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Snow Show Helps Food Cupboard
The Snow Show took place at Nelson's Eagle's Hall on Friday, February 5, 2010. Wassabi Collective, Aspen Switzer, Chilblains, Lisa Kienas and Gravity, and Dominique Fraissard all took part in what was a great evening of music and fundraising.
Mount Sentinel's Haitian Journey
When the 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti last month a group of Mount Sentinel Grade 12 students were there as part of school trip. They were trapped amongst the ruins for several days and in that time helped the locals clean up during a horrible time. But what they found amongst the ruins was a tremendous spirit of community. Here are some of the st ...
Western Canadian Pond Hockey Championships
Despite the mild weather our region witnessed in January, the Western Canadian Pond Hockey Championships hit the frozen surfaces of Rossland over the January 22-24 weekend. Our very own Timothy Schafer was on the scene to capture some of the action on the ice and off. For results from the event check out bcpondhockey.com.
Students Celebrate the Torch
As the Nelson area prepared to welcome the Olympic Torch Saturday, elementary school students from around the area gathered for their own torch relay. Hundreds of students from area schools marched through the downtown and to the Nelson and District Community Complex where they ran a gauntlet so each student could be a torchbearer with their own ...
Nelson community torch event
Some images of the Nelson torch relay celebration Jan 23-24, 2010, by Nelson Daily News Editor Bob Hall.
Olympic flame celebration
Thousands of Nelsonites came out to see the Olympic flame arrive in town last night. Here are some images from the event.
Break-in at downtown church
Images of the damage caused when the Christian Science Church on Baker Street was broken into and vandalized earlier this week.
Bring out your red
One hundred and twenty red-and-white clad kids, just as many adults and three times as many cameras. That was the scene at Redfish Elementary School on Thursday as the Gamestown 2010 Spirit School Tour rolled into the North Shore school. The tour spent six hours with the youngsters — from Kindergarten to Grade 5 — as they delved in ...
Playing For Dylan
Junior novice players had an opportunity to line-up alongside Nelson Junior Leafs players Saturday night during the warm-up of the Leafs/Spokane game at the Nelson and District Community Complex. The Saturday night game was sold out as Nelson's Friends of the Family organization held a benefit game for six-year-old Dylan Mowery who is currently ...
The Mighty Grassroots
The Nelson Ford Novice Shootout Tournament was the main event on the ice this weekend as 20 teams from around the area took part in the annual tournament. All four Nelson teams had great weekends on the ice and off. The Junior Novice Leafs — seen here in action on Sunday against Beaver Valley — won all three of their weekend games. T ...
Sing all about it!
St. Joseph’s Elementary School held its annual Christmas concert at the Capitol Theatre on December 16 before a packed house of family and friends. The Kindergarten to Grade 6 classes put on a performance of The Christmas Chronicles much to the delight of the audience. Here’s a look at some of the action…
Christmas Stars
It's Christmas concert season in local elementary schools this week. At Hume Elementary School the student body's take on the holiday season is A Snow White Chistmas. During dress rehersal on Tuesday Grade Five student Emma Wheeldon (Snow White) gets ready to be woken by Jaxin Nyen (Prince Charming). The actual show takes place today.
An Olympic visit
Two-time Olympic rower, Anna-Marie DeZwager came to Nelson and spoke to students at Trafalgar Middle School about living out their dreams and reaching their best. Here are some images from the event.
Remembrance Day 2009
Some images that didn't make the paper. Photos by Colin Payne, Nelson Daily News photographer
March of the Undebt
Selkirk College students dressed up as zombies and marched through downtown Nelson to protest student debt. Here are some images of the event.
Zombies on parade
The “former” students, er, zombies of Central School took to the streets on Wednesday in Halloween fashion — perhaps revealing a repressed nature, likely not a comment on the modern educational system — they performed a flash mob dressed as zombies, moving in unison to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. The students from t ...
Making the call for climate
A throng of people wielding signs and cell phones gathered outside Nelson City Hall on Tuesday to take part in a global wakeup call for governments on the issue of climate change. The event took place the day before the United Nations conference on climate change in Denmark, and at exactly 12:18 p.m., synchronized cell phone alarms went off in t ...
Fat Tire Fest Fotos
The annual Fat Tire Festival arrived at the old Morning Mountain ski hill in Blewett over the weekend. The celebration of the Nelson area’s mountain bike culture was in full effect with a jam-packed agenda of races, ramps and runs. One of the highlights of the family friendly weekend was when the kids took centre stage on Sunday morning. Here’ ...
West Kootenay Toy Run - It's all about the toys
The annual West Kootenay Toy Run rumbled through the area on Sunday. Here are some photos looking back on some of the characters and their rides.
Hills Garlic Festival
The Hills Garlic Festival held in New Denver last weekend offered up dozens of vendors selling local food, crafts and art, as well as music and entertainment for the thousand plus people who attended. But as you might guess, the most popular item up for grabs was the garlic. Here are some images captured at the event
Queen City Cruise - Another weekend to shine
The 7th Annual Queen City Cruise put on by the Nelson Road Kings was the main event on a gorgeous Kootenay Weekend. Saturday's show and shine saw folks flock to the downtown to check out the classics, both old and new.
