More than 500 pounds of glass, metal removed from Nelson Dog Walk — FoKLSS
On Saturday August 27th, Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society (FoKLSS) hosted a clean up and social to celebrate their 10-year anniversary. More than 25 volunteers joined the local non-profit at the Nelson Lakeside Walk (aka the Dog Walk) to clean up the excessive amount of sharp debris littering the shoreline of ...
Lucie Chan’s exhibition opens at Oxygen Art Centre on Sept. 3
Oxygen Art Centre is pleased to offer a new exhibition, How to be 57 by visual artist Lucie Chan. Lucie Chan was born in Guyana, and currently resides on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations otherwise known as Vancouver,...
Nelson hosts International Overdose Awareness Day Events
The public is invited to the International Overdose Awareness Day Event in Nelson Wednesday, August 31 at Cottonwood Falls Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Schedule of Events includes a Vigil Event from 1-2 p.m., honouring of loved ones who have passed away due to the overdose/drug poisoning crisis Community sharing event with...
ArtWalk 2022 overwhelmed by response to 34th annual event
The Nelson & District Arts Council (NDAC) is overwhelmed with gratitude at the response to the 34th annual ArtWalk. ArtWalk 2022 has had more artists and more venues than ever before. This was the first year back to fully in-person ArtWalk events and we came back with a bang. Seeing the streets filled with art lovers,...
History of railways exhibition coming soon to Nelson Museum
From the copper mines of the Boundary District through to the coalfields of the Crowsnest, railways shaped the development of social, political, and economic life in the Kootenays. As the various and competing rail lines created a vast transportation network that connected east to west, it also brought calamity – cutting...
Award-winning Love in the Time of Fentanyl documentary coming to Civic Theatre
In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Nelson Fentanyl Task Force, Kootenay Insurrection for Safe Supply (KISS), ANKORS, and Civic Theatre are pleased to present a special community screening of Colin Askey's award-winning 2022 documentary, Love in the Time of Fentanyl, taking place at The Civic Theatre...
Local Air Cadets train at Vernon Cadet Centre
Two cadets from the West Kootenays recently returned home from three-week summer training courses at the Vernon Cadet Training Centre. Flight Sergeant Kael Helgeson from 531 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Cadets, City of Trail completed the Drill and Ceremonial Instructor course. The Drill and Ceremonial Instructor Course enabled...
Amy Ferguson Institute rebrands to Echo Vocal Arts Alliance
A fixture of Nelson’s cultural landscape has recently undergone a rebranding and name change. The former Amy Ferguson Institute will now be known as Echo Vocal Arts Alliance. When Echo Vocal Arts Alliance (EVAA) originally formed as the Amy Ferguson Institute in 2000, the organization primarily served to honour the legacy of...
Register now for Oxygen Adult Education Fall 2022 Art Courses
Oxygen Art Centre (OAC) expands its educational offerings this Fall offering seventeen courses in a myriad of disciplines including writing, film, photography, singing, acting, and digital and visual arts. The semester is longer than in previous years running from September to December allowing for a variety of different...
Contribute to artist-in-residence Lucie Chan’s research during August
Oxygen Art Centre is thrilled to announce visual artist, Lucie Chan as artist-in-residence for the month of August. Chan was born in Guyana, and currently resides on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ/selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations otherwise known...
