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The Kootenay Wellness Festival will return to the Slocan Valley in June with expanded programming focused on mental health, connection and community resilience.

Nelson filmmaker Jackie Atkins is this year's winnter of the $2,000 Judy Wapp Art Fellowship Award. The award is to assist her in the production of a short narrative film, “Late Fragment,” that follows the final days of a fictional young Nelson man in palliative care who has elected to undergo Medical Assistance in Dying.

The first-ever Great Kokanee Escape made a strong splash this past weekend, bringing together local businesses, and lake stewards in support of Kootenay Lake.

There were 499 new listings in the region in March, a 4.2 per cent increase compared to the same month the previous year, and up from February’s 331 new listings.

Local businesses are stepping up in the final days before the inaugural Great Kokanee Escape, as organizers push for more community support ahead of the April 11 fundraiser for Kootenay Lake stewardship.

A non-profit water science and stewardship organization says it will continue to map water sources to help Kootenay communities prepare for wildfire.

Nelson swimmers Megan Bonikowsky and Kallie Badry are returning as Nelson Neptunes head coaches after a standout season at Whitworth University.

All twelve Nelson business owners and community leaders posted bail Thursday, raising over $10,000 for local athletes participating in BC Special Olympics events.