New Democrat MLAs Brittny Anderson and Katrine Conroy say new early childhood education seats at Selkirk College will train more childcare workers, helping make childcare more accessible to families. “Early Childhood Educators are the workforce behind the workforce,” said MLA Anderson. “We’re supporting Selkirk’s expansion ...

Oxygen Art Centre launches the first phase of an online youth arts education program entitled freezer cheese.  Generously supported by the BC Arts Council Pivot Program and Osprey Community Foundation, freezer cheese offers a series of six free art demonstration videos for youth (ages 15 - 30) and gift cards to purchase art...

“Mom copes by living each day as if she is still independent – that’s how she maintains her cheerful, positive outlook,” says Lori Smith, a retired nurse who worked in Trail. Lori’s mother Donna is now living with Alzheimer’s disease. For Alzheimer’s Awareness Month this January, Lori is one of many British Columbians joining...

The Nelson & District Arts Council is proud to present the first-ever installment of Outside the Box, a project which wires artists from across disciplines together to create cutting-edge interdisciplinary work.  Each artistic “pod” is composed of artists from a wide range of disciplines. They are not given any prompts ...

Join Oxygen Art Centre on Wednesday the 26th of January at 7 p.m. PST for an online reading featuring poets Aisha Sasha John and Alexei Perry Cox. The evening will open with readings from students in the Selkirk College creative writing program. Alexei Perry Cox will read from her forthcoming collection, PLACE, arriving from...

After 23 months, Selkirk Pro Musica is thrilled to present “The Art of Chamber Music”,  featuring local musicians Martine denBok on violin and viola and cellist Jeff Faragher. The pair will be joined by guests Dave Restivo, piano, and Nicola Everton, clarinet, for an evening of chamber music offering a diverse selection...

The City of Nelson and its Cultural Development Committee are pleased to announce the RDCK is now accepting applications for 2022 Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiative funding.  The application deadline is February 11, 2022. The City of Nelson is committed to a sustainable future that includes a productive economy,...

The drivers leave the hectic holiday season and enter 2022, more winter weather such as rain, ice, fog, and snow are expected to greet travelers on highways in and around the Heritage City creating a combination of factors that can increase risk. That’s why the Winter Driving Safety Alliance reminds Nelson residents to adopt...

MADD Canada is urging all Canadians to help protect one another from impaired driving this holiday season by planning ahead for sober rides. “With Christmas celebrations in full swing, and New Year’s just a few days away, we are asking everyone to make sober transportation part of their plans,” said MADD Canada National...

The Hume Hotel stepped up in a Big Way to assist in making the L.V. Rogers Bombers Sr. Girls Volleyball team season a success. After storms and mudslides knocked out highways into the Lower Mainland in November, site of the 2021 BC High School AAA Girls Volleyball Championships, the Bombers were considering not attending the...