After one year the traditional wedding anniversary gift is paper. Twenty, well, try fine china. Fifty it’s gold. Sixty-seven? What about a surprise visit from some of Nelson’s finest. That’s just what happened to Ron and Sheila Cox as the Nelson couple celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary at their home Saturday. Just as...

A young Renaissance man of Canadian literature, Jason Dewinetz, will read from his poems and speak about his award-winning work as book designer, publisher, and typographer at Nelson’s Oxygen Art Centre on Friday (November 22) at 7:30 p.m. The Oxygen Art Centre is located at 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance).  Dewinetz’s...

It’s a continent with a history of intense struggle, but there is new hope and cause for optimism in Africa. It starts with peace building and on Saturday (November 16)the Mir Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Jimmy Juma to speak on his experiences as the coordinator of the African Peace Building Institute. “Peace starts with change...

Nelson is going to be represented on the map as one of the many communities in Canada taking part in the Defend Our Climate rally, Saturday (November 16) at noon in front of Nelson City Hall. The rally is a chance to join in locally with the National day of action http://www.defendourclimate.ca/ The local noon-hour rally will...

The LVR debate team, hosting its third annual winter debate tournament on (Saturday) December 7, is looking for judges.   The debate format is ‘impromptu’ (students get their topic one hour before the first debate) and the emphasis is on ‘selling the sizzle’ and a convincing performance, and less on the research (because there...

Selkirk College in Castlegar is celebrating GIS (geographic information systems) Day November 20. The campus will host a day of activities to introduce regional high school students to GIS (geographic information systems) and Selkirk’s GIS program. Students will be able to take part in hands-on workshops that offer real-world...

Selkirk College in Castlegar is celebrating GIS (geographic information systems) Day November 20. The campus will host a day of activities to introduce regional high school students to GIS (geographic information systems) and Selkirk’s GIS program. Students will be able to take part in hands-on workshops that offer real-world...

Tension in the Middle East and serenity at the north end of Kootenay Lake are the subjects of books by two local authors published by two Nelson presses to be launched at Nelson’s Oxygen Art Centre on Friday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Talking about their books and reading excerpts will be Nelson’s Ernest Hekkanen with his new novel...

This is time of year when I start seeing patients battling the flu, so, I’d like to give you some information about a probiotic food that improves the vigilance and effectiveness of your immune system and keeps our digestive system healthy. Probiotic foods contain active healthy live bacteria. When we ingest them, they travel...

The worst kept secret in Nelson is now officials — the skateboard and bike park in Rosemont are officially open. Efforts to build the park included numerous location proposals, various blueprint drafts and hundreds of hours of public consultation, starting in 2002. The 15,000 square-foot skatepark, which will be suitable for...