The Village of Salmo is pleased to announce the launch of a new community resources and events website for Salmo Seniors. The website features local events, services, products as well as a listing of service providers and can be accessed at www.salmoseniors.ca   In 2015, Council of the Village of Salmo committed to engaging...

Thanks to a tremendous response to the Nelson Public Library’s recent survey, a draft of the Library’s new 5-Year Strategic Plan has been prepared. As a next step to this important process, the Library is now seeking input on the draft.   “Nearly 900 people answered our survey, including a special survey for teens,” said Chief...

Kootenay Kids is hosting a fundraiser during Sunday's Grey Cup at Finley’s. Kootenay Kids Society is holding a Grey Cup Burger & Beverage fundraiser Sunday, November 27th beginning at 3 p.m.  Tickets are $15 which gets you a burger with all the trimmings & a beverage (with or without alcohol). Kootenay Kids Society,...

Cyclists, like pedestrians, are vulnerable to significant injuries or death in car crashes said Nelson Police Department in a media release. NPD said two contributing factors that attribute to drivers in car crashes involving cyclists are distracted driving and failing to yield the right of way. "When you are driving you can...

The 561 Osprey Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron welcomed two guess speakers to the Squadron during weekly drill sessions in Nelson. On November 2, RCMP Inspector Tom Roy of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment visited the squadron.  Inspector Roy inspected the Cadets then spent 15 minutes talking with the cadets about...

Fresh off a trip to Las Vegas where the band wowed the crowds on Fremont, the Johnny McCuaig Band, is returning to the Heritage City for one night, Friday, November 18th, at the The Royal on Baker Street. Onstage this five-piece rock band headlined by Nelson native Johnny McCuaig, is fresh, heavy, experimental and best of all...

Most should be familiar with the saying “credit unions are helping here”; if not, it will be the acts of our employees that will bring it to light since yesterday was the day that Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU) will celebrate community volunteers with donations from its Community Investment Program. Some might call...

Local “Champ” recognized by Mayor Kozak – Fraser Packham, 11, of Nelson, was presented with a certificate by Mayor Deb Kozak, on November 7th  to recognize his involvement with The War Amps and for spreading important messages in the community. Packham, born a left arm amputee, is a member of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP)...

The Duhamel Watershed Society is hosting a Community Forum on Tuesday, November 15th at the Ecole des Sentiers-Alpins (formerly A.I. Collinson Elementary) on the North Shore. Herb Hammond, renowned author, ecologist, educator and pioneer of ecosystem based conservation planning will be attending at guest speaker. It is most...

The second in a series of author readings during 2016-2017 that mark 10 years of arts programming at Nelson, B.C.’s Oxygen Art Centre will showcase Okanagan-based poet, editor, and teacher Sharon Thesen, and North Nelson memoirist and fiction writer Ross Klatte on Friday, November 18. The duo’s reading begins at 7:30 p.m....