Nelson, British Columbia
Downtown Nelson
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Nickname: The Queen City
Location of City of Nelson within the Central Kootenay in British Columbia, Canada
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional District	Central Kootenay
Incorporated	1897
Government
- Mayor	John Dooley
- Governing body	Nelson City Council
- MP	Alex Atamanenko (NDP)
- MLA	Corky Evans (NDP)
Area
- Total	7.2 km² (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2001)
- Total	9,298
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
Postal code span	V1L
Area code(s)	250
Website: www.city.nelson.bc.ca

Nelson (population 9,000) is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the extreme west arm of Kootenay Lake in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City" and acknowledged for its impressive collection of restored heritage buildings, Nelson is the seat of the Regional District of Central Kootenay. Highway 3A passes through Nelson, while scheduled commercial airline service is available at the Castlegar Airport, approximately 43 kilometres south-west of the city. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1684x1500, 2567 KB) Summary Downtown w:Nelson, British Columbia. ... Image File history File links Nelson-BC-logo. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Image File history File links Census_divisions_BC.png Summary can be used as locator map for cities and regional districts in en:British Columbia Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Victoria, British Columbia Prince George, British... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... The Canadian Province of British Columbia is divided into Regional Districts, analogous to counties in other jurisdictions. ... The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Nelson City Council is the Territorial Local Authority for part of the Top of the South or Nelson Tasman region of New Zealand. ... Members of the House of Commons in the 38th Parliament of Canada, as of November 10, 2005. ... Alex Atamamenko Alex Atamanenko (b. ... This article is about the Canadian political party. ... Legislature Building in Victoria, BC The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is located in Victoria. ... Corky Evans. ... This article is about the Canadian political party. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... PST is UTC-8 The Pacific Standard Time Zone (PST) is a geographic region that keeps time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) resulting in UTC-8. ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range originating in Idaho and Washington, and extending into SE British Columbia. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... The Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is a regional district in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Two segments of highway in the southern part of British Columbia are designated as Highway 3A. This was the first segment of highway in British Columbia to receive the 3A designation. ... Castlegar Airport (49° 17′ 47″ N, 117° 37′ 57″ W; IATA Airport Code: YCG; ICAO Airport Code: CYCG) is a small regional airport located in Castlegar, British Columbia. ...

History of the Region

The West Kootenay region of British Columbia, where the city of Nelson is situated, is the traditional territory of the Sinixt or Lakes First Nation. The area also has a significant Kutenai (Kutnaxa) presence. Three Sinixt and dog in sturgeon-nosed canoe, West Kootenays, British Columbia The Sinixt (also known as the Arrow Lakes Band or simply as The Lakes) are a First Nations People who today primarily live on the Colville Reserve in Washington State. ... Kootenai may refer to: The Kootenai River (or Kootenay River in Canada) of southeastern British Columbia in Canada and northern Idaho and western Montana in the United States The Kootenai tribe, a Native American tribe in British Columbia, Idaho and Montana, also Kutenai or Ktunaxa The Kootenai language of the...

Gold and silver were found in the area in 1867. Following the discovery of silver at nearby Toad Mountain in 1886, the town boomed quickly, leading to incorporation in 1897. Two railways were built to pass through Nelson. Due to its location near transportation corridors, Nelson grew to supply the local mining activity and soon became a transportation and distribution centre for the region. This article is about the chemical element. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The town soon matured from a false-fronted boom town to a sophisticated city. Francis Rattenbury, a noted architect, designed chateau-style civic buildings made of granite, which stand today; the quality of Rattenbury's work is suggested by the fact that he had previously designed the B.C. Legislature building in Victoria. By the 1900s, Nelson boasted several fine hotels, a Hudson's Bay Company store and an electric streetcar system. The local forestry and mining industries were well established. Francis Mawson Rattenbury (1867-1935) was an architect born in England, although most of his career was spent in British Columbia, Canada. ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... A decidous beech forest in Slovenia. ... This article is about mineral extractions. ...

The town built its own hydroelectric generating system in 1910. English immigrants planted lakeside orchards, and Doukhobors from Russia, sponsored by Tolstoy and the Quakers, tilled the valley benchlands. Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... The Doukhobors (Duchobozetz, Duchobortzi) (Russian: ) are a Christian dissenting sect of Russian origin. ... Coat of arms of the Tolstoy family Tolstoy, or Tolstoi (Russian: ) is a prominent family of Russian nobility, descending from one Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy (i. ... The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. ...

