This store has it all! The staff is always fast friendly and courteous. Best place to walk into…read morewith 3 sets of school supply sheets and say help! Very lucky to have such a competent business in our City.

the source has very helpful in many different ways. this the place I trust to go for all their helpread more

So dang expensive, but nice to access a small selection of art supplies…read more Im downgrading my review because the owner spitefully chose to search out my personal facebook page leave a negative non-recommendation of my personal fine arts page, because I left the above review saying Cowan is expensive. What an unprofessional response to a fair and objective review.

With the nearest Staples more than 200km away, one's options for stationary are limited in Nelson…read more A stationary store does not seem like an important resource until you don't have one nearby. I moved to Nelson for a three-month period and the City Boy in me started to panic when I went searching for some small metallic disc magnets and couldn't find any in Nelson's various drug and knick-knack stores. Mind you, I couldn't find them at Cowan's either, but this is as close to a Staples as you will get in Nelson. Family-owned with plenty of helpful staff, Cowans has been around since 1972 and does a great deal to support the East Kootenays. The business actively promotes recycling and regularly donates to the Food Bank. While they may be lacking supererogatory items such as small metallic disc magnets, they do have most of your stationary needs.