Current Affairs &
Local News
Tune into our latest Kootenay Morning interviews covering local news, current affairs, and culture.
March 22, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Andrew Creighton
Food for Thought — checking in with Andrew Creighton of the Nelson Community Food Centre.
March 22, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Jaimie Killen & Kristin Ditzel
Invisible Fences — a remarkable documentary by Nelson videographer Jaimie Killen about her best friend Kristin Ditzel, a Nelson woman made ill by the COVID vaccine.
March 21, 2023
Become a Radio Show Host!
March 21, 2023
$3901 raised for the CNOY!
March 20, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Eloïse Speleers
Celebrating BC Francophonie Day with Eloïse Speleers of the West Kootenay Francophone Association(or AFKO Association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest).
March 20, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Tom Thomson
Gettin' Down to Business: Patios, Pubs and Best Businesses, with Nelson & District Chamber of Commerce boss Tom Thomson.
March 20, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Nieva Cunningham
March 17, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Stephen Harris
March 17, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Brittny Anderson
March 17, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Dave & Ryan Martin
March 15, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Malia Joy And Anna
March 15, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Christopher Millin
March 13, 2023
Kootenay Morning with John Rune
March 13, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Ted Barris
March 13, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Emily Millard
March 10, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Andrew Gregg
March 10, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Seathra Bell
March 10, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Jazmine Lowther
March 8, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Jacob
March 8, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Jayme Moye
March 8, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Richard Metzner
March 7, 2023
We are hiring a News and Culture Reporter
March 6, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Sky-Lea Farr
March 6, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Robin Dupont
March 6, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Sheila Hart
March 3, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Lucas Myers
March 3, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Jon Meyer & Ned Woods
March 3, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Leah Brown
March 3, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Stephanie Myers
Local news is our beat.
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If you’re looking for a quick mix of local news and interviews with Kootenay newsmakers, neighbours, insiders, and the odd star… make sure to tune into KCR’s flagship current affairs program Kootenay Morning. This popular show runs seven times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8am and 5pm and Sunday at 8am)
Kootenay Morning is hosted by passionate (and entertaining) volunteers with three segments/interviews per hour.
Kootenay Morning has become a hub for local businesses and organizations to stop by and share their news and announcements and is a show loved and celebrated by our listeners.
For example, the news show offers on-going coverage of the Nelson Leafs championship playoff run…and regular updates from Kootenay Morning’s cast of correspondents including cannabis pro Velvet Kavanaugh, conservative pundit Stephen Harris and his Beyond Bumper Stickers commentary, and many of the region’s top reporters with in-depth news from throughout the West Kootenay. Tune in to Kootenay Co-op Radio for all your local news from all over. From the heart of Nelson, to the ends of Kootenay Lake or New Denver, CJLY will cover it all!