During the Vietnam War, many American draft dodgers settled in Nelson and the surrounding area. This influx of liberal, mostly educated young people had a significant impact on the area's cultural and political demographics. More recently, servicemen deserting from America's war with Iraq have found their way to Nelson. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Their actions were criminal offences and once they had left the country draft dodgers could not return or they would be arrested. ...

It was during the Vietnam War that Notre Dame University of Nelson, a four-year degree granting institution, flourished. NDU awarded Bachelor's Degrees in a wide variety of subjects and employed some of Canada's most prestigious professors, including Dr. L.A.D. Morey, a distinguished Medievalist and former student of J.R.R. Tolkien at Oxford, as well as Dr. J.P. Micallef, Professor of Philosophy and nephew of the Prime Minister of Malta. This relatively small university, enrolling 2,000 students at its height, was also home to the Canadian National Ski Team and innovated a new approach to financing and building its own Student Union Building. Cooperative arrangements with the Kootenay School of the Arts were established. Later, the B.C. Provincial Legislature authorized NDU's transformation into David Thompson University and, ultimately, this school's campus became a Private Language School serving mainly Japanese students. Notre Dame University College was a private university in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ...

Nelson's mountainous geography kept growth stunted into the narrow valley bottom, except for certain hillside structures such as the local High School and the former NDU campus. Throughout the '60s and '70s when more prosperous cities were tearing down and rebuilding their downtowns to the design of the time, Nelson merchants 'modernized' their buildings with covers of aluminum siding.

In the early 1980s, Nelson suffered a devastating economic downturn when the local Kootenay Forest Products sawmill was closed. Downtown merchants were already suffering from the opening of a large, regional shopping centre on Nelson's central waterfront, the Chahko Mika Mall. At the time, Victoria and Vancouver were experimenting with historical restorations of their oldest areas, with great success. To save downtown and Baker Street from blight, Nelson quickly followed suit, stripping aluminum facades and restoring the buildings to their original brilliance. Local architect Bob Inwood, one of Nelson's many draft-dodgers, played a major role as a consultant. By 1985, Baker Street was completely transformed. Affirmation of the street's success came in 1987 when Steve Martin chose to produce his feature film Roxanne almost exclusively in Nelson, using the local fire hall as a primary set and many historic locations for others. More broadly, the transformation marked the beginning of Nelson's ongoing transition from a resource-based town to an arts and tourism town. Chahko Mika Mall is a regional, enclosed shopping centre in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. ... For other uses, see Steve Martin (disambiguation). ... Roxanne is a comedy film released in 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. ...

Nelson today

Today, Nelson has earned a reputation as a cultural centre. The downtown area is packed with good restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, local shops, small art galleries, and impromptu theatre venues. The primary industry is tourism, and the city is about forty-five minutes away from the site of the annual Shambhala Music Festival, an internationally known artistic music festival held in August at the Salmo River Ranch. It is also home to Whitewater Ski Resort and the Nelson Brewing Company, a regional microbrewery, and the restored Capitol Theatre, a regional hub for the performing arts. The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning to cultivate, generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... Shambhala is a yearly electronic music festival held in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada during mid August. ... Whitewater Ski Resort is a ski resort near Nelson in British Columbia, Canada. ... The Neslon Brewing Company is a brewery located in Nelson, British Columbia. ... Beer barrels outside the Castle Rock microbrewery in Nottingham, England. ...

As with many communities in British Columbia, Nelson has experienced a real estate boom. Over the last few years, real estate prices have skyrocketed, putting ownership out of reach for less affluent residents. The city's economy is growing, and some residents have expressed dissatisfaction with the resultant changes. Nelsonites are proud of their community's unique, small town feel, which has remained relatively free of the chain stores, franchises and strip-mall developments that are common in other towns of similar size. Despite this, there are a few US mega-retailers operating in the city, including a Wal-Mart and the region's only Starbucks. There has been a push for residents to buy from local businesses as opposed to supporting large corporations. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ...

Nelson is also a well-known alternative lifestyles hot spot. Hemp clothes and cannabis-related products are sold in local stores, and in July 2006, an owner of one of these stores was arrested on allegations of trafficking in cannabis.^[1] U.S. Marihuana production permit. ...

Nelson is home to the studios of Kootenay Coop Radio, a cooperative community radio station started by local volunteers. CJLY, colloquially known as Kootenay Co-op Radio, is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 93. ... For other uses, see Coop. ... Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ...

