L.V. Rogers High School Grade-12 student, Boris Oudemans, observed that way too many tennis balls were heading for the landfill, and he set about doing something about it. As part of a school leadership class, he researched opportunities for recycling them, and then approached the Nelson Tennis Club (NTC), of which he’s a...

Neal Dermody, Operations and Line Crew Manager for Nelson Hydro presented Vegetation Management Best Practices to Mayor and Council during a recent Committee of the Whole Meeting. In the presentation, Dermody highlighted Nelson Hydro’s proactive and consultative approach to managing vegetation around its lines and structures...

Oxygen Art Centre is currently looking for a Gallery Assistant to add to our dynamic team this Summer 2021. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 21, 2021, 5 p.m. Application requirements include a Cover Letter and Resume, as well as stating Canada Summer Jobs eligibility. E-mail applications to [email protected]....

To get British Columbians active in preventing and stopping the spread of harmful invasive species, the BC government has officially declared the entire month of May as Invasive Species Action Month. Invasive species threaten BC’s environment. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers invasive ...

May is Caregiver Awareness month in BC and the Canada Revenue Agency is offering EXTRA live webinars on ‘Benefits and Credits for Caregivers’. The webinars are: Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 1:30 – 3 p.m. PDT Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. PDT There are many Benefits and Credits for checking out the Caregivers’...

Oxygen Art Centre presents an online community drawing program, The Big Draw throughout May 2021. The Big Draw Festival is a worldwide celebration of drawing where the language of drawing is used as a tool for learning, expression, and invention.  The 2021 theme for The Big Draw is “Make the Change.” The festival states, “In...

Award-winning Nelson author, Diana Morita Cole, is a featured independent writer at this year’sn LiterASIAN festival: “GlobalASIAN: from Grassroots to Globalization.” LiterASIAN is Canada’s premier annual Asian literary festival, which began in 2013. The organization was founded by the Canadian poet, Jim Wong-Chu, who wrote...

BC Conservation Officers has recommended hikers stay away from Pulpit Rock trails after reports of two recent interactions with cougars near the upper part of the trail. A Facebook post on the Friends of Pulpit Rock site said the trail will be closed legally by Recreation Sites and Trails from Pulpit Rock to the Flagpole and...

Driving is one of the riskiest things people may do at work. Small business owners in Nelson need to know how to keep employees – and themselves -- safe behind the wheel while on the job. To help them, Road Safety At Work offers a free interactive webinar, Road Safety 101 for Small Businesses, on Wednesday, April 28 from 10-11...

In 2016, Justin Trudeau became the first Prime Minister to walk in a Pride Parade, and subsequently broke the internet from Victoria to St. Johns. That same year, Nelson held it’s 20th annual Pride Parade, where hundreds of people gathered on Baker Street, and MLA Michelle Mungall tossed candy to face-painted, flag-flying...