Current Affairs &
Local News
Tune into our latest Kootenay Morning interviews covering local news, current affairs, and culture.
Kootenay Morning with Kootenay Sound Healing Centre
Theresa and Will from Kootenay Sound Healing Centre talk to KM about their five-acre property located on the “Eastshore” of Kootenay Lake.
Kootenay Morning with Robert Crowder
Cops for Kids will be riding through Nelson in September to raise money. Robert Crowder, a BC Sheriff, shares details about the event.
Kootenay Morning with Kallee Lins
West Kootenay Regional Arts Council executive director Kallee Lins covers all the details about the Kootenay and Columbia Basin arts service association.
Kootenay Morning with Nikko Forsberg
Nikko Forsberg, veteran of the Nelson music scene, releases his debut album about the Kootenays - The Elves of Rhiondel.
Kootenay Morning with Louis Bockner
Louis Bockner discusses his recent photo exhibit featuring life in Argenta during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kootenay Morning with Wayne McCrory
Biologist and international bear expert Wayne McRory returns to KM to shed light on all things grizzly bears.
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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!