On Sunday, April 28, the Slocan Valley Threads Guild will open the gate to one of our favourite events. Inside and out, the Guild will be transformed into a festive marketplace from 10am. until 2pm Members have been collecting donations all year to provide materials...

Selkirk College will continue welcoming learners from across the world after the federal government’s recent decision to cap international study permit applications. In response to the new federal requirement, the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education & Future...

The Village of Kaslo Mayor and Council are pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Baker as its Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Robert, who currently serves as the Deputy Director of Parks, Recreation and Culture at the City of Trail will begin his new...

This year, Kaslo Riding Club is embarking on a PASS WIDE & SLOW campaign to raise awareness and educate riders and other road users on safe practices to avoid dangerous and potentially life taking accidents. We hope that others will join in and help us spread the...

Kootenay Career Development Society (KCDS) will bid farewell to Executive Director Jocelyn Carver in September 2024. After nine years in the role, Jocelyn plans to take some time off before moving on to her next professional endeavour. Ms. Carver joined the...

Photo Credit: Barbarich Photography Over 230 individuals on 42 teams registered to walk for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser on Saturday, Feb 24th to support the community and boy did they raise funds. The community pledged an almost record-breaking $99,447...

Preparations for ArtWalk 2024 have begun! Applications for artists and venues are now open. The Nelson & District Arts Council (NDAC) hopes to make the 36th annual ArtWalk another boom for artists and art lovers alike; 2023 was an overwhelming success, with over...

Selkirk College is renewing its strategic plan, and asking for public input on how it can best meet regional labour market demands and educational aspirations. Since the mid-1960s, Selkirk College has been an essential economic and cultural driver that contributes...

Spring is in the air! We are going to celebrate with a Labyrinth Walk to welcome the change of season. Tuesday, March 19th at 5:00 pm in Nelson’s Lakeside Rotary Park at the Lakeside Labyrinth. Bring the family, bring a picnic supper and herald in Spring with your...

Local writer Melanie Maure has a foot in two worlds: Nelson, where she works as a Life Coach, and Ireland, where her family roots compel her to spend a lot of time across the pond. Both countries provided the inspiration behind her first novel, The Sisters of Belfast,...

Oxygen Art Centre is delighted to offer the workshop series entitled “Between Futility and Future” with visiting B.C.-based artists Alexis Hogan and Chris Dufour. The series entangles ecologically-centered practices of ink making, dyeing, and plant-based film...

Entry into an exciting and rewarding career in the industrial sector is only a short program away at Selkirk College. Teck Trail Operations is one of the world’s largest fully integrated zinc/lead smelting and refining complexes. To make it function on a daily basis,...

The Nelson Adventure Speaker Series is pleased to announce that mountain historian and award-winning author Bernadette McDonald will be visiting Nelson to promote her new book, Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges....

Twenty-nine non-profit organizations in the Columbia Basin are undertaking projects to reduce their energy use, create fewer greenhouse gases and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The projects are being realized with support from Columbia Basin Trust....

For nearly 30 years, the Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program (FWCP) has funded the Nutrient Restoration Program in Kootenay Lake and Arrow Lakes Reservoir. An independent review has found that nutrient additions are working—they are helping to restore aquatic...