What do local candidates have to say about the environmental issues shaping the future of the region? Forty-five candidates running for mayor and council in Castlegar, Nelson and Rossland, along with candidates for rural-area director positions with the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK), have weighed in through a questionnaire on climate and environmental issues. Their responses can be viewed at Vote4Tomorrow.ca, organized by community. The questionnaire, which was sent to all...

On the evening of Nov. 8, 2025, community members gathered at the Nelson Public Library for food and connection at the event Thriving Together: Connecting Communities, Health, and the Environment . For the closing, we gathered in a circle and shared when inspired by the prompt below. Here is the beautiful “poem” created from that sharing. I want to live in a community where… People smile at you when you pass. Where children and dogs ramble in clean lake water. And play in the streets! Where...

Residents anxiously watching the wildfire across Slocan Lake from Silverton last summer. Photo credit: Chris Kölmel Fifth in a 10-part...