East Shore of Kootenay Lake seniors benefit from connectivity investments
People who are looking to access online education and health care services, including seniors, will soon have high-speed internet access in Shuswap and around south Kootenay Lake. The Connecting British Columbia program will provide up to $3.07 million to Telus and Swift Internet for four projects to improve the speed and...
Nelson Legion receives funds for Veterans, Families
BC Provincial Government recently said in a media release new relief funding is being provide for Legion branches in BC, including the Nelson Legion on Stanley Street. This funding will help ensure our branches can continue to provide essential services to our veterans and their families, and community services across BC....
Prestige Hotels and Resorts Announces Online Auction in Support of JoeAnna’s House
Prestige Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce that they’ve launched an online auction to raise money for JoeAnna’s House in Kelowna. The online auction is live and open for bidding between June 6-20 and includes 40 incredible vacation packages and gift certificates that are now up for grabs. Packages are available for...
Nelson’s Cold War Bunker honoured at Heritage BC Awards
Nelson’s Cold War Bunker may be a time capsule into the past, but it is also stirring quite a bit of interest in the present day. Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History has earned the Honour award in the Education, Communications, and Awareness category at the Annual Heritage BC Awards. T he award, announced on May 27...
Slocan story by Peter Smith awarded the Community History Prize
A self-published book on the silver rush in the Slocan Valley has been awarded the Community History Prize during the 38th Annual British Columbia Historical Federation Lieutenant Governor’s Historical Writing Competition. Author Peter Smith was recognized for his book, Silver Rush: British Columbia’s Silvery Slocan 1891-1900....
Whole School Mosaics
This year's theme at the Whole School is interconnectedness. The students expressed what this meant to them by creating these tiled mosaics as part of their art class. The tiles were glued into the students' personal design then each piece was grouted and prepared for hanging before they were sent home....
BC SPCA’s Lock-In for Love virtual fundraiser returns
The BC SPCA is calling on animal lovers across British Columbia to join its annual Lock-In for Love fundraising event, taking place from June 1 to 24, to raise urgently need funds for abused, injured and homeless animals. For a second year in a row this essential fundraiser will take place virtually with fundraisers “locking-in”...
SD8 Kootenay Lake focuses on Early Childhood education, partnerships
May is recognized as Child-Care month in BC each year, however the SD8 Kootenay Lake Innovative Learning Department is committed to advancing early learning initiatives the entire year long. This spring, as part of the ongoing collaboration with community early years providers, SD8 sponsored 60 local Early Childhood Educators,...
Water Conservation Measures effective June 1st for RDCK Water Systems
Effective Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Stage 1 Water Conservation Measures go into effect for all Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) water systems. Water Conservation Measures run annually across the RDCK from June 1 through September 30. On June 1, Stage 1 restrictions will officially be implemented and may increase to...
Music, Dance streams to move body and soul
This weekend is a rich offering of streamed presentations from the Capitol Theatre with local Nelson and BC representation in the genres of music and dance respectively. Beginning on May 27th and available for one week, local singer and ukulele player Brian Kalbfleisch will be joined by Rob Fahie on bass, Don Macdonald on ...
