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Public works supervisor Karen MacDonald found large piles of dog feces at the gate City workers installed to keep dog walkers off the West Waterfront pathway.

Nelson dog walk closed for safety reasons

City crews have been struggling to keep dog walkers off the West Waterfront pathway since rising lake levels made it unsafe to use.

Public works supervisor Karen MacDonald found large piles of dog feces at the gate City workers installed to keep dog walkers off the West Waterfront pathway.
View from the new Nelson traffic camera installed by Drive BC.

New traffic camera installed in Nelson

Drivers can use camera to check road conditions, particularly during winter months.

View from the new Nelson traffic camera installed by Drive BC.
Students will have to start to pay to ride the bus.

Kootenay Lake school district adds fee for bussing out-of-catchment students

SD8 will charge $20/month for students riding the bus to a school outside their catchment area

Students will have to start to pay to ride the bus.
Gyro Pool improvements are behind schedule due to skateboarders damaging the paint. It's expected to open July 6.

Pool not a skatepark, says City of Nelson

Recent improvements at the Gyro Park wading pool have attracted uninvited guests.

Gyro Pool improvements are behind schedule due to skateboarders damaging the paint. It's expected to open July 6.
District librarian Wendy West takes her turn speaking during the public comment period at the Kootenay Lake school board meeting Tuesday. She said she was blindsided by a layoff notice last month.

Kootenay Lake School board grilled

It was standing room only in the public gallery at the Kootenay Lake School District’s final board meeting before summer break.

District librarian Wendy West takes her turn speaking during the public comment period at the Kootenay Lake school board meeting Tuesday. She said she was blindsided by a layoff notice last month.
A couple dogs splash around in the flood water in the Kootenay Launch Club parking lot Tuesday afternoon. Due to high water, the City has closed the west waterfront pathway, a popular spot for dog walkers.

Kootenay Lake at highest level since ’97

Lake reached a maximum elevation of 1752.2 feet on Tuesday.

A couple dogs splash around in the flood water in the Kootenay Launch Club parking lot Tuesday afternoon. Due to high water, the City has closed the west waterfront pathway, a popular spot for dog walkers.
A shack owned by Canadian Pacific Railway was being lived in by a homeless man who accidentally started a fire in it early Thursday morning.

Nelson squatter injured in fire

Man lived in a shake on Canadian Pacific Railway land

A shack owned by Canadian Pacific Railway was being lived in by a homeless man who accidentally started a fire in it early Thursday morning.
Crystal Langford and eight-year-old son Elwyn will let Jack do most of the heavy lifting this summer on the waterfront.

Plenty of horse power on Nelson’s waterfront

You’ve probably noticed Crystal Langford’s new ride on the roads along Nelson’s waterfront.

Crystal Langford and eight-year-old son Elwyn will let Jack do most of the heavy lifting this summer on the waterfront.
Rachel Ross (left) and Lars Chose (right) at their Six Mile home which they designed, built, has achieved a high Energy Star rating.

Nelson’s Mandala hits Energy Star mark

A Nelson area home builder has created BC’s first Energy Star-qualified house.

Rachel Ross (left) and Lars Chose (right) at their Six Mile home which they designed, built, has achieved a high Energy Star rating.
Sgt. Janet Scott-Pryke is the first female to ever be promoted to sergeant in the Nelson Police Department.

First female promoted to sergeant for Nelson Police

Sgt. Janet Scott-Pryke has worked for the NPD for 17 years, much of that time she was the lone female officer.

Sgt. Janet Scott-Pryke is the first female to ever be promoted to sergeant in the Nelson Police Department.
The Nelson Selects U13 team won both of their games on Saturday to earn a spot in next month's B Cup provincials.

Nelson Select teams battle for provincial berths

In rainy conditions at Lakeside pitch on Saturday, four Nelson Selects teams battled for spots in next month's Provincial B Cup.

The Nelson Selects U13 team won both of their games on Saturday to earn a spot in next month's B Cup provincials.
A spillway dug near Crawford Creek to help reduce flooding.

Nelson area ‘not out of this yet’

Relentless rains cause problems within city limits and in the regional district and despite partial relief Thursday

A spillway dug near Crawford Creek to help reduce flooding.
L.V. Rogers secondary school students Taryn Scarff, Matthew MacDonald, Mikaiya Austin, Adam Wheeldon and Olivia Gerzey get ready to celebrate graduation this weekend.

Nelson grads ready for next step

Grad weekend includes a formal ceremony Friday and the grand march, cavalcade and prom Saturday.

L.V. Rogers secondary school students Taryn Scarff, Matthew MacDonald, Mikaiya Austin, Adam Wheeldon and Olivia Gerzey get ready to celebrate graduation this weekend.
With the recent heavy rains, creeks like Cottonwood have started to rise.

Rivers swell in Nelson area

The BC River Forecast centre issued a high streamflow advisory for the West and East Kootenays on Monday

With the recent heavy rains, creeks like Cottonwood have started to rise.
East coast singer/songwriter Old Man Luedecke takes the stage at The Royal on Monday night.

Old Man Luedecke comes to Nelson

Old Man Luedecke brings his Chester, Nova Scotia inspired music to Nelson on Monday night.

East coast singer/songwriter Old Man Luedecke takes the stage at The Royal on Monday night.
A map compiled from five years of ICBC crash statistics shows the most dangerous intersections in Nelson.

ICBC maps show dangerous intersections in Nelson

Intersection of Vernon and Ward streets had the most motor crashes three out of five years, and is where two pedestrians were struck.

A map compiled from five years of ICBC crash statistics shows the most dangerous intersections in Nelson.
The deadline for proposals for the Civic Theatre is this Thursday.

Council asked to create policy on public buildings

Local businessman doesn't wants the city to maintain control of the old Civic Theatre

The deadline for proposals for the Civic Theatre is this Thursday.
A Selkirk Paving dump truck lost control while travelling on Gyro Park Road in Nelson on May 25. It crashed through a chain link fence, cracking the side of a residential garage and spilling diesel fuel on the road.

UPDATED: Accident causes fuel spill near Nelson hospital

A parked dump truck rolled over the curb trapping the driver underneath and puncturing the fuel tank.

A Selkirk Paving dump truck lost control while travelling on Gyro Park Road in Nelson on May 25. It crashed through a chain link fence, cracking the side of a residential garage and spilling diesel fuel on the road.
Nelson artists Eryn Prospero and Branda Christofferson prepare for a busy market and festival season in the Kootenays.

Nelson artist selling handwoven accessories at summer festivals

Local artist and weaver Branda Christofferson prepares for festival season.

Nelson artists Eryn Prospero and Branda Christofferson prepare for a busy market and festival season in the Kootenays.
Wassabi Collective is on stage Friday night at The Royal.

Wassabi returns to Nelson stage

Wassabi Collective fans might be wondering what will happen to the reggae-fusion band now that two members have left Nelson.

Wassabi Collective is on stage Friday night at The Royal.