Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a celebration of life and death. While the holiday originated in Mexico, it is celebrated all over Latin America and worldwide with colourful calaveras (skulls) and calacas (skeletons). Day of the Deadoriginated several...

Creative Endeavours is a new arts engagement project for seniors in Nelson that will feature a series of art-making sessions facilitated by Oxygen Art Centre faculty. Creative Endeavours seeks to connect seniors with practicing arts educators to provide them with...

Taghum Hall offers a series of fall events that are all about celebrating creativity, one another, and perhaps making the world a little smaller. Taghum Hall’s annual Harvest Festival happens Sunday, October 20 from 10am to 3pm. Enjoy live music in the gazebo, kids’...

The impact of Selkirk College’s Contemporary Music & Technology Program has rippled across the industry’s landscape for 35 years and for one night only, the instructors at the heart of the program will perform for the community that has embraced their talents. The...

Find out what happens when you or a loved one leaves part of your estate to a public institution like a park, healthcare facility or… a library. On Wednesday, October 23 at 6:30pm, professionals in estate planning and will development will be giving informational...

Kootenay Co-op Radio (KCR) is celebrating 25 years of serving the community and everyone is invited. In 1999 a small group of intrepid kids got the crazy idea to create a community radio station right here in the Kootenays. With a lot of hard work and some luck, both...

With community grant funding, and great new partners at Kokanee Park Marina, the Nelson Library’s delivery services have expanded to the north shore! Starting October 1st, library users can place requests for materials by emailing or phoning the library and the...

  Fall’s arrival leads to Oct. 1 winter tire requirement. Whether driving for work or pleasure, crash risk increases as season changes. Even though we’re only a few days into fall, it’s not too early to start thinking about winter — at least as far as your tires...

  The Nelson and District Arts Council and Elephant Mountain Literary Festival are thrilled to announce this year’s recipient of the Richard Carver Award for emerging writers. Writer Ari Lord has been chosen by an arms-length jury to receive the award this year....

  Not all historical novelists give their characters what they long for. But author Brian d’Eon is willing to tweak history just enough to give his protagonist, German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, his dream of journeying to the moon with the Apollo space...

  A fresh chapter of post-secondary life, affordability and access was officially opened on the Castlegar Campus with the completion of a 114-bed student housing facility overlooking the majestic Columbia River. Part of the Provincial Government’s Homes for...

  A design deep in symbolism that’s aimed at fostering better understanding for everyone is featured on Selkirk College’s special edition Orange Shirt Day t-shirt. In 2013, Phyllis (Jack) Webstad began telling the story of her first day at residential school near...

Live Nation presents An Evening with Bruce Cockburn Sunday, March 16, 2025 8:00pm at The Bailey Theatre! For 50 years, this Canadian musical legend has been capturing in song the essence of human experience – while fiercely striving to make it better. One of Canada’s...

When I discovered Somatics, it changed my life. When I teach students and clients Somatics, I see how it changes them. These days, as a Somatic Educator, I am often asked to describe Somatics and explain how it works to help so many people move well and feel better in...

Thanksgiving weekend. For many, this long weekend really kicks off the autumn season. People across the country will spend it raking leaves, harvesting, gathering firewood, and hopefully eating a delicious meal surrounded by friends and family. But where did this...