Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson says the 2024-25 federal budget’s $8.5 billion investment in housing is a step in the right direction, but emphasizes the urgency for housing initiatives now.   On Tuesday the federal government tabled its budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which proposes $52.9 billion in additional spending over...

Shoreacres residents are concerned local tree trimming operations will change the landscape and disrupt wildlife, and they had no for-warning about it. Fortis contractors are currently in Shoreacres undertaking their tree and bush clearing program, however, there was no communication with landowners. “The lack of community consultation or any warning that...

Ankors and the East Kootenay Network of People Who Use Drugs (EKNPUD) feel that B.C.’s drug poisoning epidemic has worsened in the years since it began. Sunday, April 14 marked the anniversary of the B.C. Government declaring a public health emergency in response to toxic drug-related deaths. EKNPUD honoured the occasion...

Extended aquatic centre hours are coming to the Castlegar, Creston and Nelson Community Complexes from next week. The expanded hours will be implemented at the Castlegar and District Community Complex on Apr. 14 and Apr. 21 at the Creston and Nelson Community Complexes. “We are happy to announce, that we can...

In another step toward the City of Nelson’s wildfire mitigation efforts, Nelson Fire & Rescue Services (NFRS), with the support of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), successfully completed a prescribed burn on April 2nd of the area surrounding the Highway 6/3A interchange in the city. This controlled burn, part of...

March’s residential real estate market activity cooled in the Kootenay-Boundary during spring break and Easter vacations, according to a report by the Association of Interior Realtors. The report showed that a total of 214 residential units were sold in March, exceeding February’s 140 units sold and representing a moderate decrease...