Weekly prenatal and new-parent drop-in with food, learning and connection.
Supports expectant parents and new parents with infants up to one year. The weekly drop-in offers a nutritious lunch, learning and engagement around relevant topics, and a chance to connect with other new parents. Closed during summer and when schools are not in session.
Service Areas: Blueberry Creek, Castlegar, Deer Park, Ootischenia, Playmor Junction, Shore Acres, Slocan Park, Slocan Village, South Slocan, Thrums, Vallican, Winlaw
Regional park with sports fields and a playground in South Slocan.
Bonnington Regional Park is a 6.7-hectare park at 4050 Brown Road, South Slocan, BC. Facilities include a soccer field, softball diamond and playground.
Service Areas: Bonnington Falls, South Slocan
Location: 4050 Brown Road, South Slocan, British Columbia
Coordinates disability supports and community inclusion services for people across the Kootenay Boundary region.
Coordinates services for adults with developmental disabilities, adults with significant limitations in adaptive functioning and FASD or PDD/autism, and their families. Staff help people develop support plans, connect to CLBC programs and liaise with community agencies. Supports may include staffed residential care, shared and supported living, life skills, social, recreational and vocational programs, employment search, psychological and behavioural consultation, assessment, therapy, home support, respite and service coordination. Some supports are delivered by CLBC and others by funded community providers. The 211 listing names Robson, Shoreacres and South Slocan in the service area. Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4:30 pm.
Service Areas: Beaverdell, Bridesville, Castlegar, Christina Lake, Crescent Valley, Edgewood, Fauquier, Fruitvale, Genelle, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Kaslo, Meadow Creek, Midway, Montrose, Nakusp, Nelson, New Denver, Robson, Rossland, Salmo, Shoreacres, Silverton, Slocan, South Slocan, Trail, Trout Lake, Warfield, Winlaw, Ymir
One-to-one social prescribing and community support for adults aged 55+ in Nelson and nearby communities.
Supports adults aged 55 and older through social prescribing: identifies personal health and wellness goals, connects participants to non-clinical community services, and provides regular check-ins. Eligibility includes experiencing or being at risk of frailty, social isolation or loneliness, barriers to community resources, frequent emergency department or primary care visits, life-limiting illness, end-of-life, or palliative care. Eligible service areas include Nelson, Balfour, Bonnington, Taghum, Beasley, Blewett, and South Slocan. Accepts self-referrals and referrals from health professionals, family or friends, and community organizations.
Service Areas: Balfour, Beasley, Blewett, Bonnington Falls, Nelson, South Slocan, Taghum
Financial assistance for eligible RDCK residents to reduce recreation admission, membership and program costs.
The Leisure Access Program (LAP) helps RDCK residents of all ages experiencing financial hardship access recreation. Approved participants receive a yearly subsidy credit of $100 per adult and $150 per youth. The credit can subsidize general admissions and memberships by 50% for adults and 75% for youth, and most registered programs by 50%; CHEER events are fully subsidized. A further allotment may be available in specified circumstances. Passes expire May 31 each year and applicants must reapply.
Service Areas: Ainsworth, Airport Road, Appledale, Applegrove, Argenta, Arrow Creek, Arrow Park, Balfour, Bealby, Beasley, Blewett, Bonnington, Boswell, Box Lake, Brandon, Brilliant, Brooklyn, Brouse, Burton, Canyon, Castlegar, Cooper Creek, Crawford Bay, Crescent Bay, Crescent Beach, Crescent Valley, Creston, Deer Park, Duck Lake, Edgewood, Erickson, Erie, Fairview, Fauquier, Gerrard, Glade, Glenbank, Glenlily, Goat River Bottom, Goatfell, Gray Creek, Grohman, Halcyon, Hall Siding, Harrop, Hills, Horlicks, Howser, Huscroft, Inonoaklin Valley, Johnsons Landing, Kaslo, Kingsgate, Kitchener, Kootenay Bay, Krestova, Kuskanook, Lakeview, Lardeau, Lemon Creek, Lister, Longbeach, Marblehead, Meadow Creek, Mirror Lake, Nakusp, Nasookin, Needles, Nelson, Nelway, New Denver, New Settlement, Ootischenia, Pass Creek, Passmore, Perry Siding, Pilot Bay, Playmor Junction, Poplar Creek, Porto Rico, Procter, Queens Bay, Raspberry, Red Mountain, Renata, Riondel, Robson, Rosebery, Ross Spur, Rykerts, Salmo, Salmo North, Sanca, Sandon, Shields, Shoreacres, Shutty Bench, Silverton, Sirdar, Six Mile, Slocan, Slocan Park, South Reclamation, South Slocan, Sproule Creek, Summit Lake (Slocan Valley), Sunshine Bay, Syringa, Taghum, Taghum Beach, Tarrys, Thrums, Twin Bays, Vallican, Voykin Subdivision, West Creston, Whatshan Lake, Willow Point, Winlaw, Wynndel, Yahk, Ymir
Community health, public health, home care, mental health and substance-use services in Nelson.
The Nelson Community Health Services Centre is at 902 Eleventh Street, Nelson, BC. Interior Health says it brings together public health, mental health and substance-use support, home and community care, chronic disease management, outreach and other community health programs. It opened in August 2025 and serves Nelson and the surrounding region. Confirm program-specific access and hours with Interior Health.
Service Areas: Bonnington Falls, Nelson, South Slocan
Location: 902 Eleventh Street, Nelson, British Columbia
BC Transit community bus connecting the Slocan Valley with Nelson.
Route 20 runs between Slocan City and Nelson via Lemon Creek Road, Perry Siding, Perry’s Back Road at Appledale Road, Winlaw, Passmore, Slocan Park and Playmor Junction, continuing through South Slocan, Taghum and other Nelson-area stops. The published timetable shows weekday and Saturday trips in both directions. Some trips do not serve every stop; consult the current timetable and service alerts for stop-specific times, fares and changes. The schedule notes community buses have limited bike-rack use during daylight hours and do not allow standees.
Service Areas: Appledale, Beasley, Bonnington, Lemon Creek, Nelson, Passmore, Perry Siding, Playmor Junction, Slocan, Slocan Park, South Slocan, Taghum, Winlaw