Current Affairs &
Local News
Tune in to Kootenay Morning Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8am for local news, current affairs, and culture.
Kootenay Morning with Mark Maarhuis
Mark Maarhuis joins us today. He started as a dishwasher and ended up as a legendary lead guide at one of the world's most famous cat skiing lodges — Nelson's own Baldface Lodge. He is a long-time…
Kootenay Morning with Mark Maarhuis
Mark Maarhuis joins us today. He started as a dishwasher and ended up as a legendary lead guide at one of the world's most famous cat skiing lodges — Nelson's own Baldface Lodge. He is a long-time…
Kootenay Morning with Mat DeVito
DeVito Shoes, a family-owned Kootenay business founded in Trail by Vincenzo DeVito, is celebrating a century of cobbler craftsmanship this year. Vincenzo’s grandson Vince DeVito and his wife Shelley…
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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!