Every second meeting of Nelson City Council, like the one held on April 22, is designated a Committee of the Whole meeting at which individuals and groups may present their activities or issues to council. Schunke tasers council (verbally) Local blogger Claus Schunke appeared before council to criticize the Nelson Police...

Winners of the Giller Prize, Governor-General's Literary Award, Trillium Book Award, Canada Reads, and the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor are among the lineup of presenters at Nelson's second annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, July 11 to 14.      And along with the roster of nationally-known and local authors and ...

Looking for a spring tune-up for your writing?  A chance to improve your imaginative writing skills through working with mentors and peers will be provided at the second annual Convergence Writers’ Weekend at the Heart’s Rest Retreat Centre in New Denver, June 14-16. Participants will also consider how to overcome the paralyzing...

The under 45 generation are getting tired of working and studying more, to have less. With rising home prices, cost of living, and incomparable wages, young people and their families are being squeezed of time, and income, and are being forced into crushing debt. On April 15 - 17, from 7 – 10 p.m. at Birchbank Golf Club...

Selkirk College’s second year Creative Writing students are hosting a Gala for the launch of their book “Mouths of Many” on April 19th from 7:00 to 10:00 pm upstairs at The Kootenay School of the Arts in Nelson. Students will be reading excerpts from their self-published anthology, while promoting sales and awareness for the...

Downstairs in the makeshift practice studio in the basement of a local church Kit Kat Klub dancers focus on a routine under the guidance of choreographer Mackenzie Hope. Up the stairs on the main floor singer/producer Sydney Black works through songs under the guidance of director Pat Henman, pianist Darren Fuss and head of...

Come one, come all; come friends and come foes to the Capitol Theatre this weekend for the show of all shows — a Dr. Seuss-ified rendering of the classic Greek epic, Homer’s The Odysseyby the students of Mount Sentinel Secondary School’s theatre program. The Seuss Odyssey follows protagonist Odysseus on his 10-year journey ...

With the recent warm weather and the coming spring rains, the second annual Gilpin Boothman’s Oxbow Amphibian Crossing Project is poised to take off. On Wednesday, April 3 more than 40 people gathered in the basement of the Boundary Museum to see a presentation by biologist and project coordinator Jenny Coleshill. Coleshill,...

Fans of Fish & Bird can catch the band in action at The Royal during a tour through B.C. Thursday, April 11. Fish & Bird are Canada’s alt-folk force to be reckoned with, and their critically acclaimed music has brought the band much recognition across Canada, and into the US and UK. The band layers rock and alternative...

By Colin Payne, The Nelson Daily Want to know more about your food and where it comes from? Then join John Steinman and the crew at various venues around Nelson this week for the 2013 Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival. Steinman, producer and host of the internationally-syndicated radio show/podcast ­Deconstructing Dinner,...