City of Nelson

The Nelson & Area Wildfire Risk Reduction Committee is inviting residents and visitors in the Kootenays to take part in a family-friendly Wildfire Awareness Party at Lakeside Park on Thursday, July 10, from 2 to 6 p.m.

There’s been an increase in dumping in Nelson, which the City warns is not only illegal, but unhelpful and costly. 

Despite Mayor Janice Morrison's opposition, council has passed the first three readings of an amendment to its Official Community Plan to change the land use designation for the City-owned Front Street property located beside the Nelson and District Community Complex. 

Nelson’s Victoria Street Transit Exchange will open on Monday, June 30.

In 2009, Wait’s on Nelson’s set out a tin to collect spare change for donations - today, the simple gesture funds about 12 meals a day. But as the need grows, so does the urgency for donations.  

Property taxes in Nelson are due on Tuesday, July 2. 

Nelson Police Department say electric dirt bikes are not street legal, following an increase in their popularity - more specifically, the Surron and Talaria brand bikes – among youth. 

Tuesday’s vehicle fire in Nelson’s downtown core was the result of a mechanical failure in the engine. 

The City of Nelson’s payroll grew by over $2.4 million last year compared to 2023, according to its Statement of Financial Information.  

The Victoria Street Transit Exchange is edging closer to completion.  

The Nelson Health Campus is on track to open this summer. 

BC’s police watchdog has cleared Nelson RCMP and Nelson Police of any wrongdoing in the death of a 25-year-old man who crashed his vehicle west of Nelson in January.