Who would have thought that three avid gardeners would start one of the most successful festivals in Nelson? But that’s exactly what happened when Glyn Violini, Lorelie Roll and businesswoman Catherine Cardinal set their plants out on a few tables on Hall Street in 2002 and invited other growers to join in. This colorful and...

Tax time is getting closer than we think (2015 deadline to file is April 30) and The Nelson Daily, with help from H&R Block, is providing tips to the public leading up to the final day of filing to Revenue Canada. Today there some advice for claiming the Disability Tax Credit. Many qualifying taxpayers miss claiming the...

Oxygen Art Centre is pleased to present the work of grade 3 and 4 elementary students working through the Artist In the Classroom program.  Students from two local elementary schools have been working with local artist, Jennifer McAuley to create a series of one of a kind, handmade, Art Cards to trade, exhibit and collect. ...

Flowers are blooming and the weather’s improving – sure signs for golfers to swing into savings with the BC Lung Association’s Golf Privilege Club® Membership Book.   “Our membership book saves golfers hundreds of dollars for less than the price of one round of golf,” said Michael Jessen BC Lung Association Volunteer Director...

Friends of Kootenay Lake is inviting the public to attend a community celebration on Friday (April 24th) from 9 a.m. to Noon at the newly restored Harrop wetlands in the Harrop portion of Sunshine Bay Regional Park (trail head at 6375 Erindale Road).   During the past year many people have helped out with restoring the Harrop...

Bikes Not Pipes is taking to the streets starting at noon in front of Nelson Civic Theatre on (Saturday) May 2 for the second annual Critical Mass Bike Ride. The ride starts at noon and will travel through Nelson streets to a rally in Lakeside Park at about 1 p.m. The theme for this year’s rally is “Change the government in...

The Nelson and District Women’s Centre’s free volunteer training program, Rooted in Community, offers local and area women the opportunity to build strengths, gain valuable skills, and contribute their time and energy as volunteers in their communities. Offered twice a year at the Women’s Centre, the program consists of eight...

You have been diligently paying your income taxes for many years and perhaps, in most years, you have enjoyed a tax refund. Then you retire – and in your first year of retirement you get a (perhaps expensive) surprise:  no tax refund. Instead, you take a ‘tax payable’ hit.   When you enter retirement, the sources of income ...

Changes in communication and behaviour are very common in people living with Alzheimer's disease or other dementias. Area families can learn practical techniques for living with those changes during a free tele-workshop offered by the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. Understanding Communication runs on Monday, April 20....

The craft that transported Canada’s earliest peoples and later carried European explorers is beloved today as a means to experience the great outdoors. Canoe expert Sanford Osler celebrates this iconic vessel in his book Canoe Crossings: Understanding the Craft that Helped Shape British Columbia. Osler offers a colourful look...