Category: Media Release

  • FLASH NEWS!!!! $8075.00 RAISED!!


    FLASH NEWS!!!! $8075.00 RAISED!!
    I am so excited to let the community know that my donation drive I held through the Christmas holidays was very sucessful. I challenged the community to donate to the Nelson Community Food Centre till the New Year, I would match dollar for dollar up to $3000.00! Well $3875.00 was raised by so many amazing Kootenay Folks. I raised another $1100.00 from some of my sponsors for my Breakfast with Santa Event. And I personally donated $3100.00. So this makes the grand total of $8075.00.

    As some of you are aware that I took a break from Breakfast with Santa this year, but didn’t want the Food Centre to lose out! Well they didn’t!!!
    Such powerful love from so many! Thank you! ❤️
    One more thing…my Santa (Barry Conklin) moved away a few months ago and he has been with me for 8 years with this event!
    My dear friend Benjie left this sweet gift at my door the other day…A Santa Suit! So sweet!! I am looking forward to finding a new Santa to carry on this amazing family event for years to come!
    Honourable mentions are Save on Foods, Derek Diener (Bluetree Mortgages), Cover Architectural Collaborative, Crissa MacKay & CIBC, Summit Psychology Group, and Shana Lount. 💞💞 I have 2 gift baskets to give away to those who donated! Maya will pick the winners tonight! Stand by!!
  • Children and snow plows

     

     
    A snow plow operator has POSTED THIS AND ASKED US TO SHARE HIS MESSAGE…Just got back from plowing snow and would ask all parents to PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, TELL YOUR CHILDREN A SNOWPLOW IS BIG AND VERY VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I was About 35 feet from burying six children all 8 yrs and under today. I was very shaken and mad because parents don’t tell their kids to stay away from the road when they see or hear a plow coming…tell them it is not fun to get in the flying snow…it is heavy and could have ice. frozen ground. or 7 to 8 tons of snow coming off the wing…If it wasn’t for one child with a bright orange hat today i would be in an institution tonight. If there is snow on the road my job is to plow it….not to babysit your kids. Please educate your kids on the dangers of snow clearing equipment

  • Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance & Columbia Basin Trust

     


    Funding PSA 2020
    Apply Now! Arts & Culture Funding
     
    Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, in partnership with Columbia Basin Trust, invites individuals
    of all artistic disciplines, and arts and cultural groups in the Columbia Basin to apply for project
    funding. Info and applications available at www.basinculture.com, or call CKCA at 1-877-505-
    7355 or email wkracprojects@telus.net.
    Deadline for applications is March 6, or March 13, 2020, depending on the program.
    For further information contact:
    -Lily Anderson
    Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance/250.505.5505 /1.877.505.7355
    wkracprojects@telus.net
    -Jessica Tiefenbach
    Columbia Basin Trust/1 800 505 8998
    jtiefenbach@ourtrust.org

  • Nelson Safe Boating Event 2019 –> Canadian Award Winner!


