West Kootenay Advertiser

Celebrate International Bat Week

Bats are about to begin migrating or hibernating

  • Oct 30, 2020

COVID-19 support program brings faster internet to rural communities

The province has provided grants to local internet providers

  • Oct 28, 2020

Elephant Mountain Literary Festival celebrates the outdoors

Writers Sarah Louise Butler and Jayme Moye will read in Blewett next month

  • Jun 26, 2020

Village of Kaslo considers water supply alternatives

Kaslo's water system was damaged by last month's floods

  • Jun 26, 2020

Nelson-born mandolinist featured in podcast series on Canadian folk music

Triggs quietly amassed one of the largest repertoires of mandolin tunes in the 1940s and '50s.

  • Jan 4, 2020

Castlegar author looks back on life in new book

Elizabeth Fleet has published a book of reminiscences with illustrations by Sandra Donohue.

  • Nov 6, 2019

DJ Olive performs in Nelson

Working on concept called The Vinyl Score

  • Jul 20, 2018

Wildfire season is here

Tips to protect your property

  • Jul 7, 2018

Invasive plant species for sale in Kootenay region

Warning issued by watchdog council

  • Jun 29, 2018

Selkirk College Saints add familiar faces to roster

Two former KIJHL players join team

  • Jun 28, 2018

Recreational cannabis survey is aimed at the Kootenays

University of Guelph study gathering info from rural B.C.

  • Jun 27, 2018

Changes on the Columbia Basin Trust board

Carol Andrews steps up, Laurie Page stepping down

  • Jun 2, 2018

Nelson to host wildfire and climate change conference

Well-timed session set for June 26-28

  • Jun 2, 2018

New acid plant halfway done at Teck Trail

Teck marks halfway point in $174-million acid plant construction

  • May 28, 2018

FortisBC offers small businesses one-on-one energy saving advice

Community ambassadors to visit five centres

  • May 13, 2018

Shambhala hiring now underway

21st annual festival goes this August

  • May 13, 2018

Kootenay Mountain Culture lands award nomination for Columbia River Basin feature

'The feature is reflective of our commitment to supporting the Kootenays'

  • May 12, 2018

RDCK commits to green initiative

A target of 100% renewable energy by 2050

  • May 6, 2018

Wildfire and climate change conference set for Nelson

"Our forests are changing, so we need to change, too"

  • May 6, 2018

Extra large snowpack in the Kootenay region

Let's hope it melts gradually

  • Apr 29, 2018