Vancouver Cambie clinic court case threatens Canada’s universal health care system, speaker tells Nelson audience
Most people in BC seem to be unaware of the private health care court case churning along in Vancouver, Rick Turner told his audience in Nelson recently. But the case frightens him because he says it threatens the health care security of his children and grandchildren. Turner is the provincial co-chair of the BC Health...
RANDOM ACTS OF CREATIVITY TAKE OVER THE SLOCAN VALLEY RAIL TRAIL
On Sunday, June 25th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Slocan Valley Rail Trail will be the place to experience "Random Acts of Creativity". For that day, the Slocan Valley Community Arts Council and the Slocan Valley Heritage Trail Society have formed a unique partnership to celebrate Canada150. The day will involve recognizing ...
Getting Outside our Bubbles: Understanding Different Perspectives
How do we have conversations with people who seem to have such perplexingly different assumptions and priorities? It can often feel like you are living in completely different worlds, and questioning if there is hope of working together to resolve critical issues. Community members have an excellent opportunity to explore...
Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation Legacy Golf Event Returns
Mark Friday, June 23rd on the calendar as a must-attend event as the Annual Legacy Golf Event, in partnership with Selkirk Paving and Nelson Ready Mix, returns to the Granite Pointe Golf Club. This is the fifth year of a very successful partnership with SPL/NRM, which has raised $30,000 for the Legacy Fund – each year! “We ...
Community celebrated Air Cadets Annual Ceremonial Review
The cadets, staff and sponsor of 561 Nelson Osprey Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron held their Annual Ceremonial Review recently. The 19 cadets were inspected by Roland Krueger, the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 39 Brigade, which is the parent unit of the local Canadian Armed Forces Reserve unit, the 44th Filed Engineer...
Obasan author Joy Kogawa among presenters at Nelson’s 2017 Elephant Mountain Literary Festival
Best-selling author Joy Kogawa, whose widely taught novel Obasan is based on her family’s World War II internment in Slocan, is among the invited and local writers and other artists featured at the 6th annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson, B.C. July 6-9. Tickets for Festival events, including a full Festival...
Columbia Basin Trust helps SAR teams purchase rescue equipment
Dedicated volunteers at three search and rescue organizations are working together to improve their ability to help save lives. Search and rescue (SAR) teams in Golden, Nelson and Fernie have partnered to purchase crucial equipment to perform helicopter rescues. The equipment is being funded in part by $258,500 from Columbia...
Affordability hurting Nelson small businesses
Kootenay-Columbia Member of Parliament Wayne Stetski has no shortage of ideas on how to strengthen and support small businesses in this region, thanks to feedback from local business and community members who attended his Nelson Small Business Forum on May 24th. This was the third in a series held by Stetski across his riding....
Downtown Market begins June 14
Looks like there's another week of waiting before the Downtown Market kicks off the 2017 season on Baker Street in Nelson. The West Kootenay EcoSociety will reopen the 2017 Nelson Downtown Local Market on Wednesday June 14th in the 400 block of Baker St. for its eighth year of operation. The market will run each Wednesday...
Sign up for the Annual Bat Count said KCBP
The Kootenay Community Bat Program (KCBP) is seeking volunteers and bat colonies for the Annual Bat Count. This citizen-science initiative encourages residents to count bats at local roost sites. “Bat counts are a wonderful way for residents to get involved in collecting important scientific information” says Leigh Anne Isaac,...