     
    Sail Nelson is the recipient of Canada’s Best Boating Safety Initiative Award for 2019!
    What is the Best Boating Safety Initiative Award?
    The Best Boating Safety Initiative award is a Canadian Safe Boating Council award. This award is presented to an organization that creates an event or a new initiative promoting safe boating practicesin Canada.
    There were several other nominees for 2019 and the competition was tough! However, Sail Nelson pulled through for the win and we are bringing this prestigious award to our little community!
    Why were we nominated?
    Sail Nelson was nominated by BC Sailing for our Nelson Safe Boating Event, which we held in Nelson at Lakeside Park on May 25, 2019.
    What is the Nelson Safe Boating Event?
    The third week of May is the National Safe Boating Week for Canada and the US. This is when most of us boaters launch our boating season and get out on the water. It kicks off with the May long weekend.
    I decided that Sail Nelson should bring together some of our safety partners to help the community learn more about safe boating practices. And so, the first annual Nelson Safe Boating Event was born!
    Who are our partners and supporters?
    When I sent out the call for participation, we had a great number of organizations and partners that wanted to join Sail Nelson with this initiative! These partners made the event a great success and brought so much valuable information to the public. They include:
    ● Nelson Search & Rescue
    ● Osprey Foundation
    ● BC Sailing (who nominated us for this award!)
    ● Nelson Fire Rescue Services
    ● Friends of Kootenay Lake Stewardship Society
    ● OneFire Safety
    ● BC Conservation Officer Service
    ● Canadian Power & Sail Squadrons
    ● Kootenay Emergency Response Physicians Association (KERPA)
    ● AdventureSmart
    ● Nelson Paddling Club
    ● Nelson Police Foundation
    ● Jones Boys Boats
    ● Christina Lake Marina
    ● Nelson Rowing Club
    ● Canadian Hydrographic Service
    ● Canadian Safe Boating Council
    ● and many more!
    Sail Nelson could not have made this event possible without all of your participation and enthusiasm so THANK YOU! We also could not have made this event possible without the help, determination andsupport of our key volunteers including Graham Toews, Kim Green, Ginger Lester, Leanna Andrews and
    Will Halleran.
    There were many other people behind the scenes as well, so thank you to you all!
    Who else has won this award?
    Sail Nelson has joined the ranks of some very high-level safety organizations who have won this award in
    the past.
    Past winners include: Canadian Red Cross, ICOM Canada, Canadian Power Squadron, Kid’s Don’t Float, and the Lifesaving Society of Alberta. I am humbled and grateful that Sail Nelson is joining this list of professional boating safety organizations
    What’s next?
    This is just the beginning for Sail Nelson. Join us on May 23, 2020 at Lakeside Park for the next annual
    Nelson Safe Boating Event!
    Further information can be found at the event Facebook page, Sail Nelson’s website, or by contacting
    Penny at sailnelson@outlook.com.

  • CKCA Arts & Culture Funding 2020 MEDIA

    ARTS AND CULTURE GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE

    CKCA and the Trust announce 2020-21 programs
    Columbia Basin – Artists in all disciplines—as well as arts and culture organizations—are invited to apply
    for funding through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), which delivers the Arts and Culture
    Program on behalf of Columbia Basin Trust.
    The Trust has a longstanding partnership with CKCA for the delivery of arts and culture programming, as
    well as sharing the perspectives of the arts and culture community in the region.
    “In partnering with the Columbia Basin Trust, we’ve seen firsthand the positive impact funding has in
    supporting arts and culture.” said Laura White, CKCA Chair. “In particular, we have seen the evolution of
    many emerging artists in this region who have thrived. The Trust’s continued investment in arts and culture
    through the CKCA has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact for artists and organizations in the
    Basin.”
    For 2020-21, CKCA is receiving $750,000 from the Trust to directly support arts and culture projects.
    Funding is available for individuals and groups through the following programs: funding through community
    arts councils; minor capital arts projects; touring; arts and cultural mentoring / master classes; major project
    arts; artists in education; and an arts presenting and creation program for organizations. Applications are
    adjudicated once a year by local arts councils and the CKCA Steering Committee. Funding also supports the
    development of a regional arts and cultural publication and the popular Columbia Basin Culture Tour, which
    will occur in August 2020.
    “We are pleased to continue supporting artists and strengthening the arts and culture sector in partnership
    with CKCA,” said Michelle d’Entremont, Manager, Delivery of Benefits. “Together we are supporting and
    growing arts and culture in local communities and contributing to the unique culture of Basin life that so many
    of us enjoy.”
    Visit www.basinculture.com, for more information about programs and application procedures.
    Please note, applications will now be submitted online for most programs. Call CKCA at 250.505.5505 or 1.877.505.7355
    for any additional questions.
    CKCA applications must be received by March 6 or March 13, 2020, depending on the program.
    Columbia Basin Trust supports the ideas and efforts of the people in the Columbia Basin.
     
    To learn more about the Trust’s programs and initiatives, and how it helps deliver social, economic and environmental
    benefits to the Basin, visit ourtrust.org or call 1.800.505.8998.
    PHOTO CUTLINE: Revelstoke Luna Festival– Zoya and Friend in Snowglobe
    For further information contact:
    Lily Andersen Jessica Tiefenbach
    Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Columbia Basin Trust
    250.505.5505 1.800.505.8998
    1.877.505.7355 jtiefenbach@ourtrust.org

  • Happy New Year

     
    I Love Nelson would like to thank all who help support the site, and keep it going. Happy New Year and the best to all in 2020.