Feb 07 2012
Will European companies be allowed to bid on Nelson City Council’s contracts for construction or procurements? Will this hamper the city’s ability to buy locally? The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and Europe is heading us in that direction. The matter was brought before Nelson City Council this week by the local chapter [...]
Jan 14 2012
One of the pitfalls of getting older is social and intellectual isolation. Often it happens after retirement when we lose our work connections. Sometimes the death of a spouse is the cause. Or, if we get physically or mentally frailer, we don’t have the confidence or the patience we once had, so we stay home. [...]
Jan 01 2012
“Don’t stop moving, just because you think you’re tired!” That’s Ed Natyshak yelling at the people in his fitness class. It’s his first line in my 5-minute documentary about his classes that aired on CBC radio recently. Click here to hear a podcast. Ed’s are the most insanely tough fitness classes anywhere, taught from his [...]
Sep 05 2010
Anne Degrace signed 130 books in just over an hour on Friday night at Touchstones Nelson, along with co-author Steve Thornton and photographer David Gluns. The crowded event was the launch of Nelson, British Columbia, an update of their 1996 best-seller Nelson, British Columbia in Photographs. Unlike the earlier book, the photos in this one [...]
