Bill Metcalfe

1 week ago | nelsonstar.com | Bill Metcalfe

The City of Nelson has decided to move the Wednesday downtown market to Cottonwood Park for the summer. The public was given notice of this on May 29, and vendors were notified a few days earlier on May 26, according to the city's corporate officer Sarah Winton in an interview. She said the city has just lost its market coordinator, which partially explains the short notice.

1 week ago | nelsonstar.com | Bill Metcalfe

The City of Nelson is still looking for a location for its new fire hall. The current fire hall, which is 112 years old, was first built when fires engines were pulled by horses. It has been upgraded over the years but is at the end of its life and does not meet current safety standards. It is the oldest working fire hall in the province. The city has been looking for a new site since early 2023.

1 week ago | nelsonstar.com | Bill Metcalfe

A local wildlife biologist says a family of great horned owls living within Nelson city limits have probably chosen their busy location for a good reason. Joanne Siderius, who runs the Kokanee Creek Nature Centre, said Nelson is home to a variety of urban wildlife as food for owls, including rats, mice, skunks, and other birds including crows.

2 weeks ago | nelsonstar.com | Bill Metcalfe

Nelson audiences are about to discover that SpongeBob SquarePants is much more than just the longest-running children's animated cartoon series. "If you have watched the TV show," says Nelson theatre producer Sydney Black, "you know that it is super-appealing to children. But there's also those tongue-in-cheek adult jokes.

2 weeks ago | nelsonstar.com | Bill Metcalfe

Abby Wilson's favourite hike in the Nelson area is the White Queen Trail near Whitewater. "It's an alpine hike close to town that's easily accessible for a smaller car," she says. "It has beautiful golden larches in the fall and a huge view on top." White Queen is one of eight local hikes and 77 regional hikes described in her new book West Kootenay Hiking, which will be launched on Saturday, May 31 at 7 p.m. in a multimedia presentation at the Nelson Public Library and is on bookstands now.