Community

A group of classic cars rolled into the parking lot at the Bogustown Pub in Nelson last Saturday.

You don’t need a better excuse to enjoy a Teen Burger on Thursday, August 25 than Cruisin’ for a Cause.

Fourteen students from Nelson’s sister city of Izushi, Japan arrived Monday for a week-long stay following a 22-hour journey.

On Saturday, August 27, Bonnington Regional Park and Mount Sentinel School Quest for Community Social Justice Academy will be hosting a free outdoor movie event and fundraising concession.

The Nelson Public Library is an open book when it comes to its long term plan. A draft strategic plan for the next five years is now available for public feedback until Friday, September 16. The plan may be accessed at nelsonlibrary.ca or hard copies may be picked up in the library.

Through the office of the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, the emergency support arm of the Canadian Catholic Church, the local Nelson parish Cathedral of Mary Immaculate is collecting funds to assist with emergency aid programs in the Horn of Africa.

Seasonings: A Year of Local Flavour in Words and Recipes (published by the Kootenay Country Store Co-operative and the Nelson library last fall), is short-listed in the English-language Culinary Culture category of the 2011 Canadian Culinary Book Awards, sponsored by Cuisine Canada and the University of Guelph.

There’s lots of excitement around the Salmo Public Library this summer. Not only is the library celebrating its 50th anniversary as a public library association, but it is also in the midst of an ambitious expansion plan that will eventually see this vital community facility double in size.

Expected to die long before now, baby Anaya’s strength and the love of her community have kept her thriving for two miraculous years.

The third annual Columbia Basin Culture Tour took place over the weekend with dozens of galleries and museums throughout the region taking part