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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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Puck drop date set for KIJHL season

The puck will drop on the 2025-26 KIJHL regular season on Friday, September 19, when the league’s 21 teams each embark on a 44-game schedule.

Council votes to bring Baker Street market back downtown

Following months of community debate and vendor frustration, Nelson’s Wednesday farmers market will return to it’s longtime home on Baker Street next week (July 16). 

Report makes six recommendations on event safety after Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

A report commissioned by the B.C. government after a deadly attack at the Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver makes a number of recommendations to improve security at public events.

B.C. SPCA welcomes proposed ban on exotic cats

The B.C. SPCA is welcoming proposed regulations from the B.C. government to ban all exotic cat species. 

RCMP seeking two men after explosion outside MLA Bowinn Ma’s North Van office

RCMP have released images of two men they believe were involved in an explosion last month in North Vancouver, which damaged the front door of the building housing the constituency office of B.C. NDP MLA and cabinet minister Bowinn Ma.
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