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A skier competes during the 11th annual Whitewater Junior Freeski Open, which ran Friday to Saturday. Photo courtesy Whitewater Ski Resort

Nelson’s Leishman headed to world championships after Whitewater’s Junior Freeski Open

Whitewater athletes won 4 of 6 categories

A skier competes during the 11th annual Whitewater Junior Freeski Open, which ran Friday to Saturday. Photo courtesy Whitewater Ski Resort
The Nelson Leafs U15 team pose after winning a tournament in Winfield. Photo: Submitted

Nelson Leafs U15 team wins Winfield tournament

The Leafs held off Aldergrove in the final

The Nelson Leafs U15 team pose after winning a tournament in Winfield. Photo: Submitted
Petra Hekkenberg moved from the Netherlands to B.C. because she wanted to live in a cabin in the woods. In 2021 she became a Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park hut keeper. Hekkenberg shares her experiences and reflections in a visual presentation at the Nelson Library on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Photo: Submitted

Kokanee Glacier hut keeper reflects on a year in the park

Petra Hekkenberg share her experiences in a visual presentation at the library on Jan. 18

Petra Hekkenberg moved from the Netherlands to B.C. because she wanted to live in a cabin in the woods. In 2021 she became a Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park hut keeper. Hekkenberg shares her experiences and reflections in a visual presentation at the Nelson Library on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. Photo: Submitted
Rethink public spaces such as Hall Street Plaza with an online survey hosted by Nelson and its Best and the Nelson Public Library. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

Define a better vision for Nelson’s public space via online survey

Results will be provided to the City of Nelson

Rethink public spaces such as Hall Street Plaza with an online survey hosted by Nelson and its Best and the Nelson Public Library. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Volunteers with the Nelson Electric Tramway Society, who purchased a new exhaust system for their shop with assistance from Osprey Community Foundation. Photo: Submitted

$400M Community Services Recovery Fund application process opens

Nelson’s Osprey Community Foundation is helping to manage applications

Volunteers with the Nelson Electric Tramway Society, who purchased a new exhaust system for their shop with assistance from Osprey Community Foundation. Photo: Submitted
Yes, you do have to stop at the stop sign. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/AP

HUGS AND SLUGS: Stop signs aren’t suggestions

And some hugs to a pair of people who returned lost items

Yes, you do have to stop at the stop sign. Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/AP
Children’s librarian Jackie Barber signs up for an online Gale Course using a Chrome Book, both of which are available through the Nelson Public Library with your membership. Photo: Submitted

CHECK THIS OUT: Reservations and resolutions, we can help you with that

Jackie Barber writes about how the Nelson library can make your resolutions a reality

Children’s librarian Jackie Barber signs up for an online Gale Course using a Chrome Book, both of which are available through the Nelson Public Library with your membership. Photo: Submitted
The North Shore Inn in Nelson is owned by BC Housing and managed by the Nelson CARES Society. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

LETTER: Helping our most vulnerable reduces crime

From reader Yvonne Shewfelt…

The North Shore Inn in Nelson is owned by BC Housing and managed by the Nelson CARES Society. Photo: Bill Metcalfe
Brodie Jensen is one of the several local athletes who will compete in Whitewater’s annual Junior Freeski Open, which runs Jan. 13 to 15. Photo: Doug LePage

Support local athletes at the 11th annual Whitewater Junior Freeski Open

The event runs Friday to Sunday

Brodie Jensen is one of the several local athletes who will compete in Whitewater’s annual Junior Freeski Open, which runs Jan. 13 to 15. Photo: Doug LePage
The new owners at Busaba Thai Cafe, sisters Nid and Bell Padermchok, who hail from Bangkok, and their respective husbands Boom and Paul are from Udon Thani, in Thailand’s northeast. Canada’s Federal Government wants to attract a half million new faces from other places a year by 2025. The nation needs new folks to help solve its labour shortage. Nelson currently has 1,615 immigrants, or 15 per cent of the population. Photo: Darren Davidson

