Jumbo Wild Fundraising Camp Dinner November 22
The public is welcome to attend a Jumbo Wild Fundraising Camp Dinner Friday, November 22 at the Nelson Seniors Centre on Vernon Street. Camp participants, which worked hard during the summer to keep out developers wanting to build a ski resort in the Jumbo Pass, will be sharing stories, video and photos from the camp. There...
Tiny Houses set to stage huge open house at Ellison's Market
There's a new house on the block . . . houses a little smaller than the traditional bungalow style. Nelson Tiny Houses is hosting an open house on Saturday and Sunday (November 2-3) at Ellison's Market. Nelson Tiny Houses will be showcasing their latest house, called the Acorn. It is a beautifully constructed, immaculately...
Ski swaps this weekend at Rod & Gun Club and Hume School
For all downhill skiers, boarders and cross country enthusiasts, this weekend is the first day of winter. That's when the Whitewater Ski Team and Nelson Nordic Ski Club host the annual Ski Swaps. The Nordic skiers get the weekend started off on the right ski with the annual cross country ski swap Satruday from 11 a.m. to 12:30...
Author reading and artist reception at the Nelson Library
The arts collide this month at the Nelson Public Library when Argenta artist Deb Borsos exhibits pastel landscapes, all of them inspired by books she has loved. Three authors whose books have been honoured—Anne DeGrace, Rita Moir, and Holley Rubinsky—will join Borsos in a reading and reception on Tuesday, November 5 at 7 p.m....
Kalein Hospice supports the bereaved
For those who have lost someone through death, the cycle of loss through detachment, despair and anger to recovery can be a lonely, frightening and overwhelming experience, even when family and friends are trying to support us. A grief support group provides a safe, supportive environment where no one is expected to say or ...
Columbia Basin Trust Know Your Watershed gives Trafalgar students a look into public water system
Trafalgar students, thanks to the program is called Columbia Basin Trust Know Your Watershed recently got a first hand look at the ins and outs of the public drinking water system. CBT is delivering this program throughout the Basin to Grade 8 science classes to get to know where their water comes from, how it changes as it...
Come one, come all to the Fourth Annual Fall Family Fair at Touchstones Nelson
Try on your Halloween costume early this year and come down to Touchstones Nelson for an afternoon of fun. This year our Family Fair will happen just a few days before Halloween and the Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos, making it a great opportunity to celebrate and get crafty. There are a lot of activities in store for...
A day to drop everything and — READ!
On Monday, October 28th, the British Columbia Teacher-Librarians’ Association, the British Columbia Library Association, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation, the Library & Literacy Branch of the Ministry of Education, and the British Columbia School Trustees Association would like to invited everyone in British...
Dispelling myths about Bats
Are bats really blind? Do they want to suck your blood? These are some of the questions that Educators around the Columbia Basin are answering. Just in time for Halloween, dynamic and skilled Educators from the Kootenay Community Bat Project (KCBP) are providing programs on bats for youth. “Bats are actually very shy, clean...
Museum murder novelist to speak at Touchstones
Murder mystery fans and fiction buffs won’t want to miss a pre-Hallowe’en free reading by Vancouver author Miriam Clavir from her novel Insinuendo: Murder in the Museum at Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History, 502 Vernon St., on Monday, October 28 at 7:30 p.m. Costumes are optional at the reading, part of this fall’s...
