KLH contract awarded

A plan to triple the size of the emergency room at the Kootenay Lake Hospital became a little more real with the hospital announcing it awarded the contract for the project. “I’ve been fielding a lot of questions from people who ask, ‘Is this really happening?’ ” said Diane Gagnon, health... more

Mentoring program

Peer Mentoring Groups to help entrepreneurial women in the Kootenays to succeed in business are being launched in Nelson and Castlegar this month by Women’s Enterprise Centre. “Our research found a gap in the mentoring programs offered around the province... more

• Patiently awaiting Kootenay powder
• Hole in one
• Chinese builders take to B.C. wood

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Station ready for makeover

Well, it’s about time! In a city that cherishes and celebrates its history in the 350 preserved heritage buildings, this is one big blemish: the CPR Station. If Nelson’s history was a puzzle board, this would be that important corner piece... more

• Don’t delay holiday shopping
• Volunteers deserve regional fire chief
• An old sailor goes to Afghanistan

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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