BUSINESS BUZZ: 2022 year in review part 2

Darren Davidson recaps all the important business news from last year

The new owners at Busaba Thai Cafe, sisters Nid and Bell Padermchok, who hail from Bangkok, and their respective husbands Boom and Paul are from Udon Thani, in Thailand’s northeast. Canada’s Federal Government wants to attract a half million new faces from other places a year by 2025. The nation needs new folks to help solve its labour shortage. Nelson currently has 1,615 immigrants, or 15 per cent of the population. Photo: Darren Davidson
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LETTER: Lack of regional transportation impacts Kootenay residents

From reader Saria Andrew

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LETTER: Beaten by the snowplow

From reader Ron Robinson…

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One reader thinks our crossword could be a lot better. File photo

HUGS AND SLUGS: Someone doesn’t like our crosswords

Also lots of hugs and slugs related to roads, because of course

One reader thinks our crossword could be a lot better. File photo
After a three-year closure, one of the city’s oldest corner store locations is re-opening. Owner Amy O’Neil says the opportunity to launch The Uphill Market “was serendipitous.” The new store will offer everyday household and kitchen items, plus tea, coffee, sandwiches and soup — and the same candy collection the former Burrell’s location was famous for. The Uphill Market opens this month, and will be staffed by (left to right) Lindsay Clague, O’Neil, Caitlin Clague-McKechnie, and Rosie Davies. Photo: Darren Davidson

BUSINESS BUZZ: 2022 year in review part 1

Darren Davidson recaps all the important business news from last year

After a three-year closure, one of the city’s oldest corner store locations is re-opening. Owner Amy O’Neil says the opportunity to launch The Uphill Market “was serendipitous.” The new store will offer everyday household and kitchen items, plus tea, coffee, sandwiches and soup — and the same candy collection the former Burrell’s location was famous for. The Uphill Market opens this month, and will be staffed by (left to right) Lindsay Clague, O’Neil, Caitlin Clague-McKechnie, and Rosie Davies. Photo: Darren Davidson
A man and young boy who arrived on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong walk together at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

LETTER: What can we learn from this winter’s travel crisis?

From reader Keith Wiley…

A man and young boy who arrived on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong walk together at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Photo: Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
Totem pole under construction in a Zeballos First Nation workshop. Photo: Submitted

Zeballos First Nation students to visit Nelson

A Waldorf School fundraising raffle will help support the exchange

Totem pole under construction in a Zeballos First Nation workshop. Photo: Submitted
Alexander Mohr celebrates a victory in the Whaler Race at HMCS Quadra Cadet Training Centre in the summer of 2022. Photo: Submitted

Nelson sea cadet started young, gets first job on naval vessel

Chief Petty Officer Second Class Alexander Mohr has been learning new skills since the age of nine

Alexander Mohr celebrates a victory in the Whaler Race at HMCS Quadra Cadet Training Centre in the summer of 2022. Photo: Submitted
Readers aren’t happy with Nelson’s gas prices. Photo: Tyler Harper

HUGS AND SLUGS: Some residents in the holiday spirit, others aren’t

Also a slug to Nelson gas stations, can’t imagine why

Readers aren’t happy with Nelson’s gas prices. Photo: Tyler Harper
If you don’t see many squirrels at the Nelson cemetery, there’s a good reason why. Photo: Donna Macdonald

ABOUT NELSON: Nelson’s necropolis is a place of beauty and memory

Donna Macdonald writes about the history of the city cemetery

If you don’t see many squirrels at the Nelson cemetery, there’s a good reason why. Photo: Donna Macdonald
Avatar: The Way of Water is now playing at the Nelson Civic Theatre. Photo: IMDB.com

LARGE POPCORN, EXTRA BUTTER: Give the Civic Theatre the Christmas gift of you

Jason Asbell writes about how you can spend the holidays at the theatre

Avatar: The Way of Water is now playing at the Nelson Civic Theatre. Photo: IMDB.com
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