Poet Fred Wah explores the lure of the local at the Nelson Library
The Lure of the Local is the theme for a special reading by accomplished author and former Parliamentary Poet Laureate Fred Wah on Thursday, July 2, 7 p.m. at the Nelson Public Library. Reading from a range of his writing that focuses on place, Wah’s selection of prose and poetry will acknowledge “my connection with ways in...
NDCU joins local organizations to recognize World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Monday (June 15th), the Nelson & District Credit Union (NDCU), local senior’s organizations and the BC Council to Reduce Elder Abuse (CREA) are all recognizing the United Nations international day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), to acknowledge the world-wide effort to reduce elder abuse. NDCU is urging members...
Mungall Hosting Workshops to Build Dementia Friendly Communities
Nelson/Creseton MLA Michelle Mungall is hosting workshops in Nelson and Creston to build more dementia friendly communities. “There are a growing number of people in our region that are living with dementia,” said Mungall. “It is important that we are having conversations and building our knowledge about how...
NFD hosts International Association of Fire Fighters Western Conference
Nelson’s professional fire fighters will welcome close to 100 fire service leaders from across western Canada and beyond when they host the International Association of Fire Fighters’ (IAFF) annual Western Canadian Conference June 16-19 at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. The firefighters’ conference, while putting a renewed...
Columbia Power gives to assist Friends of Kootenay Lake
Columbia Power has provided $1750 to assist the Friends of Kootenay Lake in the third and final year of their invasive mussel and water quality monitoring program. The program will provide baseline data on parameters such as turbidity, total and dissolved phosphorus, total nitrogen, e. coli, ammonia and nitrate and will...
Selkirk Paving teams up again with Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation
The Annual Legacy Golf Event, in partnership with Selkirk Paving and Nelson Ready Mix, returns on Sunday, June 28 at Granite Pointe Golf Club. This is the third year of a very successful partnership with SPL/NRM, which has raised $30,000 for the Legacy Fund – each year! “We are very excited to continue our partnership with ...
Stores To Shores update
The good news is the City of Nelson’s Stores To Shores project is on schedule. After the L.V. Rogers Cavalcade managed to avoid the mess downtown, crews were busy back to working on the Stores To Shores project. City stagg said the new water main along Hall Street will be tied in to local businesses, likely early Wednesday...
Starting young is the best way to financial security
You’re newly graduated, with a great job and a solid future in sight – and you’re making your own money for the first time. You could spend some of it on a great vacation, a new car … or you could start investing in your retirement portfolio. When you’re a young Canadian strapped for cash, with student loans to pay off and...
June is Invasive Species Action Month
To get British Columbians active in preventing and stopping the spread of harmful invasive species in our province, the BC government has officially declared the entire month of June as Invasive Species Action Month. Invasive species threaten BC’s environment, economy and society, including human health, but stopping invasive...
Peoples Drug Mart Walk for ALS goes Sunday at Rotary Lakeside Park
The 14th Annual Peoples Drug Mart Walk for ALS is scheduled for Sunday, June 7 at Lakeside Rotary Park in Nelson. This fun filled community event will be kicking off at 11:30 a.m. with the 5 kilometer walk starting at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome and invited to this family friendly event! Proceeds from the Peoples Drug Mart...
