City Council voted on Monday August 9, 2010 to support, in principle, the Transition Town movement in Nelson. This is an important achievement for Transition Nelson as it is going to require the support of The City to help implement an energy decent plan, and creating a more local, resilient community.

Article No.1 – Transition Nelson Unleashed Transition Nelson hosted is official unleashing celebration May 14-16th. The three day Expo and Gathering was a celebration of the many efforts already underway to strengthen our local economy and build a resilient community. On Friday the public came to learn more about local organizations working in Nelson and took part [...]

Did you know the Kootenay Co-op donates 1% of its total sales on the third Tuesday of every month to a local, not-for-profit group?  On Tuesday,  June 15th, the Kootenay Co-op Donation Day will be in support of the Transition Nelson Society.  This open-to-all movement means to aid Nelson in transitioning to a sustainable and locally-resilient [...]

The Expo and Gathering is shaping up to be an amazing weekend of fun and action! We can’t do it without you, though. Volunteers are needed leading up to and during the event. Tasks include anything from distributing posters to helping with registration to making coffee. For a list of volunteer opportunities, please email dreid47@gmail.com .

Transition Nelson is pleased to offer a limited number of bursaries for people who are ready to commit to action at the Transition Gathering but for whom the $75 registration fee presents a significant burden. To apply for a full or partial bursary, send an email with your name, telephone number, and requested bursary amount [...]

Transition Nelson is pleased to invite you to the Transition Expo and Gathering on May 14th, 15th, and 16th at the Prestige Lakeside Resort and Convention Centre. The Expo and Gathering will celebrate the many efforts already underway to strengthen our local economy and build a resilient community. It will also recognize the critical need to [...]

Local artists have visualized the path to a significantly different future for Nelson.  Come and cast your vote for the vision which inspires you the most!  The Oxygen Gallery is hosting Transition Nelson’s “Imagine” art competition on April 17th and 18th.  Visitors to the gallery will select winners by voting for their top three art [...]

Our next Transition Nelson Participants Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 30th, 7 – 9 pm, at the Senior’s Centre (717 Vernon St.) in Nelson. Our focus for this meeting will be to direct assist the organizers of the Transition Expo and Gathering hosted by Transition Nelson at the Prestige (May 14-16th).  There are many parts to the [...]

“Imagine Transition” music and video competition finalists will be presenting their astounding works at the Capitol Theatre on February 27th, 7:00 pm. Local musicians and videographers have been asked to “imagine” Nelson in 2030, or to envision how to “transition” Nelson to a more sustainable and resilient community future.  The audience will vote by secret [...]

Business/ Fund Raising Brainstorm by Diana, Netta, Lance, Shawn, Bill and Mary At the Participants Meeting  - Jan. 26, 2010 CBT funding- how do we get long term funding?   Show buy- in from the community?  Match to other funding. Waste management- composting- might be of interest to RDCK Profitability and Risk Analysis (if it were sophisticated enough we might [...]