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Pipe Band honoured at Nelson’s Spring Fling

10 pipe and drum bands were in Nelson this weekend to celebrate the Kootenay Kiltie Pipe Band's 100th anniversary and Spring Fling. It's the third time Nelson has been host...

Monitoring of Salmo River Continues Post-Fuel Spill

The Province continues to assist with and oversee clean up efforts after a fuel spill in the South Salmo River this week. Joshua Watts is an Environmental Emergency Response Officer...

Fatal Crash Near Salmo Closes Kootenay Pass

RCMP attended to a single vehicle crash on Highway 3 near the bottom of Kootenay Pass at 8:20 pm yesterday (Wednesday), which resulted in one fatality and a significant...

Nelson’s Hunt Scores 1st NHL Goal

Nelson's Dryden Hunt had a night to remember - scoring his first NHL goal in Florida's 6-1 mauling of the Detroit Red Wings. The undrafted winger was signed by the...

Slocan Valley artist recognized

A Slocan Valley artist has been recognized for his exploration of the human form by an international art community. Longtime Passmore resident Frantisek Strouhal was one of 618 artists from...

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Canada Post employees represented by CUPW to give vote on final offers

Members with the Canadian Union of Postal Worker (CUPW) are set to vote on the final contract offer from Canada Post. 

B.C. bearing brunt of tariff war, says Eby ahead of First Ministers’ meeting

Premier David Eby said British Columbia is shouldering a disproportionate economic burden from Canada’s trade war with the U.S., and he’ll be calling for “basic fairness” at next week’s First Minister’s meeting.

B.C. limiting sales of two more diabetes drugs

British Columbia is limiting sales of two more diabetes drugs that are frequently prescribed off-label for weight loss.

Kootenays see low five-year average of human-caused wildfires

The Kootenay region has one of the lowest rates of human-caused wildfires in the province. 

Eby shuffles cabinet, including key jobs, public safety and housing roles

Premier David Eby shuffled his cabinet Thursday in what he called a “strategic” move to respond to a world that has changed since his B.C. NDP were elected last fall.
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