Ellison’s Café Unplugged Sessions @ Ellison’s Café, 12-3 p.m. The Unplugged Sessions will open at noon with the talented 16-year-old Brooke Crowdis and her dad Brad. Next up is Olly Knox, who has just released his new album Crazy World, has lived in Nelson and is currently on The Flax Tour — a five-month journey through...

Nelson was a wild and woolly place at the start of the last century, where characters with names like Cayuse Brown, Roughlock Perry, Weary Willie, and The Yellow Kid might sidle up to the barstool next to yours and order up a shot of something strong enough to curl the hair on a tenderfoot’s chest. It’s in the spirit of these...

The Rec Guy Retires @ Slocan Park Hall, Friday, Oct. 21, 3:30-6:30 pm So it’s time to invite everyone to Craig Lawrence’s retirement send off. People are meeting at the Slocan Park Hall between 3:30 and 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. If you are able to be there at 4 p.m. you can clap during the brief official presentations and/or...

Sroamazing Race Saturday, Oct. 15 The SROAMazing race will be an event that will raise funds for the beyond the boundaries avalanche association. This association helps to raise backcountry awareness within high school aged people, and provides them with the necessary skills that are needed to be in the backcountry safely. ...

CBT welcomed six new members to its Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) this past weekend in Golden. YAC members are motivated and involved youth age 15-29 who provide advice on youth-related grants and events at CBT. "Engagement and leadership are two key areas of CBT's recently finalized 2011-2016 Youth Strategic Plan," said...

Former BC NDP leader Carole James is joining nationally renowned family service expert Dr. Barry Trute and local community service professional Judy Pollard for a panel discussion titled “Making childcare work for your family” from 7 pm until 8:30 pm on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Self-Design High in Nelson (402 Victoria St). Local...

Haven't heard about Occupy Wall Street yet? Google it. The occupation of Wall Street began on Sept.17, and the movement has spread like wildfire, with groups of citizens meeting in over 1,100 cities to oppose economic inequality, corporate greed, the widening gap of the rich and poor. The residents of Nelson are rising to the...

Haven't heard about Occupy Wall Street yet? Google it. The occupation of Wall Street began on Sept.17, and the movement has spread like wildfire, with groups of citizens meeting in over 1,100 cities to oppose economic inequality, corporate greed, the widening gap of the rich and poor. The residents of Nelson are rising to the...

Just as fall leaves and add colour and texture to our landscape, the felted fibre landscapes of Lindsey McTavish-Mint add colourful texture to the walls at the Nelson Municipal Library. McTavish Mint’s exhibition, Feltscapes, will brighten the library through November. Fiber artist Lindsey McTavish-Mint studied textile design...

For the last decade, good news about health care locally has been scarce. Recently, Dr. Brian Goldman, celebrated Nelson’s Kootenay Lake Hospital (KLH) has having “top notch maternal care for such a small community.” Goldman’s evaluation went across Canada on CBC’s “White Coat, Black Art.” Goldman’s visit to Nelson followed...