Changes to mask policy and more coming to RDCK recreation facilities
With the announcement that the province is moving into Step 3 of BC’s Restart plan, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) will be making a number of changes to allow the gradual, safe reopening of recreation facilities and services to the public. Changes to the mask policy will be made effective July 1, 2021, with...
Letter: Thank You Nelson
To The Editor: On behalf of the Alzheimer Society of B.C., I would like to thank the people of Nelson for participating in the 2021 IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s. They joined thousands of people in communities across the province and walked their own way in May to show their support for people affected by dementia....
2021 Richard Carver Award goes to Sarah Beauchamp, Honourable Mention to Vera Maloff
The Nelson and District Arts Council and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival are thrilled to announce this year’s recipient of the Richard Carver Award for emerging writers. Writer Sarah Beauchamp has been chosen by an arms-length jury to receive the award this year. Beauchamp’s letter of nomination highlighted the quality ...
Youth Mean Business looking for entrepreneurs Under 30
All youth with a dream of starting your own business, the Youth Mean Business program could be for you. This entrepreneurship program, offered by Kootenay Career Development and Community Futures Central Kootenay, provides paid training to youth ages 15 to 29 while teaching skills needed to start or acquire a small business....
Nelson Air Cadets host Virtual Annual Ceremonial Review
Last month, the cadets of 561 Nelson Osprey Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets had a Virtual Annual Ceremonial Review. The Annual Ceremonial Review was one of the last activities for the cadets in the 2020-2021 training year which was mostly done virtually due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The Reviewing Officer for the evening...
FWCP approves $5.7 million for 43 regional fish, wildlife projects
A multi-year project led by the Kootenay Native Plant Society with funding from the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) will document native bee abundance, diversity, and their use of local wet camas meadows. Camas is a native perennial herb in the lily family that grows in moist meadows in southern British Columbia....
JVH STEAM Fair —A Day of Science and Collaboration
J.V.Humphries school hosted its first ever school-wide STEAM fair (Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Technology) on May 20th. It was a student organized, full day, school- wide event, and it went on without a hitch. Thanks to leadership students Emma LeCouffe and Faye Peterson, who initially brought forward the idea ...
Roz Nay launches new book at Touchstones Museum
Local author Roz Nay has published a new book, The Hunted (Simon & Schuster), a story about two couples who meet backpacking across Africa - what starts as friendship soon turns deadly in this nail-biting thriller. Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History will be hosting a book launch for The Hunted on Tuesday,...
TEETH Puts Smile On Recipients’ Faces
A smile is an invaluable asset. It welcomes others, can exude confidence and kindness, and presents well in employment opportunities. But when expensive dental hygiene is out of reach for many individuals and the domino effect causes other health problems, it can leave people with little to smile about. That’s where the...
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival celebrates 10 years with free events
For the first time, Nelson’s Elephant Mountain Literary Festival can be accessed from anywhere in the world. That’s because the Festival, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year from July 7 – 11, is entirely online. But 2021 Festival organizers have taken accessibility a step further, making all events free (donations...
