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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

West Kootenay employers would support job recruitment agency, study says

West Kootenay employers would support job recruitment agency, study says

Consultant Mike Stolte researched viability of the service
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MELTDOWN: As water dries up, Creston Valley’s farmers worry for the future

MELTDOWN: As water dries up, Creston Valley’s farmers worry for the future

RDCK is studying the feasibility of additional water sources for the area
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Sinixt Confederacy conducts ethnohistory training for West Kootenay businesses, organizations, governments

Sinixt Confederacy conducts ethnohistory training for West Kootenay businesses, organizations, governments

The event was attended by more than 500 people over three days
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MELTDOWN: Low West Kootenay snowpack threatens drinking water drawn from creeks

MELTDOWN: Low West Kootenay snowpack threatens drinking water drawn from creeks

Watershed vulnerability depends on size, aspect and amount of precipitation
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RDCK changes climate goals to focus on new ideas

RDCK changes climate goals to focus on new ideas

The Ideas for Climate Action document contains 23 proposed actions
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Nelson scientist is one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people

Nelson scientist is one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people

Suzanne Simard is the author of Finding the Mother Tree
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PHOTOS: Digital arts meet digital tech at annual Selkirk College showcase

PHOTOS: Digital arts meet digital tech at annual Selkirk College showcase

Nelson and Trail programs collaborated in their annual show for the first time
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West Kootenay snowpack 72% of normal as of April 1

West Kootenay snowpack 72% of normal as of April 1

Snowpack is at 63% of normal province-wide, lowest since 1970
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UPDATE: Millions of litres of sewage leak into Kootenay River

UPDATE: Millions of litres of sewage leak into Kootenay River

City management staff call the leak ‘negligible’
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Review of RCMP actions at Argenta logging protest still ongoing a year later

Review of RCMP actions at Argenta logging protest still ongoing a year later

Independent review panel says RCMP has been slow to supply information
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