Bill Metcalfe

BC Assessment: High demand, low supply will continue in Nelson real estate

Nelson council heard local stats from the Crown corporation at a recent meeting

Study of arts economy in Nelson proposed to city council

The proposal has been prompted by huge arts sector losses in the city due to COVID-19

Cottonwood Lake fundraiser reaches goal

The community group has raised $400,000 to purchase 40 hectares of forest

Nelson receives $1M grant for Hall St. Pier project

The design and extent of the project will be decided in the next few weeks

Candidate drops out of Nelson byelection

Dan Nolan says there should be more women on council

Nelson council ponders displaying historic speedboat at Hall Street Pier

The Ladybird won a race in the Kootenay Lake Regatta eight times from the 1920s to 1940s

Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival cancelled for 2021

Ticket holders from the 2020 festival will be offered refunds as festival re-imagines its future

Organic waste pickup for Nelson scheduled for early 2022

Timeline: city residents first, rural and businesses still in planning stages

Recent windstorm cost Nelson Hydro almost $400,000

Storms are more frequent and repair costs are mostly in rural areas

Nelson council considers decreasing city speed limit

City's Active Transportation Plan calls for lower speeds to protect walkers and cyclists

Nelson council approves permit for ferry construction

The new Kootenay Lake Ferry will be built on the city's waterfront

The power of healing: Nelson’s Pat Henman publishes memoir about near-fatal car accident

Beyond the Legal Limit details medical miracles, legal battles, and returning to normal life

Forest just south of Nelson will be logged this year

Timber company, government will collaborate on land visible from the city to reduce wildfire danger

Elections BC releases provincial election campaign financing data

Green Party candidate Nicole Charlwood outspent competitors in Nelson-Creston

Nelson man still missing after five months

Cory Westcott was last seen in Bonnington on Aug. 31

Family of Peter de Groot still waiting for inquest

The Slocan man was killed in a confrontation with police in 2014

LETTER: Don’t log bat habitat

From reader Bill Wells

Nelson researches climate impact of embodied carbon in new buildings

Embodied carbon is the footprint of the manufacture and transport of building materials

Logging company proposes agroforestry project for Nelson area

Kalesnikoff Lumber is floating the idea of growing trees in conjunction with food crops

Kaslo biologist questions logging at unique West Kootenay bat site

Dr. Cori Lausen, a bat specialist, studies a population of bats above Beasley