Will Johnson

Nearly 400 people marched to fund Ward St. Place on Saturday.

Warm hearts on a cold night

Annual Nelson Coldest Night of the Year earns $47,000 for Room to Live.

Nearly 400 people marched to fund Ward St. Place on Saturday.
Cypher culture hits the Kootenays

Cypher culture hits the Kootenays

Visiting dance group Project Soul inspired kids to unleash inner breakdancer

Cypher culture hits the Kootenays
Mary Jane Coffey, Ally Nicholson and Tanner Jackson have built a castle as part of Rosemont Elementary’s penny arcade project.

Welcome to the Rosemont penny arcade

Multi-age school project will be unveiled to the public on March 7.

Mary Jane Coffey, Ally Nicholson and Tanner Jackson have built a castle as part of Rosemont Elementary’s penny arcade project.
Gemma Luna will perform at the Kootenay Music Awards on March 10.

‘The world is waiting for you to be yourself’

Gemma Luna will perform at the upcoming Kootenay Music Awards.

Gemma Luna will perform at the Kootenay Music Awards on March 10.
(L-R) Alan Bond and Wally Kampen of the Nelson Rod and Gun Club are thrilled about their new partnership with the Italian Society, represented here by Mario Arcovio and Vince DeVito. Together the two organizations are building a new commercial kitchen.

Italian Society finds home at Rod and Gun Club

$100,000 going to a new commercial kitchen in the Nelson venue.

(L-R) Alan Bond and Wally Kampen of the Nelson Rod and Gun Club are thrilled about their new partnership with the Italian Society, represented here by Mario Arcovio and Vince DeVito. Together the two organizations are building a new commercial kitchen.
The current Nelson parkade is routinely at capacity.

Does Nelson need a new parkade?

Downtown has dire shortage of parking, solutions being discussed.

The current Nelson parkade is routinely at capacity.
Hume Elementary is one of the schools that received additional teacher funding thanks to a recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling on class size and composition.

Where did the money go?

The Star breaks down how SD8 spent its $503,000 in teacher funds

Hume Elementary is one of the schools that received additional teacher funding thanks to a recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling on class size and composition.
Slocan Valley musician Sean Cameron is one of the members of Dirt Floor, a local folk band playing Spiritbar on Friday. His four-year-old son Otis is roughly the same age as his band.

‘I’m not on the road, I’m in the valley’

Dirt Floor musician Sean Cameron sits down with the Star.

Slocan Valley musician Sean Cameron is one of the members of Dirt Floor, a local folk band playing Spiritbar on Friday. His four-year-old son Otis is roughly the same age as his band.
Starbelly Jam will be back this summer.

Kootenay festivals are flourishing

Executive directors optimistic about continued growth.

Starbelly Jam will be back this summer.
The latest idea for the youth centre is to build micro condo housing on top of it.

Nelson ponders youth centre micro condos

City manager visited Kelowna to investigate construction boom of tiny suites.

The latest idea for the youth centre is to build micro condo housing on top of it.
Tanya Pixie Johnson has a converted yoga studio in the Slocan Valley where she creates her work, which will be exhibited soon at Touchstones.

Not your average pixie

New Touchstones exhibit features the work of Slocan Valley artist Tanya Pixie Johnson.

Tanya Pixie Johnson has a converted yoga studio in the Slocan Valley where she creates her work, which will be exhibited soon at Touchstones.
Originally founded in the 1970s, the Vallican Whole has tried to retain its social justice and community mandate over the decades.

A Whole lot of community

The Vallican Whole community centre aims for inclusivity.

Originally founded in the 1970s, the Vallican Whole has tried to retain its social justice and community mandate over the decades.
Wait till you hear Carmina Burana

Wait till you hear Carmina Burana

Epic concert coming to the Capitol tonight and tomorrow.

Wait till you hear Carmina Burana
Whitewater Ski Resort’s senior avalanche forecaster Jason Wishlow (right) is seen with two members of his patrol team, Kevin Armstrong and Laura Waterer.

Meet the Whitewater avalanche squad

Whitewater Ski Resort has more than 20 people on their avalanche patrol team.

Whitewater Ski Resort’s senior avalanche forecaster Jason Wishlow (right) is seen with two members of his patrol team, Kevin Armstrong and Laura Waterer.
Columbia Basin Trust directors are seen during their first meeting on the steps of the legislature in Victoria on July 7, 1995.

The Genesis of the Columbia Basin Trust

Kootenay residents reflect on the creation of multi-faced community fund.

Columbia Basin Trust directors are seen during their first meeting on the steps of the legislature in Victoria on July 7, 1995.
Filmmaker Nettie Wild will appear via Skype after the Wednesday night screening of her documentary Koneline: Our Land Beautiful.

Kootenay filmmaker captures visual poetry of Northwest B.C

Nettie Wild’s documentary KONELINE is screens at the Civic Wednesday.

Filmmaker Nettie Wild will appear via Skype after the Wednesday night screening of her documentary Koneline: Our Land Beautiful.
Nelson city councillor Val Warmington voted in favour of a new pot dispensary bylaw while Bob Adams and Janice Morrison voted against it.

Nelson council introduces pot dispensary bylaw

Three-pronged approach includes zoning, licensing and enforcement.

Nelson city councillor Val Warmington voted in favour of a new pot dispensary bylaw while Bob Adams and Janice Morrison voted against it.
Nelson Star reporter Will Johnson took an introductory meditation class from the Shambhala Meditation Centre’s Dale Cedar.

COLUMN: Making room for meditation

Star reporter Will Johnson investigates out how to cope when your mind is a dumpster fire.

Nelson Star reporter Will Johnson took an introductory meditation class from the Shambhala Meditation Centre’s Dale Cedar.
Nelson author Anne Degrace discovered The Story of Renata while searching through historical archives.

Have you heard of Renata?

Idyllic Lower Arrow Lake hamlet was submerged by the Columbia River Treaty.

Nelson author Anne Degrace discovered The Story of Renata while searching through historical archives.
Nelson police officer Lauren Mirva graduated from L.V. Rogers high school in 2010.

From LVR to NPD

Nelson’s newest police officer is 24-year-old Lauren Mirva.

Nelson police officer Lauren Mirva graduated from L.V. Rogers high school in 2010.