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The B.C. health ministry says it is working on a plan to mandate vaccines for private practitioners including dentists. Photo: Evelina Zhu/Pexels

Mandatory COVID vaccines for private practitioners are coming: B.C. health officials

Doctors, dentists who don’t work in hospitals aren’t required to be vaccinated

The B.C. health ministry says it is working on a plan to mandate vaccines for private practitioners including dentists. Photo: Evelina Zhu/Pexels

Rob Morrison led Kootenay-Columbia candidates in Facebook spending

Morrison prioritized ads on the social media website en route to his victory

Crime in Nelson fell during 2020: Statistics Canada

Annual data shows a five-year low for people charged by the municipal department

In the works for nearly a decade, doors finally open at Nelson’s Herridge Place

Renters will starting moving into the affordable housing development next month

Travis Bridge takes part in the 10-hour Bike-A-Thon held at Bigby Place. Participants were raising money for Nelson adults with special needs to travel to an athletics event in 2022. Photo: Tyler Harper

VIDEO: Nelson’s Bigby Place holds 10-hour marathon fundraiser

Participants spent the day on a stationary bike to pay for a trip to Operation Trackshoes

Travis Bridge takes part in the 10-hour Bike-A-Thon held at Bigby Place. Participants were raising money for Nelson adults with special needs to travel to an athletics event in 2022. Photo: Tyler Harper

VIDEO: Nelson’s Bigby Place holds 10-hour marathon fundraiser

Participants spent the day on a stationary bike to pay for a trip to Operation Trackshoes

VIDEO: Back on the ice, the Nelson Leafs hope for a complete regular season

The Leafs held their training camp over the weekend

New basketball courts approved for Lakeside Park

Nelson Hoops will construct the venue next to the tennis courts

‘A kick in the teeth’: West Kootenay doctors, nurses react to protests

Local health care workers are critical of demonstrations held in their name

Outbreak at Nelson Jubilee Manor over: Interior Health

Two people died during the outbreak at the seniors facility

‘We weren’t quick enough’: Nelson event marks International Overdose Awareness Day

10 illicit drug deaths in West Kootenay so far in 2021

School District 8 sued for delayed property sale

Michael Sawyer says he paid $40,000 for land he can't access

Vaccine passports a positive step for Nelson: Mayor Dooley

John Dooley says he supports provincial government health restrictions

COVID-19 surge leads to Nelson Road Kings cancellation

The event had been scheduled for September

VIDEO: Nelson protesters call for end to enforcement at Fairy Creek

An event was held outside the Nelson detachment on Monday

Hoop dreams: Basketball court pitched for Lakeside Park

Nelson Hoops wants a proper size court for local ballers

‘We can’t handle this many cases’: Trail doctor warns hospital ICU could be overrun by COVID-19

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital has just six ICU beds

43 days, 187 cases: Nelson and surrounding area suffers as COVID-19 spreads

As the virus takes its toll, meet some of the people it has impacted

Unvaccinated young adults driving COVID-19 surge in Nelson: Interior Health

Over 50 per cent of new cases are among people ages 20 to 40

B.C.’s review into Police Act pushed back by nearly a year, to April 2022

A committee will make recommendations on changing the 25-year-old legislation