For nearly four decades, Juno award winner, Morgan Davis has been on the road traveling across Canada, the United States and Europe. And now Davis is coming to Nelson to appear at Expressions Night Café Sunday (October 12) at 7:30 p.m. His performances draw from a rich tradition of country blues, as well as his own contemporary...

What happens when a pot grower living beside a police station falls in love with the officer who busts her? Can their star-crossed love beat the odds, or does it get locked up in the slammer?      Cop Shop/Grow Op, Jeff Forst’s original play that razzle-dazzled its packed house last harvest-time, is back by popular demand at...

BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko and Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy join in congratulating the City of Castlegar on winning the 2014 Communities in Bloom International Challenge.  Castlegar received 5 Blooms and competed against other cities across Canada and in Ireland for the overall win in the small category (less...

The Cultural Development Committee (CDC), on behalf of the City of Nelson, is currently inviting applications and nominations for the position of 2015’s Nelson Cultural Ambassador in the category of Music. The winner will be announced at the City of Nelson’s Annual Reception in December. The award comes with a $1000 honorarium....

The link to sign a petition letting the RDCK know you'd support taxpayer investment to save the Fall Fair is here: http://passcreekfair.com/   Previous story: The 19th Annual Pass Creek Fall Fair last weekend was, by all accounts, a screaming success … but will this popular regional event still happen next year? That’s not ...

Working Canadians, from blue collar workers to middle class professionals to hamburger flippers are facing the worst economy insecurity, most stressful working conditions, the slowest increases in real income and the most cynical anti-worker governments literally since the 1930s. At the same time the 1% and the powerful...

Entering into its third consecutive year, the Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival will be hosted once again in Nelson and this time on (Wednesday to Saturday) October 1-4. For 2014, the Festival expands to four days and will showcase a total of 11 films at three venues. With two festivals now under its belt, the DDFF is slowly...

Jeff Faragher, Conductor and Artistic Director for the Symphony of the Kootenays is excited to announce that his Nelson based Mountainside Chamber Music program has an exciting new program scheduled for 2014/15.  Participating string lovers and students alike will have opportunities to play, learn and enjoy stimulating chamber...

Don't miss the 2014 Kootenay Storytelling Festival, a long-weekend of performances for every age in Nelson from September 18-21. Due to popular response, the 2014 Kootenay Storytelling Festival is now a day longer, with over 50 events across four days.   OPENING NIGHT FEATURING IVAN COYOTE WITH JON WOOD   Kraft Singles for ...

On September 12, a group of forty people from Greater Trail, including Rossland’s Andrea Winckers, Mike Kent, Aaron Cosbey and Gareth Cryer will be sleeping under Trail's Victoria Street Bridge to raise money and bring awareness to the issue of homelessness in the Greater Trail Area. Funds raised will go to support the Getting...