Current Affairs &
Local News
Tune into our latest Kootenay Morning interviews covering local news, current affairs, and culture.
Kootenay Morning with Ben Carson
Canadian butchery at the World's Butcher Challenge in Paris in 2025.
Kootenay Morning with Jayli Wolf
Jayli Wolf is a musician, an actress, an activist, a new farmer and a survivor. She’s also a member of the Salteau First Nations and lives near Creston, having moved back to the farm she grew up on…
Kootenay Morning with Justine Gareau-Loyer
After many years as a dedicated employee at Au Soleil Levant, Justine Gareau-Loyer, a long-term member of the team, assumed ownership of the establishment previously managed by Raymond Gariépy for…
Kootenay Morning with Jim Sawada
Jim Sawada, recent winner of the Medal of Good Citizenship from the Province of BC, talks about the community work that won him this wonderful award.
Kootenay Morning With Stephanie Myers
Volleyball mom and daughter Staci and Atlyn Proctor on Atlyn's full-ride scholarship to Hutchinson College, Kansas.
Kootenay Morning With Atlyn Proctor
Volleyball mom and daughter Staci and Atlyn Proctor on Atlyn's full-ride scholarship to Hutchinson College, Kansas.
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Kootenay Morning is hosted by passionate (and entertaining) volunteers with three segments/interviews per hour.
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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!