The Christmas carol ‘Silent Night’ is performed for the first time in public in the Austrian village of Oberndorf on Christmas Eve at a midnight mass in the Saint Nicholas Church.
This Saturday, December 2, from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm, is General Voting Day for three fire service loan authorization referendums in three separate fire protection service areas. The referendums will determine if electors are in favour of borrowing up to $750,000 for the replacement of a frontline fire engine for the North Shore Fire Department, Winlaw Fire Department, and Tarrys Fire Department.
Electors within the boundary of the service area are the only persons entitled to participate in this assent vote. To determine if you are eligible to vote, click below on the fire protection service link in your area.
Nelson’s First Responders Unite with Local Businesses for the Annual 12 Days of Giving.
Nelson’s First Responders are teaming up with Lua Gerun from Safeway, the Adventure Hotel, Verecan Capital Management, and the Salvation Army to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate in the community this holiday season.
Ways to Contribute:
Donate a Gift:
Drop off an unwrapped new gift or book at the Nelson Police Department, Nelson Fire Department, or Nelson BC Ambulance Station.
Receive a coupon for a complimentary breakfast sandwich at the Adventure Hotel on November 26th.
Feed a Family:
Visit the Nelson Safeway and sponsor a food basket to provide nourishment for a family in need.
Receive a coupon for a free breakfast sandwich at the Adventure Hotel on November 26th.
Make a Donation and Come for Breakfast:
Bring cash, a new book, or a new unwrapped gift to the Adventure Hotel.
Pre-register for a complimentary breakfast, courtesy of the Adventure Hotel on November 26th.
Or Come Meet Santa and Join Us for the Gift and Food Hand Off:
In person on November 26th at 10:00 am at the Adventure Hotel Parking Lot.
Witness the collaborative effort as Nelson First Responders pass on gifts and food to Santa!
CALL TO ARTISTS FOR OXYGEN’S YOUTH ART RETREAT CLOSES DECEMBER 8, 2023
Oxygen Art Centre announces a public Call for Proposals to artists and artist educators to fulfil two (2) positions for their Summer 2024 Youth Art Retreat project. The deadline to apply is Friday, December 8, 2023, at 12:00 PM Midnight (PST).
Oxygen’s Youth Art Retreat is a new arts education program that will take place over three-days from July 3 to 5, 2024, at The Narrows Art Retreat. Situated on the tum xula7xw of the sn̓ʕay̓ckstx (otherwise known as Nelson, B.C.), the artist facilitators will lead five (5) participants (ages 15 – 18) in an immersive land-based arts educational experience.
Consequently, Oxygen invites expressions of interest from artists and artist educations whose work explores land-based practices. Priority will be given to Indigenous artists and artist educators. Experience working with youth (ages 15 – 18) will be considered an asset. We invite collaborative proposals (up to two artists or artist educators) or individual proposals.
Proposals will be collected via Google Form and is available on Oxygen’s website. Two (2) artists or artist educators will fulfil this role.
Artists will be compensated based on CARFAC group presentation rates for a half day orientation session and a daily flat rate for the three-day (two-night) retreat, scheduled to take place from July 3-5, 2024. Artists will also receive a travel honorarium and compensation for administration. Accommodation and food will be provided during the retreat.
Interested artists can submit their proposals via Google Form until Friday, December 8, 2023, at 12:00 PM Midnight (PST).
While we thank all applicantsonly successful applicants will be contacted. Please contact Oxygen’s Education Coordinator, Natasha Smith with any questions or alternative methods to apply.
This project is generously supported by the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance.
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Image Credit: OAC, Youth Art Retreat Call for Proposals, Banner, 2023
Oxygen Art Centre acknowledges with gratitude that we are located on the tum xula7xw/ traditional territory of the sn̓ʕay̓ckstx/the Sinixt People. As uninvited guests we honour their ongoing presence on this land. We recognize that the Sylix, Ktuxana, and Yaqan Nukij Lower Kootenay Band peoples are also connected with this land, as are Métis and many diverse Indigenous persons.
John McCrae wrote the poem In Flanders Fields which inspired the use of the poppy as a symbol of Remembrance. In the spring of 1915, shortly after losing a friend in Ypres, a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote his now famous poem after seeing poppies growing in battle-scarred fields.