Babiarz returns home as headliner at FLIKS
Emerging Canadian filmmaker and former Nelsonite Michael Babiarz's gritty and visceral Indie drama about the violent and drug addled underbelly of youth trapped in the mill town of Trail is one of the headlining films at this weekend's Canadian FLIKS Fest.The Nelson premiere of the award winning first feature film from Babiarz...
The challenges between second and third wave feminism
The challenges between second and third wave feminism @ the Women’s Centre, 420 Mill St, Nelson Tuesday, Feb. 22, 6–8 p.m. Second and third wave feminism, what is it? When was the first wave? What are the challenges between second and third wave feminism: Agreements?; disagreements? What does this have to do with me? The ...
Funding available to local artists and culture groups
Even though it was “under subscribed,” City council will once again let the Cultural Development Commission advise on the allocation of up to 35 per cent of the Columbia Basin Trust’s Community Initiative funding this year.Last year over $40,000 was distributed, helping to create a stable funding base to sustain Nelson’s arts...
CBT grant writing workshops — applications for grants now being accepted
To assist those interested in applying for Arts, Culture and Heritage Program grants from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), Krista Patterson and Natasha Smith of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) will present workshops on how to apply and what to expect from the application process. CBT’s arts, culture and heritage...
Sunday snow worsens avalanche conditions in backcountry
The potential for an avalanche in the West Kootenay backcountry is considerable for the next two days above the alpine, according to the Canadian Avalanche Centre.A new storm in the backcountry brewing overnight Sunday spells disaster, said CAC’s Shannon Werner, but if the region receives heavier amounts of snow and stronger...
Snowfall warning for West Kootenay continues
Keep the shovel on the ready, there is still a snowfall warning in effect for the West Kootenay (or didn’t you look outside).Total snow amounts up to 20 centimetres are forecast overnight and won’t let up until Monday morning, Environment Canada has predicted. A frontal system is crossing the province and continues to give ...
Afghan Eyes focus on Mir Centre and Touchstones Nelson
An alternate perspective about the realities of life in the province of Kandahar is the subject of a shared exhibition this month between Touchstones Nelson and Castlegar’s Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College. Called Kandahar Through Afghan Eyes 2010, the exhibit is a series of 30 photographs accompanied by a poem or...
Deep below Antarctic ice, world’s third largest lake discovered
Richard Harris, National Public Radio Russian scientists are on the verge of punching a hole into a vast Antarctic lake that's buried under more than two miles of ice. If the Russians break through, they may tap into and disturb a primitive and pristine ecosystem that has been untouched for millions of years. Lake Vostok is...
Nelson Landing brown field will require some work: Wahn
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyAlthough by definition one area of the Nelson Landing waterfront development is a brown field, approving a development on the land isn’t as big of a gamble as it may seem, says the City’s senior planner. With the former Kootenay Forest Products mill once occupying the waterfront site now ...
Crown land ownership question on Nelson Landing answered by City planner
By Timothy Schafer, The Nelson DailyCrown land in the Nelson Landing development proposal has caused much talk in the community as to how public land factors into the re-zoning deal, but the City’s senior planner has the answer. Dave Wahn said David Sorensen owns a one-metre strip of upland between the CP Rail lands (and rail...
