The Most Beautiful and Relaxing City in Canada - Nelson, BC

[@maryloulauren8108]

I was swimming in Kootenay Lake in 1936 at age three. There was a wharf containing a slide and I remember sliding down over and over and being caught by my mother. So much of my joy was experienced at Lakeside Park which was so beautiful even then, with the cement sidewalk and wrought iron fence separating the sand from the grass.it’s so classy. My family moved to the coast when I was ten, and I missed the beauty of Nelson and all my friends who I played with up on Gore street. Sylvio Benedetti, Johnny Misseracca, Angelo Volcano, Dick Ramsden, - but no girls on our street! I’ve been back to Nelson four times, and am still impressed with the beauty, my favourite park, the fact that my two houses , one I was born in and the other that I remember, still stand, and the surrounding mountains that seemed like body guards. I had three sisters, and my only brother, an RCAF pilot in WW2 was killed. His name is on the cenotaph in Nelson. Having visited My old home town the last two summers accompanied by a daughter, I didn’t notice any homeless people , yet had I seen any, it wouldn’t have surprised me given that so many cities in Canada and elsewhere have countless numbers of homeless people, especially Vancouver and Victoria. It’s sad to see people suffering so badly, and needing help. We drove all over Nelson and had no issues at all with other drivers, finding them courteous and respectful. The people were welcoming, caring and friendly. I hope to return soon with grandchildren to show off my birthplace where I spent ten of the happiest times of my life.

[@theworldandgeorgechan3844]

@@maryloulauren8108 Thank you for sharing such a beautiful childhood story. Yes, I am going to climb Mount Nelson on my next visit.

[@blackdogtradingco.8262]

Great video but please change the music. We aren't in Switzerland :)

[@theworldandgeorgechan3844]

Thanks for your comments.

[@CashMacGregor]

also has the most aggressive and rude drivers of any city or town in the west kooteneys. and let's not forget the plethora of drug addicts and homeless panhandlers that are everywhere.

[@theworldandgeorgechan3844]

@@CashMacGregor Yes, thanks for the info.

[@jimsutherland6538]

Hi Cash I was born and raised in nelson I have seen it in the best of times and you are so right This is not my town any more since the homeless druggies and criminals have taken over and our farce of city fathers will do nothing Nelson is no where near what this video depicts It has turned into a shit hole of a once beautiful town

[@ThatCanadianGuy_]

Homelessness and drug addiction is everywhere in Canada. Nowhere is free of it but at least Nelson has a beautiful lake and mountains with snowboarding not far.

[@theworldandgeorgechan3844]

@@ThatCanadianGuy_ That’s true