Nelson Star

Kimberley Rotary Club hosts conversation with Sophie Pierre

Former Commissioner of BC Treaty Commission discusses Indigenous history, current issues

  • Aug 6, 2021

Cats rescued in Creston get new lease on life at Cranbrook SPCA

13 cats and kittens rescued from a Creston property last month are getting a new lease on life at the SPCA in Cranbrook.

  • Aug 5, 2021

Fake gold being sold in West Kootenay

Police are looking for a seller of fraudulent precious metals

  • Aug 5, 2021

Man found dead in Nelson’s Lakeside Park

Police are investigating and have notified family

  • Aug 5, 2021

Safety signs installed at Six Mile Beach near Nelson

The signs come after a man drowned at the beach in July 2020

VIDEO: Game time changed for Olympic women’s soccer final between Canada and Sweden

Chilliwack's Jordyn Huitema and Abbotsford's Sophie Schmidt are on the Canadian team, gunning for gold

  • Aug 5, 2021

West Kootenay People for Racial Justice invited to consult on Police Act review

The Nelson-based group made nine recommendations

B.C. reports 342 new COVID cases, half of which are in Interior Health

Province hit a daily case count not seen in months

  • Aug 4, 2021

Creston Valley cherry orchards suffer from heatwave

'We're just worrying about how everyone is going to survive.'

  • Aug 4, 2021

Nelson fire department releases FireSmart videos

Embers can endanger houses up to 2 km from main fire

  • Aug 4, 2021

UPDATED: Spike in COVID-19 cases leads to 38 in Nelson

It's the most reported over one week since the pandemic began

VIDEO: Wednesday Roundup

Tyler Harper and Bill Metcalfe talk about local news so you don't have to read it

  • Aug 4, 2021

Wildfires reported near Grand Forks after overnight lightning storm

The fires are burning at around 100 square metres as of Wednesday morning, Aug. 4

  • Aug 4, 2021

Kootenay-based fish, wildlife projects to receive over $1M in funding

Several projects based in the East Kootenay region to benefit

  • Aug 3, 2021

Nelson’s Dryden Hunt signs with New York Rangers

Hunt previously played for Florida and Arizona

  • Aug 3, 2021

Nine-year-old Chilliwack girl presents Lytton mayor with $3,440 from lemonade sales

Emily Loewen's donation may be used to help re-stock the Lytton library once it's rebuilt

  • Aug 3, 2021

Hissing hitchhiker: Snake discovered on Kaslo-based company’s bus

The snake is now being cared for by Mountain Man Mike's owner Michael Hathaway

Kaslo council roundup: SS Moyie repairs explained

All the news from the July 14th meeting

  • Aug 2, 2021

Wildfire extinguished in Nelson

Firefighters responded to the fire Saturday evening

  • Aug 2, 2021