Oxygen Art Centre transmits a remote residency featuring Z’otz* Collective
Z'otz* Collective, Nahúm Flores (Honduras), Erik Jerezano (Mexico), and Ilyana Martínez (Mexico|Canada), take up a remote residency in their Toronto studio while transmitting updates and studio visits through our online platforms. The remote residency takes place from August 22 to 28, 2020. The residency has been augmented ...
Nelson Library Building Re-opens
The Nelson Library opened its doors again on July 27. Library members can now browse, pick up holds and borrow items. New library members can sign up for a library card online or in person. The Library is re-opening in stages and in this stage of re-opening there is no computer access, washrooms or seating. Due to a lowered...
The Meadow Edition comes to Elephant Mountain Literary Festival
One of the hits of last year’s Elephant Mountain Literary Festival in Nelson B.C. is back for 2020 — in a beautiful outdoor venue. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 7 for EMLF’s second annual Wine and Crime event. The in-person, outdoor, pandemic-guideline-compliant reading and wine tasting features two local thriller/crime...
Nelsonites invited to join Alzheimer Society of B.C. 70,000-kilometre hiking challenge to support people living with dementia
Each September for the past eight years, committed individuals and teams have climbed North Vancouver’s Grouse Grind® as part of the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s annual fundraiser, the Climb for Alzheimer’s. Things look different in 2020, and the Society is pleased to announce that the Climb for Alzheimer’s is still going ahead...
Fresh local food for families goal of new EcoSociety program
Everyone deserves access to healthy food. That’s the starting point for Farms to Friends, a new program this summer bringing local organic produce to low income families and seniors in the West Kootenays. Food security is one of the pillars of West Kootenay EcoSociety’s work, and the idea and funding for Farms to Friends came...
Harrop-Procter Community Co-operative volunteers work to restore Mill Lake trail
The historic Mill Lake trail has recently been restored by volunteers from the Harrop-Procter Community Co-operative (HPCC) in rural Harrop-Procter, opening up hiking access to a picturesque sub-alpine lake east of Nelson. The outhouse and trapper’s cabin at the lake was destroyed in 2017 by wildfire that consumed over 2000...
MLA Mungall launches #mmmkootenaylocal photo contest to support local businesses
Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall is encouraging local residents to share their love for local businesses and products and enter to win one of three amazing local gift baskets valued at $200. To enter, share a selfie with your recent local purchase on Instagram or Facebook with the hatchtag #mmmkootenaylocal. Entries...
ArtWalk 2020 - Second Virtual Opening Live Stream event
The Nelson and District Arts Council has proudly hosted events that have become instrumental in supporting local artists for over five creative decades. Our flagship event, ArtWalk 2020 is currently in the middle of a very successful but very different season. The Arts Council had to make some significant changes to the ArtWalk...
Nelson Terry Fox Run goes Virtual
Like many other special events held in the Heritage City, due to COVID-19, the annual Terry Fox Run has been forced to move from Lakeside Park and the City Waterfront to a Virtual Run. The Terry Fox Foundation recently announced celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the public working together to raise funds for cancer research,...
Great Northern Trail closed due to construction from Svoboda Road Trailhead to Troupe from July 21 –24
The Nelson Salmo Great Northern Trail will be closed Tuesday July 21 through Friday July 24 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. due to structural work on the Hermitage Creek Trestle. The location of the closure will be Svoboda Road trailhead north to Troupe. The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) apologizes...
