It's officially official. Opening day for Whitewater Ski Resort is Friday, (December 5). There will be a limited number of intermediate/advanced runs offered off the Silver King chair in addition to the Hummer Handle Tow. Please note that early season conditions exist. Safety staff will better assess the conditions before...

There is something new coming to Nelson for the festive season. This Saturday (December 6) the Nelson Grans to Grans are hosting a fabulous Craft Sale with a special twist... Enjoy some good old-fashioned and neighbourly fun - sit down to make your own evergreen centerpiece or door swag to deck your halls for only $15 – Make...

Friday (December 5) volunteers will be showcasing their talents at the Light Up the Hospital Pledge Day. The event, set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chahko Mika Mall’s Winter Wonderland, is an opportunity for the public to enjoy the music of local choirs, buy your ticket to win a Diamond Necklace donated by Ted Allen’s Jewellery...

The annual Lions Club of Nelson Annual Variety Show, which is suitable for children of all ages, is scheduled to be held on (Wednesday) January 28th, 2015 at the Civic Theatre in Nelson. Lions club members will be conducting Tele-marketing sales soon and ask the public to be generous by supporting the local club by purchasing...

The Nelson & District Women’s Centre 4th Annual Fundraiser is back Friday (November 28) at the Prestige Lakeside Resort. “We’re excited to bring the carnival theme back this year with even more pizzazz” says coordinator, Jade Gregg, “and we’re curious to see your wonders too, so slap on some suspenders and come on down ...

For the eleventh year in a row, the Nelson Food Cupboard is preparing Holiday Hampers for 500 people in need of a little extra help to make the holiday season healthy and cheerful. “With the cost of food so high and the holiday season such an expensive time for families trying to buy gifts and warm clothes for their children,...

Books can open whole worlds — as long as you have one. This holiday season a local partnership aims to put a book under every tree for the children of Holiday Hamper recipients. Holiday Hampers are distributed annually by the Nelson Food Cupboard to more than 500 people working hard to make ends meet, including 150 children....

Exposure to colourless, odourless radon gas is the leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Radon is a radioactive gas that comes from the breakdown of uranium in the ground. It can seep undetected into homes, schools, workplaces and other buildings through cracks in the walls or foundation.   “Radon gas is accountable for...

Cults, crime, and the lengths we’ll go for love are key elements in the debut novel by Avi Silberstein, a chilling narrative inspired by the true story of Paul Schäfer, an ex-Nazi who founded the Colonia Dignidad in Chile in the late 1970s. Silberstein reads from his novel Human Solutions on Tuesday, December 2 at 7 p.m. at...

The 2014 Robogames featured a sellout crowd of participants at Selkirk College Tenth Street Campus Saturday. More than 180 people attended the fourth annual Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) event to watch 32 competitors focus on programming and designing electronics and robotics. Top place finisher in ...