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by Contributor on Thursday Apr 19 2018
Nelson coffee culture is joining forces with Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) for the first annual Lattes for Literacy Week. This special event uses our universal love of coffee to raise funds and awareness for community literacy initiatives.
Kicking off on World Book Day, April 23, Lattes for Literacy Weekencourages Nelsonites to drink lots of coffee! Each day one of the...
by Contributor on Thursday Apr 12 2018
NDAC and Hidden Creek Art and Ecology Retreat have joined forces again to host the third annual Wood Gundy Hidden Creek Artist’s Residency, located at Grohman creek, a short boat ride from the City of Nelson. Our collective goal is to provide artists with a “retreat style” setting in order to work on or develop their Art in the areas of visual art, creative writing including music composition...
by Contributor on Monday Dec 18 2017
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, British Columbians have the opportunity to raise money for lung health, a tradition that has been going on for over a century.
The Lung Association depends on the generosity of British Columbians to continue to fund ground-breaking research and public education regarding lung disease and clean air.
Since 1908, Canadians have made a difference...
by Contributor on Monday Dec 11 2017
Black Productions is proud to bring GREASE to the Capitol Theatre stage in collaboration with the Selkirk College of Contemporary Music.
We are actively looking for actors, singers and dancers ages 18 and up to come out and audition.
Scheduled auditions will be held (Saturday & Sunday) January 13th & 14th, 2018 from 11a.m. - 8 p.m.
GREASE will run May 24th-27th,...
by Contributor on Sunday Jun 18 2017
Nelson author, Diana Morita Cole, is the recipient of the 2017 Richard Carver Award for Emerging Writers.
The award is sponsored by the Nelson and District Arts Council, the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival and the Carver Family.
Cole, selected by a jury charged with finding the best recipient, will receive her award and read from her work at Elephant Mountain Literary...
by Nelson Daily Staff on Sunday Jun 11 2017
There's only a few more sleeps for fans of Ron James to purchase tickets for the award-winning comedian.
The show in Nelson is scheduled for Thursday (June 15) at the Capitol Theatre and the next night in Trail, Friday (June 16) at the Charles Bailey Theatre.
Marshaling a comedian’s eye for satire and a writer’s ear for language, James takes his audience on a breath-taking, non-...
by Nelson Daily Staff on Wednesday Oct 02 2013
The TELUS Community Ambassadors have been busy of late, raising money to support programs in and around the West Kootenay region.
“The TELUS Community Ambassadors are a group composed of present TELUS employees, retired TELUS and B.C. Tel employees and their spouses, who choose to join the Community Ambassadors as a means to contribute to their community,” said spokesperson Marge Witton...
by Wayne Underhill on Friday May 03 2013
One of your readers stated that the Liberals couldn't be trusted and gave several examples. On balance can we trust the NDP? Lets look at them over their last tenure in office and forward. Eight consecutive deficit budgets with 3 credit rating downgrades. 8 leaders including an interim leader and a palace revolt. Shades of influence peddling,an outright case of forgery and coverup.a leader who...
by Anonymous on Wednesday Feb 06 2013
Finding Mika's Voice" now has Raffle Tickets for sale until February 15th 2013.
You may win a day Cat Skiing with Big Red Cats for 2 people! Yahooo! $2 per ticket -3 for $5 - 7 for $10 -25 tickets for $37! Limited tickets, The odds are on your side!! The draw will be at 9pm February 15th on Rossland Radio 101.1.
You may purchase via paypal and send payment to...
by garycvliet on Saturday Dec 08 2012
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have talked a big game over the past few months. Each one has insisted that, because of a mutual distrust for judges and how bouts are scored, they will aim to knock the other out this Saturday.
It’s not going to happen.
We’ve seen Pacquiao and Marquez do battle for 36 rounds. We’ve seen thousands of punches exchanged. We’ve seen multiple...