Like other BC communities, Nelson has problems with mental illness, homelessness and drug addiction. Nelson also has an air quality problem (worse during winter, because of the burning of wood furnaces) , according to the BC Ministry of Water, Land, and Air Protection. A mental illness or mental disorder refers to one of many mental health conditions characterized by distress, impaired cognitive functioning, atypical behavior, emotional dysregulation, and/or maladaptive behavior. ... Bag lady redirects here. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... Air pollution is a concern to citizens, governments, industry and First Nations in British Columbia (BC), Canada because of its effects on health and visibility. ...

Activities

Nelson at dawn

Cultural activities abound in Nelson. Set in the natural beauty of the Selkirks, many artists and writers make Nelson their home. Nelson is highlighted as the "Number One Small Town Arts Community in Canada" by the publisher of The 100 Best Small Arts Towns in America, and is home to a large and diverse artisan community. Artwalk features local talent. July, August and September mark three months of exhibitions throughout the downtown core in variety of galleries and local businesses. Each month has a separate grand opening, usually the first Friday evening of the month, which includes refreshments, musicians and artwork for locals and visitors to enjoy as they stroll through downtown Nelson. Nelson also has regular farmer's markets where local artisans can be found selling a unique and diverse variety of arts, crafts and imports. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,848 × 2,136 pixels, file size: 296 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,848 × 2,136 pixels, file size: 296 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...

Two popular hiking trails are the Nelson-Salmo Great Northern Trail, a very gently sloped rail trail which runs across Nelson and allows biking; and the Pulpit Rock Trail, which offers a short, but somewhat challenging hike that ends in a beautiful view of the city. After Pulpit Rock the trail continues up the spine of Elephant Mountain (as the locals call it) to more postcard views, and eventually to the radio towers visible from everywhere in the city. Hikers venturing beyond Pulpit Rock should have basic wilderness gear and exercise common sense. Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Rail trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. ...

In the winter, skiing is Nelson's primary outdoor activity. 30 minutes south of town is the Whitewater Ski Resort, which provides access, via two double chairlifts and a handle tow, to 396 vertical metres of beginner to advanced terrain. The resort also provides access to hundreds of kilometres of off-piste skiing and back country touring. The Nelson area is home to over 20 cat-skiing, heli-skiing and ski-touring operators and hundreds of kilometres of cross-country trails are available for the Nordic skier. Cross-country skiing (skating style) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland. ... Whitewater Ski Resort is a ski resort near Nelson in British Columbia, Canada. ...

Mountain biking is part of the local culture, and Nelson offers a wide variety of MTB-oriented trails for all levels of experience. Excellent trail maps are available at local bike shops. Mountain biker riding in the Arizona desert. ...

Paintball is also a viable pastime in Nelson. Although only one commercial field is open in Nelson, many small groups operate in many of the forested areas surrounding the town. The terrain around Nelson is excellent for a "woodsball" style of play. A woodsball player firing at opponents from behind cover. ... Woodsball marksman in combat. ...

Rock climbing is also a popular summer activity. Kootenay Crag, Hall Siding, Grohman Narrows and CIC Bluffs are popular city crags. Slocan Bluffs and Kinnaird are in nearby Slocan City and Castlegar. 2003 saw bouldering take off in Nelson with extensive new development of bouldering areas in Grohman Narrows and nearby Robson. Mountaineers and alpine rock climbers head to the Valhalla Provincial Park in the Selkirk Mountains for long alpine routes on unique textured granite. The Mulvey Basin, Cougar Creek^[2] and Nemo Creek areas have routes ranging in grade from 5.4 to 5.12. Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ... Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs so that a fall will not result in injury. ... Valhalla Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ...

A walk down Historic Baker Street is a must for visitors, and a heritage streetcar, Streetcar 23, runs along the lake front, through the middle of the Chahko Mika Mall carpark. Maps for downtown and residential walking tours are available at the local Chamber of Commerce. a historic postcard showing electric trolley-powered streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 A streetcar is a railway vehicle designed to carry passengers on tracks, usually laid in city streets. ... Chahko Mika Mall is a regional, enclosed shopping centre in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Nelson is also located close to Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park is one of the oldest provincial parks in British Columbia, established in 1922. ...

On January 13, 2007 Nelson was the broadcast location for the annual Hockey Day in Canada. is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) is a popular television broadcast of National Hockey League games in Canada, produced by the CBC. Hockey Night consistently remains one of the highest-rated Canadian programs on television. ...

References

1. ^ Nelson Head Shop Busted for Marijuana Sales
2. ^ Cougar Creek

External links

• City of Nelson
• Chamber of Commerce
• Community Site
• Nelson Outdoor Guide
• Nelson's Community Nutshell
• Wikitravel entry for Nelson

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See also	List of communities

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