Source of Kootenay Lake spill identified

The 2025 Basin Food Film Festival returns to Nelson from Nov. 6 to 8, serving up three days of films, tastings and conversations that explore the rich connections between food, culture and community across the Columbia Basin.

Residents in the Kootenay region and surrounding areas are being invited to take part in public sessions this December to help shape the future management of water levels at Kootenay Lake.

From vandalism and street fights to online fraud, Halloween night kept Nelson police responding to a string of incidents across the city.

Comfort food season has arrived, and the Nelson Italian-Canadian Society is ready to help fill local kitchens — and support community causes — with the return of its popular spaghetti sauce and pizzelle cookie fundraiser.

The historic Ladybird speedboat has been returned to Nelson’s Hall Street Pier.