James and the Giant Peach brings enormous fun to the Capitol Stage
Theatre looms large at the Capitol, where a cast of 21 from ages 12 to 19are set to entertain folks of all ages with James and the Giant Peach, a Summer Youth Theatre Program production. Showtimes are July Thursday, July 25, Friday, 26, and Saturday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m. “We’re inviting everyone...
IODE Kokanee Chapter and Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Celebrate New Patron Partnership
IODE Kokanee Chapter and Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association (KERPA) are delighted to announce their new three-year patron partnership. IODE has pledged $30,000 over the next three years in support of KERPA’s vehicle and medical equipment fund. The agreement comes as KERPA welcomes its new official designation...
Gilles Parenteau Brings Virtual Symphony to Local Festival
You close your eyes as you hear violins playing an enchanting melody. A harp joins in, followed by cellos and horns. As you listen, the music grows until finally a Gregorian choir unites delightfully with the orchestra. You smile as you open your eyes, expecting dozens, if not hundreds, of musicians on stage. But there is no...
Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History
Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History is almost finished holding a five-part wildlife series with Wildlife Technician and Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge holder, Toni Appleby. She has shared her understanding of the bear, wolf, cougar, and mountain caribou gathered from years working in the bush. This series has been...
Kootenay PRIDE hosts organizing meeting
Kootenay PRIDE is gearing up for the 24th annual Pride celebration and they need your help. Every Labour Day weekend the LGBTQ2SI+ community holds events all weekend long and this year will be something special. We want your help to ensure that there is lots to do for everyone of all ages and identities. Do you have an idea...
BC SPCA photo contest captures the beauty of local wildlife
The BC SPCA invites the public to participate in its 11th annual Wildlife-In-Focus photography contest. Amateur photographers 14 years and older can submit their awe-inspiring images of hummingbirds, bears, bees, seals and other amazing creatures until Aug. 31. “Wildlife-In-Focus is a celebration of the incredible diversity...
GLOWS technology programs for youth return to KAST
An important Selkirk College program for youth is coming back under the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) umbrella with some exciting upcoming events and programming. GLOWS (Growing & Learning Opportunities With STEAM) provides opportunities to help youth ages 5-19 find inspiration about their...
Prime spawning habitat for Rainbow gets major upgrade
The Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) is funding a project that will restore the intakes at Murphy Creek Spawning Channel, just north of Trail. The channel provides prime spawning habitat for Rainbow Trout. Led by the Trail Wildlife Association, in partnership with Okanagan Nation Alliance, Teck, and Birchbank...
SEMPITERNO coming to Shambhala Music Hall
International flamenco music and dance ensemble Fin de Fiesta Flamenco will be in Nelson, Friday, July 12 at the Shambhala Music Hall as part of its tour of theatres and festivals across France and Canada this summer. The show in Nelson will be the 101th in Canada. SEMPITERNO, a hypnotic new production that explores the...
