Inthekoots: The Kootenay Network

Dear editor: Conservative candidate Stephen Hill has been peddling the fantasy, that singlehanded he would revive the forest industry in this riding. The Prime Minister’s Office would soon disabuse Mr. Hill of that notion, should Harper win a majority. Such a majority would mean ‘sink or swim’ for the local forest industry. Here is why: Several [...]

The National Day of Mourning is to remember and honour those killed or injured on the job. There will be ceremonies at several West Kootenay communities: Nelson: 12 noon Lakeside Park at the soccer field. Trail: 3:45 pm march from United Steel Workers Hall, 910 Portland St, to memorial on Victoria St across from the arena. [...]

Dear editor: Oh, boy, did Harper ever opened the door for unfavourable comparisons with the “a vote for a Liberal is a vote for Ignatieff plus all the other riff-raff” ads. Because it is even more true that this time around a vote for a Conservative is a vote for Harper – and Harper alone. Not [...]

Columbia-Kootenay Green Party Candidate Bill Green invites everybody to join him for a community bike ride this Thursday, April 28. This easy, family friendly 24 km ride will go from Creston to Wynndel along Lower Wyndell road, and back after meeting up with Bill. “I am really excited about this fun community event”, said Bill [...]

Sky rocketing rents, frozen welfare allowances, long waits for the hospitals lack of jobs, increased homelessness, child poverty, 80 per cent increase in the use of food banks all point to a social crisis. What is the answer? On Friday April 29th at 6:30 pm in the Anglican Hall (Ward and Carbonate Street, Nelson) the [...]

Devorah MacLean is retiring. She’s been an instructor at Selkirk College Nelson Campus from 1988 to 2011. We invite those who know her to come and join us in a celebration of this momentous occasion! Date: May 12, 2011 Time: 4pm to 7pm Location: Library Lounge, Hume Hotel, Nelson Please no Minors Visit this event [...]

Nelson Choral Society presents “Soar-oratorio” Saturday May 7, 7:00 pm, Bethel Christian Centre (623 Gordon Road) Admission by donation. All proceeds go to the Capitol Theatre. Nelson Choral Society director Kathleen Neudorf says she has always really loved oratorio. “My first experiences of singing with choir and orchestra included Vivaldi’s Gloria and Handel’s Messiah. I found it to be so exciting and [...]

PRESS RELEASE from Rob Levesque After 10 years of presentations, meetings and demonstrations Nelson’s outdoor skatepark finally has a site. To mark this momentous occasion Kootenay Lake Outdoor Skate Park Society (KLOSPS)  and Shambhala Music Festival Ltd. hope you’ll come help celebrate with them at the NDYC and Spiritbar on Thursday April 14, 2011. Flying in [...]

Noon : Opening of the hall / room opens 1pm to 2pm : traditional meal / traditional meal 2pm: Taffy on the snow / taffy on snow The traditional meal, organized by the Association des Francophones des Kootenay Ouest, includes: pancakes, eggs, ham, homemade bread, baked beans and vegetarian, coffee, tea. Traditional meal includes: pankakes, [...]

UNITED NATIONS WORLD WATER DAY – MARCH 22, 2011 You are invited to Celebrate World Water Day at Lakeside Park Labyrinth, Nelson, BC Tuesday evening, March 22, 2011. This is a Sunset Gathering to Honour & Support Earth’s World Wide Community and the water that sustains all life Bring The FAMILY , Food, a Candle, [...]

Save the date: Sunday, July 10, 2011 at Granite Pointe Golf Club . It’s the 10th year of the Legacy Golf Event! Help us celebrate by joining us for a fabulous day of fun featuring golf, thousands of dollars in prizes, fabulous food and one great cause! All proceeds from this four-person scramble will be directed to [...]

Over the past week directors from the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation stuffed and sealed 600 envelopes to the many donors and supporters of the foundation. The letters were sent to all the donors whose names appear on our donor wall at the hospital and deal with some changes we’re planning. In the near future we’ll [...]

Do you work or have knowledge in homelessness, green or affordable housing? We want to know! As part of the upcoming Shelter exhibition at Touchstones Nelson, we would like to recognize individuals or community groups with experience in these areas, and help connect them with other members of the community. Each person will be: invited to [...]

On Thursday morning I attempted to traverse the back of the Touchstones Museum . The wall is 30 feet long with nice crimps, slopers and there’s even a shallow crack where it meets the post-office building. I started in the crack as there was a pile of dog crap on the other end. Interestingly, someone spray-painted a fluorescent orange circle [...]