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Bill Metcalfe

Bill Metcalfe

I have lived in Nelson since 1994 and worked as a reporter at the Nelson Star since 2015. I report on a mix of topics including municipal government, social issues and the arts with my work earning several provincial journalism awards.

Phone
250-352-1890
Email
bill.metcalfe@nelsonstar.com

Recent Work by Bill

Two simultaneous fires in Nelson put out

Two simultaneous fires in Nelson put out

Fires ignited in Gyro Park and beside the rail tracks near the Chahko Mika Mall
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Nelson golf course to be redesigned and run by U.S. company

Nelson golf course to be redesigned and run by U.S. company

Redesign comes as a package deal with recent purchase of golf course land for housing
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Not just flower power: Nelson exhibit celebrates intentional communities

Not just flower power: Nelson exhibit celebrates intentional communities

The exhibit captures the adventurous and optimistic spirit of the back-to-land movement
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'We should be in crisis mode': B.C. wildfire ecologist

'We should be in crisis mode': B.C. wildfire ecologist

Bob Gray delivered a talk in Taghum on how we need to rethink wildfires
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New Denver event marks 30th anniversary of internment centre

New Denver event marks 30th anniversary of internment centre

The Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre was created in 1994 on the preserved site of a wartime camp where Japanese Canadians were imprisoned
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Nelson Bridge may be widened for bikes

Nelson Bridge may be widened for bikes

But the start date for construction is not clear
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Resilience and renewal: New book features stories and photos of Columbia River basin

Resilience and renewal: New book features stories and photos of Columbia River basin

Big River by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes and David Moskowitz gives a biography in words and portrait in photos of the Columbia River basin
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Amanda Lindhout recounts trauma and gratitude at Nelson event

Amanda Lindhout recounts trauma and gratitude at Nelson event

Lindhout spoke to 200 people at the Nelson Star's annual Find Your Divine event
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Tango lovers meet in Nelson for weekend marathon

Tango lovers meet in Nelson for weekend marathon

‘It becomes a passion. It almost takes over your life’
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Kootenay Boundary’s last walk-in clinic will close in August

Kootenay Boundary’s last walk-in clinic will close in August

Ancron Medical Centre says workload has become unsustainable
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