On the evening of Nov. 8, 2025, community members gathered at the Nelson Public Library for food and connection at the event Thriving Together: Connecting Communities, Health, and the Environment . For the closing, we gathered in a circle and shared when inspired by the prompt below. Here is the beautiful “poem” created from that sharing.   I want to live in a community where… People smile at you when you pass. Where children and dogs ramble in clean lake water. And play in the streets! Where...

Residents anxiously watching the wildfire across Slocan Lake from Silverton last summer. Photo credit: Chris Kölmel Fifth in a 10-part...

Local scientists Greg Utzig and Dr. Mel Reasoner help our community understand the local risks we face from climate change. Photo credit:...