Families in the Kootenay Lake school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $419,602 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.

Students at Selkirk College will benefit from $187,000 in funding toward the purchase of trades equipment, such as a new table saw for the carpenter program.

The Nelson and District Youth Centre has always benefitted from the profits raised through the operation of the Nelson City Campground, a social enterprise aiding local youth.

New mobile radio communication protocols are being implemented throughout British Columbia to improve safety for resource road users.

The Government of B.C. has provided $250,000 to the Shriners of British Columbia and Yukon - Shriners Care for Kids to help cover capital expenditures for the improvement of their transportation program.

The Province is once again conducting a pike reward program for anglers in southeast B.C. to help reduce the influx of invasive northern pike in the region.

Seniors in Nelson celebrated the one-year anniversary of Anderson Gardens, a 33-unit affordable housing development, including 20 Seniors' Rental Housing apartments.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who was found deceased in a residence in Nelson on Feb. 1, 2013.

The first of 30 new webcams to be installed this year on the DriveBC network are now live, giving motorists a real-time view of traffic queues, weather and road conditions at the Kootenay Lake ferry terminals.