Spring Awakening Market — Health and Wellness Expo
The Spring Awakening Market will be a community event with a Health and wellness market featuring local health and wellness practitioners showcasing their products and services. The market is set for Saturday (April 18) from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. at Hart Hall at at 510 Carbonate Street in Nelson. Services such as chiropractic,...
Pension income splitting could mean tax savings
There’s a federal tax provision that seniors should know about because it could mean tax savings. If you are eligible, you can ‘split’ up to 50% of eligible pension income with a spouse or common-law partner for tax purposes in order to create overall tax savings for you and your partner. It’s called pension income...
Chief Economist for Central Credit Union, Helmut Pastrick, discusses Kootenay economy Friday at Selkirk College
The man who knows a lot about the economy in BC is coming to Selkirk College Friday (March 27). Helmut Pastrick, Chief Economist for Central Credit Union 1, the central financial facility and trade association for the BC and Ontario credit union systems is speaking at the college thanks to Columbia Basin Rural Development...
Casey Zeeman grand prize winner in Nelson Professional Firefighters Charity Raffle
Photo Caption: Acting Captain Bob Patton watches Nelson Mayor Deb Kozak pulls the winning ticket in the Nelson Professional Firefighters Charity Raffle Saturday at the Nelson Fire Hall. — Submitted photo Casey Zeeman of Balfour came away as the big winner in the Nelson Professional Firefighters Charity Raffle. Nelson Mayor ...
Kivi’s first book launched in April at Oxygen Art Centre
Oxygen Art Centre is pleased to present the launch of K.L. Kivi’s first book of poetry on April 10th at 7 p.m. during poetry month. Unknown Hum is Kivi’s first collection of poetry but the themes of her poems will resonate with those familiar with her work. Unknown Hum explores the terrain of living a mindful life passionately...
Young Musicians Support Affordable Housing
Twenty-three young musicians gathered recently at Nelson United Church to showcase their talents in support of affordable housing in Nelson. Over $5,700 was raised for Nelson CARES’ Room to Live campaign. “The students wanted to give something specific and tangible, so all the proceeds will be used to provide apartment sized...
West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium goes this weekend
The annual West Kootenay Fly Fishing Symposium is only days away. The 16th annual event is set for Saturday and Sunday (March 21-22) at the Castlegar Rec Complex. The event is free to the public and includes a variety of activities for young and old including casting demos, kids’ fly tying, a speaker series and displays....
Rielle Oswald art show at the Nelson Library: simple pleasures, striking multimedia works
The new exhibition at the Nelson Public Library nearly jumps off the wall with beautiful, punchy abstract paintings by Kaslo artist Rielle Oswald. Oswald describes her artistic process as “para-conscious flow of found materials in random moments of free time.” Her large, abstract works could also be described as simultaneously...
What’s New For Your Tax Return?
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 we focus on what's new for the 2015 Tax Return. New Credits Should Mean Bigger Refunds For Families New...
The Fish Between the Falls shows Thursday at Senior's Centre
To help celebrate World Water Week the West Kootenay EcoSociety is joining with Friends of Kootenay Lake to showcase the film, The Fish Between the Falls. The movie, set for Thursday (March 19) is being shown at the Nelson Senior's Branch #51 at 717 Vernon Street in Nelson (next to the Civic Theatre). One of the biggest river...
