Méli Mélo est une émission de radio qui vous embarque à la découverte musicale de la francophonie plurielle. L'émission est présentement animée en rotation par Alexandra Pronovost, Pascale Boyer et Alexandra Tremblay.
Retrouvez Méli Mélo le vendredi et le dimanche matin à 10 h sur la Kootenay Co-op Radio. Méli Mélo est également rediffusée sur les ondes de Radio Victoria.
L'émission est commanditée par l'AFKO, l'association des francophones des Kootenays Ouest. Plus d'info à www.afko.ca


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Méli Mélo, à la découverte musicale de la francophonie plurielle

Kootenay Morning 2023

Kootenay Morning 2024

Kootenay Morning 2025

Kootenay Morning 2026

Tracey Therrien, the chief librarian at Nelson Public Library, discusses how the library stays relevant in today's world.

Dec 20, 2023 - Kootenay Morning with Tracey Therrien

Jason Asbell & Devon Caron introduce the challenges the Civic Theatre faces with its current business model and planned upgrades.

Dec 20, 2023 - Kootenay Morning with Jason Asbell & Devon Caron

The first part of a three-part series covering the top KM news stories of 2023, with this first installment featuring the first four months of the year.

Dec 22, 2023 - Kootenay Morning's Top News Stories of 2023 pt  1

Michelle Mungall, Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Nelson-Creston for over a decade from 2009 to 2020, takes a look back on her political career.

Dec 22, 2023 -  Kootenay Morning with Michelle Mungall

Here is the final installment of the three-part series covering the top KM news stories of 2023, which focuses on news from September through December.

Jan 1, 2024 - Kootenay Morning's Top News Stories Of 2023 Pt 3

Tracing Roots - Quinton's On His Way

Head to Toe Holistic Health Clinic https://head2toecastlegar.ca

December 2, 2024 Kootenay Morning with Sandy Battista

Mountain Sport Clinic https://www.mountainsportclinic.ca

Decembert 2, 2024 Kootenay Morning with Lori Anne Donald

https://www.jeninelillian.com
https://futures.bc.ca

December 2, 2024 Kootenay Morning with Jenine Lillian

December 6, 2024 Kootenay Morning with Bill Metcalfe

December 13, 2024 Kootenay Morning with Solita Work

With West Kootenay skies smokier than we’ve seen all summer, the timing couldn’t be better. There's a documentary making the rounds that explores the BC wildfire crisis and what we can do about it. It’s called BC is Burning. The film shows in Castlegar on Thursday, Sept 11, at the Castle Theatre. Doors open at 6:30, the show is at 7. Murray Wilson is one of the show’s directors; he’s with us this a.m.

Sept 8, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Murray Wilson

October 3, 2025, Kootenay Morning with Jesse Pineiro

https://watershedsentinel.ca/article/landslide-warning/

October 3, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Donald Pharand

Call MP Patty Hadju, ask for fair wages and working conditions for Canada Post workers:  613-996-4792 patty.hajdu@parl.gc.ca. Photo credit: Tyler Harper Nelson Star

October 3, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Bruce Northcott

October 10, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Anne DeGrace

October 10, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Joe Karthein

https://www.kalabanteproductions.com/yamoussa?lang=en

October 10, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Yamoussa Bangoura

In the opinion of a lot of business and downtown residents, the recent escalation in crime and violence in our communities has reached a crisis point. There’s an organization in BC that is garnering a strong following, and you likely heard of Save Our Streets. Local business owner and community advocate Tanya Finley has been involved with the SOS organization here and in Victoria. She’s here today to tell us a bit about where the SOS effort is at, as well as where things are for the local hospitality sector and her passion for community.

October 6, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Tanya Finley

Starting a business out of the blue isn’t for the faint of heart...especially if that business is based on a product that no one’s ever seen before. For Mark Shwan, the necessity he had as a dog owner led to invention. Mark has launched a new business called Funky Furball Pet Co…and he’s here today to give us the details.

October 6, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Mark Schwan

The Kootenays have raised a heap of world-class skiers and snowboarders over the years. One of the first greats is a man who’s flown under the radar for many years, but at one time was considered one of the best slalom skiers in the world. His name is Bob Swan. Jackie Atkins is a coach with Whitewater’s U16 race team…and now a documentary filmmaker. She’s produced a short film on Bob Swan, called Swabber. And the film couldn’t come at a better time.

October 13, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Jackie Atkins

October 17, 2025 Kootenay Morning with  Alana Dickson

Maurice Patton O'Connell and Mary Donovan are on a hunger strike in Dublin, Ireland, for better health care and an additional 30 Euros/month for pension to compensate them and 4,000 other survivors of  abduction by the government and abuse by Catholic orders. They are asking for signatures on a petition to the government.  https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-ireland-s-industial-and-reformatory-school-survivors?source_location=search

October 24, 2025 Survivors of Irish Industrial and Reformatory Schools

Jessica talks about community concerns over logging in the Falls Creek Watershed,. https://www.friendsoffallscreek.ca

October 24, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Jessica Hewitt

Méli-Mélo du 31 octobre 2025: Émission fantomatique

Fundraiser to restore 100 year old Steinway https://trail-arts.com

October 31, 2025 Kootenay Morning with  Joeann Argue

Tapatia Collective https://tapatiacollective.com

October 31, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Fabiola Gascon

Méli-Mélo du 7 novembre 2025: Voyage dans l'univers de Goff

Nelson’s Jayme Moye has written about travel, mountain sports and culture, and the limits of human potential.
She has written for Canadian and National Geographic, Conde Nast Traveller and Outside. And she’s here today to share some insight into two incredible female athletes, one from the Kootenays and another who is featured in a film making the mountain town rounds.


