Nelson author Sylvia Crooks releases second book
The names of 280 soldiers are engraved on cenotaphs and memorials around BC’s Kootenay Lake, names that our generation stand in front of and honour every year on November 11. But who were these men? What did they endure? Author Sylvia Crooks, born and raised in Nelson, delves into letters, diaries, artifacts, and photographs...
Local Sea Cadets claim bronze at BC Games
Two Sea Cadet from Nelson won the bronze medal in the female 420 class at the recent BC Summer Games in Nanaimo. Skipper, Katelyn Ellis and Dasha Russell (far right on podium) attended the BC Summer Games compeition after graduating recently from the Intermediate Sail Course at HMCS QUADRA in Comox. The cadet program is...
Friends of Kootenay Lake Summer Events Announcement
Summer is here and Friends of Kootenay Lake are planning the following fun free events around the lake: Western Toad Monitoring Workshop in Harrop This workshop will be lead by amphibian expert Jakob Dulisse and will train citizens how to monitor for western toads. After the workshop we will be looking for volunteers to conduct...
Artist-designed bike racks grace Baker Street
There's some new artwork on Baker Street in the form of two leaf-shaped bike racks. Local artist Tony Waterfall, who created hand-forged steel racks — the first of five to be installed this year — designed the art. Waterfall has been creating handmade, custom ironwork for homes and businesses in the Kootenays for more than ...
Nelson Sea Cadet Sebastian Bodine receives top CanSail coaching
Sebastian Bodine, a Nelson Sea Cadet, is spending six weeks aboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship QUADRA (HMCS) Cadet Summer Training Centre, receiving CanSail coaching all completely for free. Cadet Bodine was selected for the six-week Intermediate Sail Course and this is his third cadet summer course. He, along with 50 other...
High Muck a Muck: Playing Chinese, final week of exhibition
After its successful Artwalk opening last week, High Muck a Muck is running for another week at the Oxygen Art Centre until July 19th. Visitors can get their fortune told with a Pak Ah Pu lottery card, and then immerse themselves in a multi-media, multi-artist interpretation of the Chinese immigration experience. Some of the...
Reaching Out to Rural Seniors: Age Friendly Community Initiative Hires Student Intern
Nelson CARES Society and the Age Friendly Community Initiative have hired a Student Intern from Selkirk College for “Reaching Out”, a research and outreach project that will “reach out” to isolated rural seniors to talk with them about their concerns, challenges, and service needs. The project will also connect the seniors ...
New project fosters waste reduction at regional markets
The EarthMatters program is in action again this summer, giving educational workshops and information, and facilitating enhanced waste recovery at Farmer’s Markets throughout the region. Whether it’s Worm, Bokashi, or just a regular old heap, composting will be a main focus of the Waste Reduction Resource and Education Project....
Selkirk College Summer Camps for Kids Opens Up New Worlds
With the backdrop of Nelson’s majestic Lakeside Park acting as inspiration, artist and educator Elizabeth Cunningham will take kids on a journey of imagination this August. Packing more than 30 years of teaching experience, Cunningham moved to Nelson last summer from Eden Mills, Ontario. Jumping feet first into the community,...
George Binns Art Show at the Nelson Public Library
This summer, the otherworldly paintings of George (Giorgio) Michael Binns transport viewers in a two-month exhibition at the Nelson Public Library. Playing with flat planes of colour, Binns explores themes of human presence in stark landscapes through figures and buildings that lend perspective and contrast, in particular in...
