Extra, extra . . . Slurpee drinks at Nelson 7-Eleven on Thursday. As temperatures rise across the country residents of Nelson are in luck as 7-Eleven is giving away more (and larger) Slurpee drinks on its birthday than ever before! In what has become a much-anticipated tradition, 7-Eleven is celebrating its 44th birthday and...

Brush meets bluster in a series of colourful, weather-inspired acrylic landscapes by Yvonne Vanens Munro, now showing at the Nelson Library. It’s a dramatic exhibition that celebrates the power of nature in the Kootenays. When Munro was six months old her parents, recently emigrated from Holland, drove from Nova Scotia to...

It's about as close to a miracle as one could get. On the eve of pulling the plug for good, the Board of Directors of the Camp Koolaree Society are overwhelmed at the response to their request for financial help. “In just over three months we've moved from in debt and despair to well funded and confident of our ability to...

NEW this year and in honour of the Ashram’s 50th Anniversary year, the Ashram has introduced “A Taste of the Ashram” – a program designed for day visitors.  While day visitors are welcome year round at the Ashram, this new and specially designed program provides scheduled activities for the first Saturday of the month through...

With Summer around the corner The Homecoming Crew has been busy planning the Fourth Annual Christina Lake Homecoming Summer  Festival  Friday and Saturday (July 19-20). The Homecoming Festival is a place where memories are shared and new ones are made.  It’s a time for all,  past and present, near or far, to unify in our love...

The West Arm Outdoors Club (WAOC) has finished re-decking the boat launch at Sunshine Bay on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. The project was partially completed last year and finished in mid June through the collective efforts of club members. The work party finished the decking, re-anchored exterior floats and improved ramp...

Tom, Joseph, Irene and Donna meet once a month to talk about how their lives are affected by dementia. They are all caring for family members who are in various stages of the disease. They are like many people who attend free caregiver support groups offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. "This is their lifeline,...

As Hippocrates said, FOOD IS YOUR BEST MEDICINE, or in the modern day version, YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.   But, with a busy lifestyle that most of us have these days, I was asked  to write an article on how do we cook and feed ourselves healthily?  Let’s review the key components of a healthy meal. 1.     There should be approximately...

Kalein Hospice Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of Cindy Fairs as the Centre’s first Executive Director. Originally from Kelowna, Fairs has relocated to Nelson in order to lead Kalein’s development vision for a unique campus integrating a Centre for Dialogue and Education with a hospice care facility serving those...

Looking for a FREE RIDE! Thanks to the support of the Nelson and District Credit Union, riders ride the Nelson Electric Tramway Society (NETS) Streetcar #23 for Free on Canada Day (July 1). NETS have been seasonally operating the original Nelson trolley, Streetcar #23, on a symbolic route along Kootenay Lake’s majestic...