Community

Everyone is invited to join in the first Slocan Valley Walk for Hope in memory of Alan Zdrazil (right).

As part of National Aboriginal Day, Touchstones Nelson put out special displays and activities revolving around local First Nations on Saturday

The Kootenay Rhythm Dragons are hard at work preparing for a busy upcoming rowing season.

The L.V. Rogers boys Bombers finished 13th at the recent senior boys rugby provincials in Abbotsford — but made the eventual champions earn their crown.

Building community is not monkey business, particularly when the Nelson and District Credit Union decides to get involved, but hanging out on a sunny day with the kids at Blewett School seemed like a fine way to show support for the new community playground at Blewett School.

The Nelson Lions Club is hosting Lions Park Day once again this year on Sunday.

Earth Matters, a program of Nelson CARES Society and a local non-profit organization, has been leasing two community gardens from the City of Nelson for over 10 years with a commitment to maintain these gardens and provide local programming to the community.

Selkirk College is hosting a special reunion on July 8, 9 and 10 at the Castlegar campus to celebrate 25 years of International Education. Hundreds of students from five continents and more than 25 countries have come to study and experience life in the West Kootenay over the past quarter century.

Relay for Life brought together many people at Lakeside Park on Saturday. Various teams came out to show their support and raise money to fund cancer research. The Rosemont KARES Club was among those groups, and featured Katelynn Poznikoff (center) who did the opening speech for the Relay.

Cheryl Grant’s WildFlower II class put on a play for Mother’s Day and donated $307.15 of the proceeds to West Kootenay EcoSociety.