Welcome to the West Kootenay Women’s Association


We are proud to operate the oldest rural women’s centre in Canada, the Nelson & District Women’s Centre.

Our programs provide safe space, support, free resources, referrals, and engagement opportunities for all women, gender diverse individuals and their children.


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Current News

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The Nelson & District women’s Centre gratefully acknowledges that the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, the Sinixt, and the Syilx peoples, and is home to the Métis and many diverse Indigenous persons.