Inthekoots: The Kootenay Events Network

Known by day as a teacher in Selkirk College’s prestigious music program, Paul transforms at night into an jazz master. Backed up by various string musicians, he will show you what music is supposed to be.

Free Show in the Library Lounge

For Immediate Release Nelson, B.C. May 25, 2012 - We are sad to report that Brent Cameron, founder and Executive Director of SelfDesign Learning Foundation, has passed away. He passed peacefully on Sunday May 20th in Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, BC. He was 64 and had been ill with cancer for some time. Over the past [...]

GUIDING HANDS RECREATION SOCIETY’S TIPI CAMP NATURE RETREAT ANNOUNCES: The YA! PROGRAM for Young Adults Crawford Bay, BC: Guiding Hands Recreation Society announces the launch of a new YA! Program for Young Adults from August 21-31, 2012. The YA! (Young Adult) Program is an 11-day wilderness experience for youth 17-21 years of age. With an [...]

Press Release Beyond Recycling students ‘tuned out’ at Earth Hour, working all month on Eco-Challenge Columbia Basin, B.C. — Beyond Recycling students in nine classes at eight schools in the Kootenays are participating in a one-month Eco-Challenge to reduce their energy use and lower their impact on the Earth. To mark the beginning of this Eco-Challenge—and of greener [...]

Press Release: The Nelson Cycling Club has partnered with the Ministry of Forests and the RDCK to create a comprehensive plan for future development of multi-use recreation and mountain biking trails at the old BlewettSki Hill and the area extending up to and beyond Giveout Creek FSR. A charrette workshop for the Nelson Cycling Club was held on [...]

Press Release: Kootenay Co-op members at the Special General Meeting last night expressed an overwhelming show of support and confidence for the purchase of the Co-op’s future home: 708 Vernon Street. Members and guests listened attentively to Project Manager Russell Precious explain how we got here and what the property development options may be. Dave Wahn, City [...]

Press Release Invitation Cascadia Poster  Learn to build using solar power, green roof,and clay-wood construction. Attend our spring presentationseries or on-site summer workshops. The local branch of the Cascadia Green Building Council has designed a new public washroom for Art Gibbons Memorial Park in Rosemont, Nelson. The goal of this project is to construct a demonstration net-zero energy [...]

Press Release by Peggy Aitken and Paul Lamoureux Good News! The Kootenay Lake Medical Clini will stay open in its current location, under new ownership. As the new owners – Peggy Aitken (Clinic Manager) and husband Paul Lamoureux (Recruiting and Marketing) – we are hoping for continued community support in keeping this very vital service open for a [...]

Press Release: Plan on joining others at a special fundraiser at Finley’s on Friday, March 23rd at 8: PM. The Nelson Refugee Committee (NRC) is hosting a spring active-wear fashion show from select stores in Nelson. This special night is in support of two young women from Burma resettling in Nelson. Hsa Moo and Htoo Paw [...]

Press Release : The Nelson Chapter of the Council of Canadians and the West-Kootenay EcoSociety are presenting an information session on the controversial issue of “fracking” on March 22, World Water Day at 7:00 p.m., Seniors Branch 51, 717 Vernon Street (across from Extra Foods). “Fracking” is a technique involving the injection of millions of litres of [...]

Press Release: Elephant Mountain Launch The first issue of a new literary journal: The Elephant Mountain Review will be launched on Saturday, march 17, from 7 to 9 pm at SelfDesign High 402 Victoria St. (upstairs in the Legion Hall) in Nelson. Come for the readings, snacks, music and to buy your personal copy of the new [...]

By: Bradley Roulston The All-In-One Event Calendar which was invented by The Seed Network (parent company of Inthekoots) for the Kootenays has become the most popular calendar/event planning plug-in in the Wordpress community (the world’s largest website platform). Since the launch only 4 months ago, our plug-in has been downloaded 101,631 times. Even more impressive is that [...]

Press Release The local Kootenay/Rockies branch of the Cascadia Green Building Council has designed a new public washroom building for the City of Nelson, to be constructed at the Art Gibbons Memorial Park in (Rosemont) Nelson, BC. The goal of this project is to construct a demonstration net-zero energy ‘natural building’ showcasing local, healthy, low-embodied-energy materials [...]

By: Drew Thompson Around the world, more than 500 talented young British Columbians, including Rachel MacDonald of Nelson, are studying at fully accredited medical schools in places such as Britain, Ireland and Australia. But unless bureaucratic hurdles are removed, they will not have the chance to come home and become part of British Columbia’s health care system. [...]

Loving Spirit, Columbia Basin Trust, Our Fellow Local Artists & Artists To Be  are excited about the CREATIVE KOOTENAY KIDS CAMP MARCH BREAK 2012!!! This is our 4th Bi-Annual Art Camp & Public Art Show at The Silverton Gallery. Featuring a Local Talented artist each day sharing their craft with Children ages 4 & up!!! Mon [...]

Last chance to register for “Writing Non Fiction” taught by multi talented B.C. author Luanne Armstrong.  This weekend long intensive starts Friday, March 2nd.  Nonfiction is one of the highest paying and most popular writing genres. This course will cover the basics of writing and publishing nonfiction, including memoir, literary journalism and autobiography. Registrations are handled [...]

Posted originally in Yoga.Inthekoots by Anie Boudreau Do you spend most of your work week sitting at a desk? You might want to check out these stats posted on MindBodyGreen Sitting Is Killing You :

Sitting 6+ hours per day makes you up to 40% likelier to die within 15 years than someone who sits less than 3. Even if [...]

The deadline of March 5th is rapidly approaching, so don’t miss the opportunity to apply for arts, culture & heritage funding through the Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives program. Last year the City of Nelson distributed over $40,000 towards this sector, helping to create a stable funding base to sustain our vibrant arts community. Applications can [...]