EXPERIENCING CONFLICT? WE CAN HELP FOR FREE The Nelson Good Neighbour Program is a group of trained community mediators who volunteer their time to help people talk when tensions run high. Our volunteers help you resolve disputes and build relationships in an empowering, confidential, and non-adversarial setting. Imagine what our community can do if we [...]

Change happens when we work together ~ a special Basin Workshop with Paul Born Prestige Lakeside Resort in Nelson, June 12, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm To build a common agenda for change we need to come together as a community. In working together and harnessing the power of mutually reinforcing activities, we are bonded [...]

Learning from the Campesino Movement – Creating Alliances for Resilient  Social Change A public forum to be held in Nelson on Saturday June 14, 7pm at the Nelson United Church. This event, which will lay out some important common ground around sustainability and social justice issues in Guatemala and Canada, is sponsored locally by the [...]

Transition Nelson is looking for someone to take on managing this website. Managing our website involves: Updating the home page by posting and removing local events relevant to Transition Nelson’s mission Coordinating these posts with our Facebook page Routing inquiries that come through our web form to the appropriate Transition Nelson board members or other [...]

Government Bill 24 would open up land in the Agricultural Land Reserves to non-agricultural uses, putting our food security at risk. Note: Transition Nelson does not take partisan positions. We do not endorse any political party. However, the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) program started in BC in the 1970′s was supported by all political parties [...]

Nelson Cohousing, formerly Nelson Land Group, is building a community at Six Mile. Cohousing communities are custom neighborhoods designed to combine private homes with extensive community facilities to create some of the most socially and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods being built in North America in the 21st Century. Nelson Cohousing has engaged renowned cohousing architects/authors Charles [...]

Nelson Bicycle Co-op Grand Opening April 15, 2014 The Nelson Bicycle Co-op is a non-profit co-operative dedicated to making cycling accessible and affordable to everyone in the Nelson Area. We provide knowledgeable staff, tools and a workspace for the community to repair, maintain and acquire bicycles. We promote healthy and sustainable transportation through bicycle programs [...]