Residents of the Nelson area are invited to the premiere of Valhalla Wilderness Society’s film, Primeval: Enter the Incomappleux, from 7-9 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre on Wednesday evening, November 9. Under the expert hand of filmmaker Damien Gillis, the film captures the magic and majesty of a forest that has been growing ...

Some things are difficult to talk about with family – and death tops that list. The reluctance is understandable but now is the time to have a conversation about death and money with your loved ones – it’s the best way to iron out estate planning issues, reduce potential inheritance hostilities and a possible reduction in...

The Nelson Branch of the SPCA is hosting a Spay-ghetti and No Balls Gala Dinner on Saturday, November 12 at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. The fundraiser goes toward the spay neuter programs at the BC SPCA Nelson. There's a silent and live auction as well as a gourmet buffet dinner along with live entertainment. Tickets are ...

The sugar found in those bags of Halloween candy is far from hidden, but what about the less obvious sugars found in the foods we purchase and consume every day? This Wednesday (November 2) at the Capitol Theatre, Day 2 of the Deconstructing Dinner Film Festival explores this question. That Sugar Film  is the work of Australia's...

Nelsonite Shawn Morris is returning to his roots this weekend to host a Shawn Morris Creative Show at the Hume Hotel Friday, November 4 from 7-10 p.m. Morris grew up and attended public school in Nelson, enjoying travel, poetry, adventure and photography in between playing soccer. The 40-something contemporary artist;...

The Room to Live Benefit Concert and Silent Auction, the latter now underway for bidders to grab some great items, is set for Friday, November 4 at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson. The special show features the The Kootenay Divas — Bo Conlan, Aryn Sheriff, Bessie Wapp, Sydney Black, Laura Landsberg and Melody Diachun. The Divas...

The cadets of 561 Nelson Osprey Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, spent a recent Saturday exploring the Kootenay River Valley from the air.   Fourteen cadets who are aged 12 to 18 spent 45 minutes each in the Cessna 172 aircraft from Kootenay Lake Aviation.  One of the flights went to main lake of Kootenay Lake by following...

A  unique all-ages Halloween event is happening at Hall Street Plaza on Baker Street, 3:30-4:30 pm on Monday, October 31st. This Green Hallowe'en celebration welcomes adults and children as either an alternative or add-on to trick-or-treating downtown. Participants will share their costume characters' voices about the world...

Launching the Deconstructing Dinner Film Fest on Wednesday (October 26) is Racing Extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world’s most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction, Racing Extinction reveals stunning, never-before seen images...

On Sunday, November 6 at 2 p.m., Touchstones Nelson will host the launch of A River Captured, the Columbia River Treaty and Catastrophic Change by Eileen Delehanty Pearkes and celebrate its newest online exhibit Changing Waters-The Impact of Hydroelectric Development on the Landscape of British Columbia from the Ron Waters ...