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Festivals in Vancouver

• Festival of Lights . Fireworks festival consists of a fireworks competition that includes 4 nights of fireworks in late July, early August. Hundreds of thousands of people attend this event every year. Warning: you should commute to this event on public transportation. This is best viewed from either English Bay or the Kits Beach area in Kitsilano .
• Jazz Festival
• Dragon Boat Festival
• Vancouver Film Festival happens every year in late September and early October. Good selection of films, but often hard to get tickets and don't expect any of the big celebrities to make a showing.

Nelson

 Capital of the West Kootenays ( Kootenay is an Indian word meaning "water people". "Co" means water and "Tinneh" means people) The Kutenai Indians have been divided by ethnographers into
two groups:

(i) the Upper Kutenai of the Upper Columbia and Kootenay Rivers; and,
(ii) the Lower Kutenai of the Lower Kootenay River.

 The Upper Kutenai continuously crossed the Rocky Mountains to hunt buffalo on the plains. The Lower Kutenai seldom joined in on the buffolo hunts, subsisting primarily on fish (Jenness, 1955:358). Both groups once lived on the east side of the Rockies, but were driven westward by the aggressive and war- like Blackfoot (Turney-High, 1969:186f; Spry, 1968:473n3; Jenness, 1955:358).
 In dress, customs, painting styles, and religon, the Kutenai re-sembled the Plains Indians far more than they did the tribes of B.C. They had no clans, clan crests, secret societies armasked dances, and no classes or castes.
 Woodcarving was almost un-known (Jenness, 1955:359). Clothing for both the Kutenai, and the Interior Sal ish, was made of hide and consisted of moccasins, leggings, a breech- cloth or tunic, and a 'shirt or jacket (Jenness, 1955:355-359).
Elaborately beaded blanket dresses were also worn by the Interior Salish.

 Nelson is situated on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the Selkirk Mountain Range. The City of Nelson, with a population of 9,298, offers both the splendour of past eras and the vibrancy of the present.

 Nelson began in the late 1880s as a rough camp which catered to the needs of miners drawn to the area by a sil- ver rush. Located at the foot of Toad Mountain, the town grew rapidly, and by the early 1900s boasted several fine hotels, a number of churches, substantial residences and elegant public buildings. Incorporated as a city in 1897, with a population of 1,000, the city owes many of its beautiful buildings to the civic pride of its citizens at the turn of the last century.

 At the end of the 19th century, mining began to take a reduced role in the city's prosperity due to the decline in silver prices. In the early 1900s, fruit ranching became important in the Kootenay Lake Valley to the North of Nelson. During that time, Nelson businesses provided the ranchers with supplies. Today, Nelson's employment comes from: government/civil service-30%, forestry- 13%, construction-8%, tourism-7%, high tech-2%, other-15% according to the latest census.

 The arts are very important in Nelson. You can take a class or just enjoy the galleries and gardens. Check out Nelson's restaurants for ethnic, traditional, or vegetarian dining to satisfy every taste. There is a variety of accom- modation to be found from charming bed and breakfast inns on the shores of the lake to full service hotels.

From go kootenays

 To travel from Vancouver to Nelson or vice versa the cheapest way is to use or offer rides trough this Ridesharing Service web page: nelsoncar.com

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