Growing Weed First, let’s remove any fear you may have that this is going to be difficult. It is not. We call it “weed” for a reason—because it grows easily and anywhere, like a weed. Cannabis is a flowering plant, meaning that in nature it bears its fruits only once...

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament of the Bible, the event is said to have occurred three days after Jesus was crucified by the Romans and died in roughly 30 A.D. The holiday concludes the...

  Get ready to dive under the sea for a nautical adventure like no other! Black Productions, known for hit shows like Legally Blonde and The Addams Family, proudly presents The SpongeBob Musical, live on stage at the Capitol Theatre from May 22 to 25, 2025. Based...

      On a rainy, snowy Sunday afternoon, a committee of Nelson Pride volunteers gathered to hand out information to raise awareness of government policies that impact 2SLGBTQA+ people, ahead of the federal election on April 28th. Vote Rainbow Equality...

  Children’s author to visit Nelson Library for Earth Week storytime. The Nelson public Library is delighted to kick off Earth Week with an author visit, when children’s author Cassandra Troughton offers a special storytime on Saturday, April 19 at 10:30am. The...

IT IS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN CFNKLS SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH KOOTENAY LAKE......GRANTING TIME. The window for grant applications is March 1st to April 16th. There is a link from our site, https://nklcommunityfund.org, to the Osprey Community Foundation...

School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) is pleased to announce the appointment of Wendy Lacroix as the Work Experience Community Coordinator until June 30, 2025. With an extensive background in career development and strong ties to the Kootenay region, Wendy will be...

Plan to come to Yard & Yardage on Sunday, April 27. It’s the festive event of the springtime, bringing together the community and members of the Slocan Valley Threads Guild after a winter of relative hibernation. This popular event will take place inside the Guild...

Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Labour, has issued the following statement about the Kootenay Lake ferry labour dispute: “Residents use the Kootenay Lake ferries to get to work, go to school, access services and stay connected to their communities. The ongoing labour...

Check out an upcoming event at the Taghum Hall: Saturday May 3rd, 7pm - 8:30pm.The Red Thread (And Other Mingled Yarns)A One Woman Show written and performed by Ellie Reynolds Ellie's third solo show picks up a red thread and unspools it, while asking the big...

A pilot project focused on energy efficiency is providing Carpentry Program students at Selkirk College with leading-edge learning about how building science meshes with changes to current building enclosure practices. A collaboration with FortisBC, the Community...

The now-famous Earthrise photo of Earth was taken from lunar orbit on December 24, 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission. This startling view of our little blue-green planet immediately and profoundly shifted our perspective on Earth and our place in the universe. Very...

Trail's own Danny Ashman has been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Award medal, recognizing his 40-plus years of contributions to the community. “I was given some good lessons to be learned while I was growing up,” said Ashman. “One that came from my father was...

A point of perfect balance on the journey through the Wheel of the Year. Night and day are of equal length and in perfect equilibrium - dark and light, masculine and feminine, inner and outer, in balance. But the year is now waxing and at this moment light defeats the...

  St. Patrick’s Day celebrates the Roman Catholic feast day of the patron saint of Ireland. St. Patrick died on March 17, 461. But did you know that he wasn’t even Irish? Here are some fun facts about St. Patrick’s... Patrick’s birthname was Maewyn. He was born...