Nelson and Area Local Intelligence Gathering 9am to 5pm, November 2, Nelson Civic Theatre Tickets $25 includes catered lunch – bursaries available Tickets available at Annie’s Books, or online at the Nelson Civic Theater On November 2, 2013, the area’s most creative and inspiring people will come together for a one-day exhibition of the best [...]

2013 Green Building Conference in Kimberley Join us for what is shaping up to be the best conference yet on November 8th& 9th in Kimberley! To register, go here. You can read about the 2012 conference reviewed in the East Kootenay News Online Weekly. From the conference organizers: We have condensed the format on Friday [...]

The Nelson Green Home and Energy Show, Sept 24th, 7pm Prestige Lakeside Resort Doors open at 6:30pm ‘SUSTAINABLE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS’ for new and existing homes. Over 30 exhibitors featuring renewable technologies, energy conservation and how-to demo’s, green products and methods, retrofit specialists, prizes and a tap exchange. Latest energy technologies for heating, insulation and [...]

“Think Like a Watershed” symposium hosted by Columbia Basin Watershed Network and Wildsight Local government officials and employees, First Nations, academics, professionals, ENGO’s, stewardship groups, and community members are invited to participate in the 2013 Columbia Basin Watershed Network Symposium  September 29th and 30th. This year, the Symposium coincides with the Canadian Columbia River Inter [...]

Beekeeping with native stream-side shrubs is the topic of a free tour being offered near Slocan City on Saturday, September 7 at 1 pm. The tour will highlight the results of a demonstration project at the Murray Family Woodlot where a riparian area is newly planted with three native shrubs well-suited to the region. The [...]

Come meet your neighbours, Transition Streets leaders and participants, Transition Nelson board members and general members, and mediators from the Good Neighbours program. Family and friends welcome! Sunday, September 22, Noon to 3 PM Rotary Shelter at Lakeside Park This is a potluck with a local ingredients theme. Rumour has it that there will be [...]

Basin residents are invited to connect with each other at the 2013 Columbia Basin Symposium, to be held October 18 to 20 in Creston. This event will focus on “Community Change Through Collaborative Action” and is hosted by Columbia Basin Trust. “Many of the complex issues facing our communities require collaboration across a broad range [...]

“Expand the Box” by Clinton Callahan is a 3-day workshop presented in Nelson, August 30-September 1 Callahan developed and currently teaches Possibility Management, a set of skills for making positive changes in our lives and for moving towards a new healthier society. He calls this “connecting inner intelligence with group intelligence.” The work establishes a [...]

Free Webinar with Michael S. Shuman, 10 AM PDT, July 25 Michael H. Shuman is an economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, and a Fellow at the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), Cutting Edge Capital, and Post-Carbon Institute. He is one of the world’s leading experts on community economics. He makes a compelling case [...]

Open House 10 am – 11 am Workshop 11 am – 4 pm–lunch provided Columbia Basin Trust wants to strengthen the delivery of its environmental benefits to all Basin residents.  CBT will be seeking your input by hosting seven open houses and workshops across the Basin, as well as two online workshops and a video-conference [...]