Click. Share. Connect. This summer, Look Outside, an exciting new photo contest and initiative launched by Wildsight, invites everyone to grab their cameras (or their cell phones!), head outside and capture their favourite places in the Kootenays.   Celebrating our connection to wild places and the wildlife that lives within...

By Art Joyce In Japanese, a shokunin is a master craftsman or artisan. More than that, the word implies an ethic of striving for excellence and a responsibility to benefit one’s community. With that theme in mind, Selkirk College announces a new summer program beginning this summer at Crawford Bay School, featuring regional...

Nelson/Creston MLA Michelle Mungall is taking the show on the road mixing up a big batch of iced tea to share as she hears from locals during her annual Bend the MLA’s Ear Tour.  This year’s tour begins Monday through Wednesdaym including stops in 10 small communities from the north end of Kootenay Lake to the Creston Valley....

For a half century, students educated on the post-secondary campus high above Nelson have contributed to building communities across the West Kootenay and beyond. This month the Selkirk College Silver King Campus marks 50 years by looking back and steaming ahead to its next 50. Officially opened as the BC Vocational School,...

Words and wine, beer and bards will be featured in the just-announced lineup for the July 10 opening night social event for Nelson B.C.’s third annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival. “We’ve been putting the finishing touches on the evening,” said Festival director Lynn Krauss.  “We’re excited to be presenting brief...

This summer Selfdesign High is hosting artist in residence Hannah DeBoer-Smith. DeBoer-Smith has been sewing since she was five-years-old, her mother was a local tailor and graciously let her hang around the shop and absorb some of her many skills. DeBoer-Smith's range of sewing has gone from; upholstery, vintage inspired...

Canada’s literary stars are set to shine upon Nelson during the third Elephant Mountain Literary Festival July 10 -13. Highlights include appearances by mystery writer Gail Bowen and CBC Radio’s Writers & Company host Eleanor Wachtel, a gala reading with authors Sid Marty, Angie Abdou, and Donna Morrissey, and a literary...

The Nelson Lions Club is once again starting of Canada Day Celebrations in Nelson with its annual annual pancake breakfast July 1st in the 500 block of Baker Street. The event runs from 8-11 a.m. Pancakes with all the fixin’s, sausages, coffee and/or juice all for $5 for adults and $4 for children under 12 years.  Funds raised...

Nelson's dragon boat team, the Kootenay Rhythm Dragons, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on (Sunday) July 13 at Nelson's Lakeside Park Rotary Shelter. The celebration includes a barbecue lunch along with dragon boat rides. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.. Anyone wanting to attend is asked to reply to Sarah at...

Struggling with the challenges of providing care to someone with dementia from a distance? Local family caregivers can get help from a free tele-workshop offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. Called Long Distance Caregiving, the (Tuesday) July 15 tele-workshop offers strategies to better cope with the situation,...