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Oct 14, 2025. EcoCentric
The animals sing and dance in new Kootenay musical.
Nelson and RDCK’s Regional Energy Efficiency Program helps sort through the changing subsidies available for home retrofits.
Princeton, BC faced floods and wildfires in recent years. Mayor Spencer Coyne says we need to keep the crisis from getting even worse.
PRINCETON BC FLOODED IN 2021.
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Barry Gray is well-known for telling great stories around the Kootenays and last year he published The Great Spirit of All Animals. Now he’s gotten together with local composer Doug Jamieson and they’ve turned the stories into a musical production. The world premiere is at Trafalgar School starting Friday October 17th, with shows all weekend.
The federal government ran out of money for emission-reducing home retrofit subsidies. Again. It’s hard to keep track, new programs, and then the money is all gone. What’s available now for someone who wants to reduce their home climate impact and save money? Theo Harvey with the City of Nelson and the Regional Energy Efficiency Program tells us about many subsidies available to make homes cozy.
Princeton BC has faced severe flooding and wildfires in recent years. Mayor Spencer Coyne talks about some of the floods and fires. He signed on to the Elbows Up for Climate campaign urging the federal government t\to lower emissions and keep the climate calamities from getting worse and worse.
Two weekends October 9-12, and October 16-19 Thursdays and Fridays from Noon till 5. Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am – 5 pm 7th Annual Pumpkin Festival Linden Lane Farms 3850 Krestova Road
Join Linden Lanes Farm this fall for the 7th Annual Pumpkin Fest sale at the farm. They look forward each year to opening up for the community with our u-pick pumpkin display, games and produce stand, as well as coffee, donuts and other vendors!
Please see the Pumpkin Fest page on their website for admission details. www.lindenlanefarms.ca
Wednesday Oct 22 9 am Non-violent communication course Mir Centre for Peace at Selkirk College Mir Centre for Peace, 301 Frank Beinder Way, Castlegar, BC
Nonviolent Communication: Level 1 is a three-day compassionate communication skills training based on the life’s work of Marshall Rosenberg, and specifically, his book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life. Registration required.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 5 – 9 p.m. Friends of Kootenay Lake Summit Harrop Hall, 6066 McConnell Rd, Nelson, BC V0G 1V0, Canada
This year’s theme for Friends of Kootenay Lake’s Summit is “Stewardship in Action”. They will be highlighting hands-on stewardship efforts around Kootenay Lake.
Enjoy a delicious locally prepared dinner while hearing expert talks: Robin Louie, who will talk about the extensive stewardship work of the Yakan Nukiy/Ktunaxa Nation; Jakob Dulisse a local wildlife biologist with a particular interest in amphibians, reptiles, and birds; and Andrea McKenzie a local volunteer stewarding Harrop’s Sunshine Bay Wetlands restoration project.
Enjoy live music by local artist Eva Tree and connect with other like minded people while supporting these important stewardship efforts.
There is an optional tour of the Sunshine Bay Wetlands before the summit at 4:00pm.
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