Mitch Thomas

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Selkirk College Advocates Mental Health: Beyond the Blues

October is Mental-Health month: And as we transition from one hot summer into the cooler, grey-envelope of Fall, Selkirk College’s Castlegar and Nelson campuses, are hosting a mental health...

Unvaccinated LTC Workers’ Facing ”Termination With Cause”

Yesterday, the Ministry of Health announced, that employers are meeting with unvaccinated employees between this week and Oct. 25 “to determine whether they intend to become vaccinated, provide the...

24-Hour Covid Window: 19 Deaths ~ 580 New Cases

The new cases bring B.C.’s total since the pandemic began to 195,766 cases with 5,348 of those remaining active. Active cases have risen by 176 – since Wednesday.Hospitalizations jumped...

Covid-19 Update: Northern Restrictions

B.C.’s Health Minister, Adrian Dix is now calling Covid-19 “the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated” as rising COVID-19 hospitalizations in northern B.C. have forced critically-ill people to be flown to...

The Provincial CleanBC Initiative: Alive & Well in Creston & Trail

School District #8 ~ which services a large geographical area encompassing two-time-zones along with over 5,400 students and their families – will be adding two electric school buses to...

Last Week to Register: ShakeOutBC

An event happens every third Thursday in October that could save your life, especially given the lack of seismological events of magnitude that have happened in British Columbia. In...

“Vicious, nasty virus.” ~ B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix

What was clearly evident from today’s one-hour-plus press conference is that the current form of Covid (Delta variant) is an exponentially more viral-beast ~ than its predecessor of one...

B.C. Covid Update: Noon Today

Health Minister Adrian Dix and British Columbia’s top public health official (PHO) Dr. Bonnie Henry will address the Province, on the COVID-19 situation at 12:00 p.m. The last reported daily...

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Man convicted in Kaslo arson attempt

Alejandro Calderon stood trial in Nelson in June of this year for an incident that occurred on Dec. 5, 2022.

Bestselling mystery author Iona Whishaw to visit the Nelson Public Library

We may not always know whodunit, but in the case of one nationally-acclaimed, locally-inspired mystery author, we know who wrote it, and how to find out more. Iona Whishaw, creator of the award-winning Lane Winslow Mystery series, offers an author presentation at the Nelson Public Library.

City of Nelson applies for $7M to replace failing sewer line

The City of Nelson is seeking $7 million through the Union of B.C. Municipalities Strategic Priorities Fund to replace the Grohman Narrows wastewater treatment plant force main.

B.C. small businesses brace for end of U.S. duty-free exemption

Small businesses in British Columbia are preparing for a financial hit from the U.S. elimination of de minimis exemptions on shipments.

Ymir boil water notice cancelled

The Regional District of Central Kootenay issued the notice on Aug. 14 due to repairs to a water main leak.
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