Locomotive generates new revenue for Fort Steele
National historic site Fort Steele is getting a $160,000 boost from the sale of a Scottish locomotive that is returning to the United Kingdom. Proceeds from the sale, supported by the Friends of Fort Steele Society, will be invested back into Fort Steele Heritage Town, located 16 kilometres northeast of Cranbrook, strengthening...
Wassabi rocks The Royal on Friday
Wassabi Collective w/DJ Rhapsody Friday, Dec. 17, The Royal on Baker Wassabi Collective, local hometown groove makers are back in town to ring in the holiday season and make you wanna dance. The band's sound fuses everything from pop, roots reggae, funk, jazz, hip hop, rock and everything in between, wrapping it all up with...
Take a chili dip in the lake on New Year’s Day
Chilly is a relative term. Chili isn’t.The first depends on your metabolism, attire, and attitude. The second is what’s waiting for you at this year’s Polar Bear Dip. The Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation is sure that attitude is the most important element and that the warm chili that awaits will more than make up for the...
$8.7 million protects historic Barkerville and Fort Steele
The Province is investing $8.7 million to preserve and protect two of B.C.’s historic treasures: Fort Steele and Barkerville. The funding will upgrade sewer, water and fire suppression systems over the next four years to safeguard health, safety and the environment, and to prevent the loss of irreplaceable artefacts at the...
Anne DeGrace appointed as Nelson's 2011 cultural ambassador
By Joy Barrett, cultural development officerThe Cultural Development Commission (CDC), on behalf of the City of Nelson, announced Anne DeGrace’s appointment as Nelson’s 2011 Cultural Ambassador.Co-sponsored by Otter Books and Packrat Annie’s, the award comes with a $500 cash prize."We already know Anne is a terrific ambassador...
Voices of Winter at the Capitol Theatre
Nelson Choral Society presents Voices of Winter Saturday, Dec. 11 (7 p.m.), Capitol Theatre Musical director Kathleen Neudorf has chosen a variety of choral pieces on a winter theme for the show, ranging from traditional to contemporary, religious to secular, warm Yule-tide fires to hushed winter landscapes where snow “falls...
Silverton Christmas by the lake
The magic of Silverton's Christmas by the Lake, where all the enchantment and delight of a traditional European Christmas were experienced, touched down in the Slocan Valley community on the weekend.This was the fourth year of the event in Silverton and the photography of Della and Timothy Schafer captured the visual flavour...
Horsefly promotes new event in advance of new publication
A new editorial board, a new issue and now a new event. On the heels of appointing a new editorial board, Horsefly Magazine will be hosting an event at the SelfDesign High Commons on Friday, Dec. 10 to help propel the publication on its way to publication in spring of 2011. It’s An Evening of Spoken Words and Music at the...
Final push in Library expansion fundraising drive
It’s been quite a year for the Nelson Library. The Library turned 80 and celebrated with an expansion to two floors, resulting in a spacious, comfortable facility to meet the needs of a growing community of library users. “Support for the expansion has been outstanding,” said chief librarian June Stockdale. “We’ve almost...
Panto premieres tonight at Capitol Theatre
It’s a showdown at the Hoedown as the Capitol Theatre presents the 23rd annual Christmas Pantomime starting tonight. Directed by Laurie Jarvis, the much anticipated event draws in some of the best and up-and-coming acting and singing talents from the community. The play runs tonight until Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday...
