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Massif highlights the importance of all-ages punk shows - Kootenay Co-op Radio (opens the original)
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Heather Austin – Local Journalism Initiative That was a clip from the song Agony by local punk band Laughing Sickness, who are playing the Massif music festival this week. Festival tickets have sold out. But if you’ve missed out, you can still get to the free all-ages show and skate jam this Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Nelson & District Youth Centre. I caught up with festival organizer Jay Hannley, as well as Kevin Corbett from local band Laughing Sickness, to talk about punk rock and the v
Do police drug seizures make communities safer? - Kootenay Co-op Radio (opens the original)
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Heather Austin, Local Journalism Initiative Today is International Overdose Awareness Day – a day to remember people who have died from drug poisoning, reduce stigma, and talk about what can be done to prevent more deaths. The theme this year is “25 years on. Still needed.” The day carries a lot of meaning in Nelson as our community continues to struggle with the toxic drug crisis. International Overdose Awareness Day falls 11 days after the Nelson Police Department concluded a targeted drug enf
The realities of addiction treatment in Nelson and beyond - Part 3 of 3 - Kootenay Co-op Radio (opens the original)
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Heather Austin, Local Journalism Initiative Dr. Kora DeBeck of the BC Centre on Substance Use says B.C.’s voluntary addiction treatment system still has a lot of gaps. “…Within the voluntary addiction treatment system, there are still lots of waits. It’s not very accessible and also something that the head BC coroner and our provincial health officer have highlighted multiple times is that addiction treatment is not currently regulated. We don’t know what outcomes are for folks who go into addic
Stepping Stones shelter is true to its name - Part 2 of 3 - Kootenay Co-op Radio (opens the original)
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Heather Austin, Local Journalism Initiative Neighbours living near Stepping Stones say the shelter has brought ongoing noise, drug activity and disruption to the area. In a letter to provincial officials, they called for the overdose prevention site to be removed, the shelter’s operations to be reviewed and the suitability of the site to be reassessed. Residents had been meeting with Nelson CARES for two years to discuss concerns including shelter rules, perimeter monitoring and safety. In 2025,
Local overdose prevention site raises neighbourhood questions- Part 1 of 3 - Kootenay Co-op Radio (opens the original)
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https://www.kootenaycoopradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/OPS-site_PART-1_HAustin_KCR.mp3 Heather Austin, Local Journalism Initiative A local community group is calling on the province to remove the overdose prevention site operating at Stepping Stones shelter in Nelson. In April, neighbours living near Stepping Stones shelter in Nelson sent a letter to provincial ministers and B.C. housing officials.The letter calls for a full operational review, overhaul of the shelter, and a reassessment o
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