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Touchstones Museum has upcoming events from musician Oliver Swain and poet Emily Nilsen.

Touchstones Nelson combines genres

Museum will host poet Emily Nilsen and musician Oliver Swain this week.

Touchstones Museum has upcoming events from musician Oliver Swain and poet Emily Nilsen.
Independent candidate Jesse O’Leary poses with the contract he’s signed vowing to give away half his salary if elected.

Independent candidate vows to give away half his salary

Jesse O’Leary has written a contract with the residents of Nelson-Creston.

Independent candidate Jesse O’Leary poses with the contract he’s signed vowing to give away half his salary if elected.
There are five candidates in the upcoming election.

Nelson-Creston election candidates weigh in on housing, education

Our first Q&A with the five candidates running for MLA in the May 9 provincial election.

There are five candidates in the upcoming election.
Glass can't be recycled in Nelson unless it is delivered to the transfer station.

Why can’t Nelson recycle glass?

Financial constraints have foiled local ambitions to recycle glass.

Glass can't be recycled in Nelson unless it is delivered to the transfer station.
Jonathan Robinson recently took home a Kootenay Music Award for his Mooves music video “Baby I Know”.

Jonathan Robinson searches for a new angle

Filmmaker drawn to projects with social relevance, recently took home a Kootenay Music Award.

Jonathan Robinson recently took home a Kootenay Music Award for his Mooves music video “Baby I Know”.
Kori Doty was one of the Human Books available to be checked out from the Nelson Public Library this weekend.

Nelson Human Library: Read me like a book

The Star interviews trans father Kori Doty as part of Nelson’s Human Library Project.

Kori Doty was one of the Human Books available to be checked out from the Nelson Public Library this weekend.
Wildfire expert John Cathro addressed council on Monday afternoon. He was accompanied by assistant fire chief Mike Daloise.

Wildfire risk remains high in Nelson

Experts presented to council on the risks Monday afternoon.

Wildfire expert John Cathro addressed council on Monday afternoon. He was accompanied by assistant fire chief Mike Daloise.
Street outreach worker Ryall Giuliano accepts a donation of socks from six-year-old Syrian refugee Jameel Msatat last Thursday.

South Nelson Elementary reaches out to their “street friends”

School-wide sock drive culminated with donation to the Salvation Army and the Nelson Street Outreach Society.

Street outreach worker Ryall Giuliano accepts a donation of socks from six-year-old Syrian refugee Jameel Msatat last Thursday.
Steel Magnolias will star (L-R) Patti Humphries, Krista Lynch, Lisel Forst, Molly Strachan, Pat Henman and Jenna Raider Skidmore.

Steel Magnolias, Kootenay-style

Six local ladies star in stage adaptation of classic movie.

Steel Magnolias will star (L-R) Patti Humphries, Krista Lynch, Lisel Forst, Molly Strachan, Pat Henman and Jenna Raider Skidmore.
Nelson’s parking meters are looking a little weathered these days.

Is it time to upgrade Nelson’s parking meters?

The city is researching new technologies and aims to replace aging machines.

Nelson’s parking meters are looking a little weathered these days.
Pot activist Dana Larsen spoke at the Prestige on Tuesday.

Pot advocate preaches at Prestige

Dana Larsen invited audience to join “biggest civil disobedience movement in history”.

Pot activist Dana Larsen spoke at the Prestige on Tuesday.
The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s recycling system operates much differently from the one in Nelson, with sometimes confusing results.

Recycling rules confuse Nelson residents

Tensions are rising over recycling, the Star investigates.

The Regional District of Central Kootenay’s recycling system operates much differently from the one in Nelson, with sometimes confusing results.
Helen Jameson has been nursing wildlife back to health for over 50 years on her Blewett Farm. She is Nelson’s Citizen of the Year for 2017.

Helen Jameson named Citizen of the Year

Blewett woman has been rescuing and caring for wildlife since 1966.

Helen Jameson has been nursing wildlife back to health for over 50 years on her Blewett Farm. She is Nelson’s Citizen of the Year for 2017.
The Kootenay Music Awards were a big success on Friday.

Winners announced for Kootenay Music Awards

Moontricks, Alpine Conspiracy, Clayton Parson recognized among others.

The Kootenay Music Awards were a big success on Friday.
Paramedics across the province are calling for the government to recognize them as an essential service. Local organizer Trevor Gernack (left) is busy collecting signatures.

Should paramedics be an essential service?

Province-wide petition comes to Nelson, calls for referendum.

Paramedics across the province are calling for the government to recognize them as an essential service. Local organizer Trevor Gernack (left) is busy collecting signatures.
Nelson band Baker Street Blues just released their first album.

Time to blare Baker Street Blues

Nelson quartet releases first album Turn up the Heat.

Nelson band Baker Street Blues just released their first album.
Wally Penner grew up in Renata, a small hamlet on the shores of Lower Arrow Lake that was destroyed and submerged by the Columbia River Treaty.

What he lost

Wally Penner grew up in town submerged by the Columbia River Treaty.

Wally Penner grew up in Renata, a small hamlet on the shores of Lower Arrow Lake that was destroyed and submerged by the Columbia River Treaty.
Annie Garland Foster (1875-1974). Before moving to Nelson in 1908, she received several degrees from universities across Canada. By 1915 she was the first female principal of Hume School and in 1920 became the first woman to be elected to Nelson city council.

Formidable Foster

The Star celebrates Nelson’s first female city councillor on International Women’s Day.

Annie Garland Foster (1875-1974). Before moving to Nelson in 1908, she received several degrees from universities across Canada. By 1915 she was the first female principal of Hume School and in 1920 became the first woman to be elected to Nelson city council.
Kooteney artist John Cooper and his partner Kathleen Pemberton are seen here at their home in Queens Bay, 2011.

John Cooper takes it a little farther

Kootenay artist will showcase life’s work at the Langham on March 10.

Kooteney artist John Cooper and his partner Kathleen Pemberton are seen here at their home in Queens Bay, 2011.
Police officer David Laing is alarmed that carfentanil has been found in Nelson.

Carfentanil bust in Nelson

Cops call for carfentanil harm reduction strategy.

Police officer David Laing is alarmed that carfentanil has been found in Nelson.