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Nelson CARES executive director Jacqueline Nobiss delivers their remarks at the society’s annual general meeting Sept. 20. Photo: Tyler Harper

Nelson CARES financially healthy following fraud

The city’s biggest non-profit appears to have survived losing nearly $600K

Nelson CARES executive director Jacqueline Nobiss delivers their remarks at the society’s annual general meeting Sept. 20. Photo: Tyler Harper
Movement is Medicine, a new trail race, will be held in Nelson on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Sept. 30. The organizers include (L-R): Randy Richmond, Alexandra Forsythe, Danica Weager and Jaclyn Dexter. A logo for the event was designed by former Mount Sentinel Secondary student Sage Piller. Photo: Tom Weager

New Nelson trail race to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Movement is Medicine will be held Sept. 30

Movement is Medicine, a new trail race, will be held in Nelson on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Sept. 30. The organizers include (L-R): Randy Richmond, Alexandra Forsythe, Danica Weager and Jaclyn Dexter. A logo for the event was designed by former Mount Sentinel Secondary student Sage Piller. Photo: Tom Weager
The roof of the Salmo Hotel caught fire Friday afternoon. Salmo RCMP say the fire is now out and no one was injured, although the building has sustained significant damage. Photo: Submitted

UPDATED: Fire destroys roof of Salmo Hotel

Response crews quickly put out the fire

The roof of the Salmo Hotel caught fire Friday afternoon. Salmo RCMP say the fire is now out and no one was injured, although the building has sustained significant damage. Photo: Submitted
A man has been found not guilty of assault for allegedly spitting on a woman at Nelson’s Empire Coffee during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020. File photo

Nelson man found not guilty of COVID-19 spitting incident

Jeremy Undershute was acquitted in a Castlegar courtroom

A man has been found not guilty of assault for allegedly spitting on a woman at Nelson’s Empire Coffee during the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020. File photo
Ymir Backcountry Lodge is located southeast of Nelson near Qua Peak. Photo: Google Maps

Backcountry ski lodge near Nelson ordered to close

The forestry ministry has terminated Ymir Backcountry Lodge’s tenure

Ymir Backcountry Lodge is located southeast of Nelson near Qua Peak. Photo: Google Maps
George Chandler shows off Hall Street Plaza, which is car-free during Nelson’s weekly Wednesday farmers’ market but is typically a parking lot. Chandler has co-organized a downtown block to be closed to vehicles on Aug. 20. Photo: Tyler Harper

UPDATE: Smoke cancels planned closure of Nelson downtown block to traffic

A group wants to see how residents use Baker Street without cars

George Chandler shows off Hall Street Plaza, which is car-free during Nelson’s weekly Wednesday farmers’ market but is typically a parking lot. Chandler has co-organized a downtown block to be closed to vehicles on Aug. 20. Photo: Tyler Harper
Acting Sub-Lieutenant Ian Marrack (left) and Sailor First Class Alexis Lambert-Murphy take a break from training Monday in Nelson. The pair are next to one of the small boats used by the Naval Security Team. Photo: Tyler Harper

Navy conducts training exercises on Kootenay Lake near Nelson

Naval Security Team specializes in land and sea security

Acting Sub-Lieutenant Ian Marrack (left) and Sailor First Class Alexis Lambert-Murphy take a break from training Monday in Nelson. The pair are next to one of the small boats used by the Naval Security Team. Photo: Tyler Harper
Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson (left) and Jennifer Whiteside, B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. Whiteside was in Nelson on July 13 for a series of community meetings. Photo: Tyler Harper

UPDATE: No evidence decriminalization has led to increase in public drug use: B.C. addictions minister

Jennifer Whiteside addressed concerns during meetings in Nelson

Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson (left) and Jennifer Whiteside, B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. Whiteside was in Nelson on July 13 for a series of community meetings. Photo: Tyler Harper
A group holds signs up outside Nelson City Hall in April during an event to mark the seventh anniversary of the toxic drug crisis. Photo: Tyler Harper

3 people die of drug poisonings within 1 week in Nelson

Paramedics responded to 10 calls for service between June 25 and July 1

A group holds signs up outside Nelson City Hall in April during an event to mark the seventh anniversary of the toxic drug crisis. Photo: Tyler Harper
The Nelson Police Department has lost six officers to retirement or resignation in 2023. File photo

Six Nelson police officers retired, resigned so far in 2023

Chief Fisher says they include officers involved in the OPCC racism investigation

The Nelson Police Department has lost six officers to retirement or resignation in 2023. File photo
Nouran Salah is the founder of Cycling Geckos, the first female cycling movement in Egypt. Salah is featured in the B.C.-produced documentary The Engine Inside. Photo: Omar Zain/The Engine Inside

