Every year since 2001, a group of committed Amnesty International volunteers has put on a human rights film festival in Nelson. This year’s offering will take place on January 31 and February 1 at the Shambhala Music and Performance Hall, Tenth Street Campus of Selkirk College. This 14th annual festival continues the tradition...

Fifteen projects that benefit Basin youth were recently approved to receive funding through Columbia Basin Trust’s Youth Grants Program. The projects will receive a total of $107,400. “Applicants submitted a diverse range of project ideas to the program,” said Sabrina Curtis, Director, Sector Initiatives for the Trust. “We ...

  Nelson Youth Theatre is rolling out a couple of options for young actors interested in performing in 2014. The first option is Why is Y program. This original play, about the letters of the alphabet trying to get along, is for actors around age seven to 12. Rehearsals are set for Thursday from 3:30-5:30 p.m. For more...

Val Kilmer and the New Coke has dedicated the last five years of their life into pumping the magic of the 80's back into the hearts and souls of people of all ages. New Year's Eve the band is going to rock in 2014 at Finley's Irish Pub. With humble beginnings as the teeny tiny brain-child of some dude with really big hair, ...

Hello Pass Creek Residents and community supporters; What an amazing Winter Celebration for the Pass Creek Community. • More than 120 people attended the event, with more than 40 families and 46 kids visiting Santa; • 96 wooden ornaments were decorated to take home; • 147 food items collected for Christmas hampers (est. $300...

Everyone knows of the movie A Christmas Carol . Now we have Frank Georges and The Truth silent film from none other than Keith Picot. For the past 20 years, Picot, the 2010 Toronto Maple Blues award winning bassist, has made Gulf Islands home. But Picot, who has played local venues in Nelson, decided to branch out into film...

The team that brought you last year’s scintillating spectacle, Cabaret, is back -  this time with a little more jazz, a little more sass, and a few more murders. Black Productions is proud to present the Tony award-winning musical, Chicago. And the production crew is looking for actors, singers and dancers. So it you can act,...

Leaving no stone unturned in its 8.6 million hectare territory, the Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute (RDI) has released the 2013 State of the Basin report. In the works for several years, the 2013 report updates and builds on the work produced in the 2008 State of the Basin report. The 75-page long report and 16-page...

Selkirk College Contemporary Music & Technology Program students are tuning up for a celebration of the fall semester with a trip through the sounds of six decades. Three of Selkirk’s student bands will be playing at Spiritbar in Nelson on December 12 for a night of classic rock, R&B and hard rock. From Fleetwood Mac...

Blueberry Creek Community School  (BCCS) Hub needs community support to win a Christmas Decoration Contest on the Home Depot Facebook Page. With one facebook vote from you, the City of Castlegar can come together and put a $5,000 gift card under the tree for BCCS Hub and their new Community Kitchen initiative. Blueberry Creek...