knife at their shared home. Officers responded to the report around 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 15 ...

Smith acknowledged that disagreements with the federal government would continue but argued they should be resolved through Canada’s legal and political institutions rather than through separation.

In Midway, Doug McMynn was re-elected mayor along with three out of four incumbent councillors. Same thing in Montrose, where longtime mayor Mike Walsh was re-elected by acclamation and so were three ...

Voters across the West Kootenay are heading to the polls today to decide who will represent their communities for the next four years. Residents are casting ballots in municipal council, regional ...

While polls across Alberta will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday for Referendum Election Day, more than a million ...