November 3, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Jayme Moye

Art with Soul. Stories with Depth. Experiences that Stay With You. Are you a curious traveller, a creative spirit, or a local looking for something interesting to do on a weekend afternoon? There’s a program here in BC that’s part of an international network aimed at bringing art to people, and more to the point, people to the people and places that make art. Laurence Guimond is the Executive Director of the BC Economusee Network Society. She joins us today.


November 10, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Laurence Guimond

Coming in just a few weeks is the 36th Annual Winter Community Production: The Emperor's New Clothes. Cast members Keri & Kash chat with Kootenay Morning host Mike Funergy, also in the cast, about the joys of being part of community theatre.

November 12, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Keri & Kash Flesaker

Carlo Alcos and Carla Sinclair are working on a documentary series following Nelson's Burger Month. They're currently filming the pilot episode and share with Kootenay Mornings why they're making it and what makes it such a fun project to work on.

November 12, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Carlo Alcos & Carla Sinclair

New Project - Welcome Home: a collaborative theatre project for everyone
taghamhall.ca

November 14, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Anne DeGrace and Pat Hinman

Friends of the Family Nelson https://nelsonfriendsofthefamily.ca

November 17, 2025 Kootenay Morning Pat Dooley and Breanne Gaudreau

Méli-Mélo du 21 novembre: Voyage franco-canadien avec Jasmin

November 21, 20025 Kootenay Morning with Dr. Mindy Smith

Coming up next week at the Capitol Theatre is the 36th Annual Winter Community Production: The Emperor's New Clothes. Cast members Patricia Hogg, Marilyn & Juniper Hatfield, and Assistant Director Vega Payne share their excitement and the joys of being part of community theatre.

November 26, 2025 Kootenay Morning with the cast of The Emperor's New Clothes

There’s a month left in the year,​ a​nd for Nelson City Council, 10 months left in their four-year term. Nelson Mayor Janice Morrison is here to take a look back at 2025​ and ahead to the council’s last inning.

December 1, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Janice Morrison

The City of Nelson has named its ambassadors for next year. And if you’re a mountain climber or​ a climbing gym regular, you've likely seen Allan Rollin literally hanging around. Allan is the City's 2026 Sports Ambassador.

- photo Bill Metcalfe/Nelson Star


December 1, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Allan Rollin

Gabe Tyler was a teenager when he started his construction career. Thirty years later, the born and raised Nelsonite and his company, North Mountain Construction, have made their mark on Nelson’s ever-increasing skyline and footprint. Having built a number of exemplary private and public projects in town and elsewhere in the Kootenays, North Mountain received a Sustainability Award from the City of Nelson last month, the Kootenay Co-op and the Nelson Lions Club. Gabe joins us today to talk about his career in the development sector and its considerable change in the last decade…

December 8, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Gabe Tyler

A June 2025 story on Powder magazine’s site says our next guest is "a staple on most Best Skier Alive lists…and becoming a dad has added an unforeseen perspective.” Nelson’s Sam Kuch joins us today to talk about his new family, his new point of view, and his new movie, Pops, which premiered here in town in late November.

Photo by Bryan Ralph


December 8, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Sam Kuch

Méli Mélo du 5 Décembre 2025 avec Amélie

Méli Mélo 19 Décembre 2025: Amélie et son invité Tom

It’s winter time out there, and while the snow’s scarce down low, there’s lots up high. Kootenay Morning’s outdoor pro and Gericks Cycle and Ski owner Mark Weigeldt is here to update us on what’s happening in the hills.

December 29, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Mark Weigeldt

Our next guest — based right out of Nelson — has played nine cross-Canada tours, performed everywhere from Hollywood Boulevard to Haiti, and she’s been featured on Canada’s The Voice (La Voix). And January 1 is unexceptionally a big day for the artist known as Bella Cat and her fans​ with the release of her new music video for her song Strong Woman. 

December 29, 2025 Kootenay Morning with Bella Cat

As we enter the midst of winter in a pandemic, the hospitality sector is facing grim times. Your favourite coffee shop, restaurant or pub is having a very rough go right now. The same goes for the accommodation sector — hotels, motels and B and Bs. Last week, members of the local food and beverage industry shared their state-of-affairs with the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President Tanya Finley, also the owner of Finley’s Bar and Grill and Sage Tapas and Wine Bar joined Kootenay Morning today.

Nelson food businesses pushing through pandemic

KCR News reports on the issues that matter to you in the West Kootenay region. Tune in live for interviews and reporting on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 8 AM or for the rebroadcast at 5 PM PST.

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