The Province of British Columbia released its annual Labour Market Outlook, identifying future needs and linking opportunities to post-secondary educational pathways. The annual 10-year forecast provides valuable insight into the flow of supply and demand for labour...

According to custom, if you’re caught standing under the mistletoe, you may get a kiss. For centuries, mistletoe has been considered a plant that increases life and fertility. Celtic Druids living in the 1st century A.D. viewed it as a symbol of vivacity, since it...

Kootenay Lake Hospital is the only hospital in the Kootenay Boundary that offers Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). The OCT Machine provides non-invasive imaging that aids in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, and retinal diseases such as...

Castlegar and District Community Services (CDCSS) is encouraging Castlegar residents to once again, team up, fundraise and walk in the Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY). This family friendly, winterrific fundraising walk takes place on the evening of February 24, 2024...

The Board of Directors of the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery is very pleased to announce Jennifer Dunkerson as the new Executive Director, effective November 27, 2023. Dunkerson has extensive experience in the arts and culture sector in Canada, including as the...

As some people may know, in February of 2023, an extraordinary meeting was held in Kaslo, the purpose of which was to either find a full slate of new board members or dissolve the society. As a result of that meeting a new board was formed and a revitalized arts...

Two choirs, one big beautiful concert! Choir directors Kathleen Neudorf (Nelson Choral Singers) and Noémi Kiss (Cottonwood Singers) will be joining forces to create one big beautiful choral celebration: “Let It Shine.” Two local choirs, some 75 singers, a jazz trio,...

In BC over one million people care for family members and friends who are seniors. They are unpaid caregivers who provide incidental or around the clock care. Caring for someone is incredibly rewarding. Caregivers can and do experience isolation, grief, and...

Kaslo Housing Society has completed a ten-unit apartment building of affordable housing and we’re excited to embark on another project.  Building these homes for local residents would not have been possible without the dedicated support of our amazing community, and...

Our beautiful lake instills a sense of “place” for all its residents. We love the changing seasons and relish a deep feeling of harmonious living with nature. It’s central to our lives. So, how can we care for it? With the holiday season rapidly approaching, perhaps...

Nelson & District Hospice Society is really pleased to be starting a group to support parents whose children have died. It does not matter how recently or long ago this loss has occurred, Nelson Hospice recognizes that this loss become a mark on our heart that can...