‘Story of the bike is global’: B.C. film documents rising importance of cycling

The Engine Inside argues the world is better off on two wheels

Nouran Salah is the founder of Cycling Geckos, the first female cycling movement in Egypt. Salah is featured in the B.C.-produced documentary The Engine Inside. Photo: Omar Zain/The Engine Inside
Nelson’s Bruno Campese lifts the Stanley Cup on June 13. Campese is a scout with the Vegas Golden Knights. Photo courtesy Bruno Campese

Nelson’s Bruno Campese lifts Stanley Cup as scout for Vegas Golden Knights

Campese was on the ice to celebrate the Golden Knights’ 1st championship

Nelson’s Bruno Campese lifts the Stanley Cup on June 13. Campese is a scout with the Vegas Golden Knights. Photo courtesy Bruno Campese
The Nelson Friendship Outreach Clubhouse is seen here at the red pin. Its proximity to youth facilities and residences has raised concerns about its use as an inhalation site. Image: Google Maps

UPDATE: Proposed Nelson inhalation site opening delayed by city, resident concerns

Interior Health has planned to set up the service at a downtown facility

The Nelson Friendship Outreach Clubhouse is seen here at the red pin. Its proximity to youth facilities and residences has raised concerns about its use as an inhalation site. Image: Google Maps
Muhammad Ali is seen here training at a North Vancouver boxing club in 1972 ahead of his fight against George Chuvalo. The punching bag Ali used is now hung in a Nelson dojang. Photo courtesy John Ius

In Nelson, a punching bag once used by Muhammad Ali hangs in place of honour

Here’s how the bag ended up at Yom Chi Martial Arts

Muhammad Ali is seen here training at a North Vancouver boxing club in 1972 ahead of his fight against George Chuvalo. The punching bag Ali used is now hung in a Nelson dojang. Photo courtesy John Ius
Starbelly Jam Music Festival will return in July. The East Shore event hasn’t been held since 2019. Photo: Louis Bockner/Starbelly Jam

After 4-year hiatus, Starbelly Jam Music Festival returns in July

The East Shore event was put on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic

Starbelly Jam Music Festival will return in July. The East Shore event hasn’t been held since 2019. Photo: Louis Bockner/Starbelly Jam
Fern Sabo shows off a bucket with polystyrene pieces she picked out of a beach at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park on Earth Day. The use of Styrofoam to build docks has led to Kootenay Lake’s shores being littered by the material. Photo: Tyler Harper

On the shores of Kootenay Lake, beaches are littered with Styrofoam

The foam comes from its use as a flotation material for docks

Fern Sabo shows off a bucket with polystyrene pieces she picked out of a beach at Kokanee Creek Provincial Park on Earth Day. The use of Styrofoam to build docks has led to Kootenay Lake’s shores being littered by the material. Photo: Tyler Harper
The first recommended changes to B.C.’s Police Act will be brought at the legislative assembly in the fall of 2023, according to the public safety ministry. Photo: Shane MacKichan

First Police Act reforms to be tabled in fall: Public Safety Ministry

The ministry is acting on 11 recommended changes to law enforcement in B.C.

The first recommended changes to B.C.’s Police Act will be brought at the legislative assembly in the fall of 2023, according to the public safety ministry. Photo: Shane MacKichan
Orange Shirt Society founder Phyllis Webstad is seen here attending a ceremony to launch the ground search at the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School near Williams Lake on Aug. 30, 2021. The idea for Orange Shirt Day started in April 2013. Photo: Monica Lamb-Yorski

‘I’m still not comfortable with it’: Orange Shirt Day founder reflects on decade of reconciliation work

Phyllis Webstad has been telling her story for 10 years. It’s taken a toll

Orange Shirt Society founder Phyllis Webstad is seen here attending a ceremony to launch the ground search at the former St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School near Williams Lake on Aug. 30, 2021. The idea for Orange Shirt Day started in April 2013. Photo: Monica Lamb-Yorski
Alex Willness struck Allan Young with his skateboard at this spot on Nelson’s Baker Street on the night of July 16, 2020. A B.C. Supreme Court judge is weighing a manslaughter charge against Willness. Photo: Tyler Harper

Manslaughter or self-defence? Nelson judge weighs death of Abbotsford police officer

Final arguments have been made in the trial of Alex Willness

Alex Willness struck Allan Young with his skateboard at this spot on Nelson’s Baker Street on the night of July 16, 2020. A B.C. Supreme Court judge is weighing a manslaughter charge against Willness. Photo: Tyler Harper
New artificial intelligence tools are being used by West Kootenay residents to write, teach and make art. This image was generated by the AI tool Midjourney using original art by Nelson Star designer Katelyn Hurley.

This story about AI was written by a human: How Nelson tech experts are using new artificial intelligence tools

ChatGPT and Midjourney are brand new but already changing how Nelson residents work and live

New artificial intelligence tools are being used by West Kootenay residents to write, teach and make art. This image was generated by the AI tool Midjourney using original art by Nelson Star designer Katelyn Hurley.