Tag: bears in nelson

Bear-resistant bins coming to downtown Nelson

Fish & Wildlife My Nelson Now Staff - July 15, 2025

Hungry bears will have a harder time feasting in Nelson’s downtown core as the city rolls out 35 new bear-resistant garbage bins.

Nelson gets green light to re-open rail trail

News Storrm Lennie - November 23, 2023

Uphill’s notorious grizzly bear residents appear to have terminated their tenancy for the winter, according to social media posts from...

UPDATED: Three grizzlies evicted from Nelson have returned

News Storrm Lennie - October 6, 2023

A family of grizzly bears successfully trapped and relocated outside of Nelson on Sunday have returned. WildSafe BC confirmed that...

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Boil water notice issued in Ymir

Energy & Utilities August 15, 2025

The Regional District of Central Kootenay says it's taking the precaution due to depressurization of the distribution system while they make repairs.

Bear-ly any bear activity in Nelson this summer says Wildsafe BC

Fish & Wildlife August 14, 2025

A bump in berry crops up in the mountains has kept bears out of Nelson this summer.

Dubai chocolate recall expands due to salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios

Provincial August 14, 2025

The Public Health Agency of Canada has added more brands of Dubai chocolate bars to the list of recalled products due to a salmonella outbreak in certain pistachio products.

Heavy rain to drench B.C.’s south coast Friday, flooding possible

Provincial August 14, 2025

Forecasters warn heavy rain is expected to sweep across B.C.’s south coast Friday, in some areas dumping twice the average monthly amount of rain in just one day.

Nelson pipe bomb came from Oasis

Crime August 14, 2025

A pipe bomb defused this week in Nelson was found on a rural property in Oasis.

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