Ben Elton performs his latest stand-up show in Christchurch this month as part of a national tour.
VICKI ANDERSON offers a few highlights of events in Ōtautahi Christchurch this weekend and beyond. Mosque attack survivor, Mazharuddin Syed Ahmed is one of the most beautiful people I’ve had the good fortune to meet. Since that fateful day he has devoted his attention to painstakingly documenting every act of aroha and support shown to our Muslim community. An academic, he has developed a course that aims to spread aroha in our society. He still struggles with what happened that day and has hard times but has turned his focus to helping to create a positive future. His presentation, Ferns of Aroha, is on Friday, make time for it if you can. I imagine he will be nervous so show up and support him. You won’t regret it.
by City of Castlegar on Friday Apr 09 2021
The City of Castlegar is inviting the community to help clean-up the City April 18-26 as part of 2021 PITCH-IN week.
This is the 54
th annual PITCH-IN community clean-up across Canada. In 2020, over 1 million Canadians participated in the program, cleaning up over 5 million pounds of litter. PITCH-IN is the largest environmental improvement campaign in Canada.
Castlegar has participated in this annual event for four years. Things will look different during the COVID-19 pandemic and the City is asking everyone to wear masks and practice physical distancing while helping clean-up Castlegar. PITCH-IN bags are available at both City Hall and Civic Works offices, free of charge. All waste collected can be disposed of in a bin at Pioneer Arena (925 Columbia Avenue) thanks to Waste Management which is donating a 40-yard bin for this event. Find more information at castlegar.ca/pitch-in.
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Disuse leads to season closure of Castlegar and Nelson ice rinks
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Following staggering revenue loss, the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) closed the Pioneer Arena in Castlegar for the remainder of the winter season today.
The Civic Centre in Nelson will also be closed next Friday on January 29th.
Public Health Order restrictions have resulted in arena rental revenue decreasing $118,000 across the RDCK`s five arenas between September 14 and December 31st versus the same time period in 2019.
“We recognize the shared hardship of this decision and do so with an eye on next year,” said Keith Page, Chair, RDCK Recreation Commission No.5. “Moving to a single ice sheet for the remainder of the season recognizes palpable cost and personnel constraints. The community expects us to provide quality, safe and diverse recreation opportunities within budget for all members of our community. Operating a single rink is the service level that can
by Nelson Daily Staff on Friday Jan 15 2021
The final day for ice in the Civic Centre in Nelson is January 29th. The Nelson Daily photo
The lack of revenue due to the COVID-19 BC public health orders restricting social interactions and participation in team sport has forced the Regional District of Central Kootenay to close the Pioneer Arena in Castlegar Civic Centre in Nelson for the remainder of the winter season.
The RDCK said the final day for the Pioneer Arena is on January 18
th while the Civic Centre in Nelson closes on January 29
th.
“We recognize the shared hardship of this decision and do so with an eye on next year,” said Keith Page, Chair, RDCK Recreation Commission No.5 in a media release Friday.