In the Garden of Poems Haida Gwai   There once was a sad season when clouds veiled us from our wanting. And one poem in the garden drowned in all the rain, died under the hood of our hearts.   As we huddle beneath this canopy, a storm rages and tosses trees in the surf. Leaning our backs against this ancient cedar, we talk ...

“…Silently the birds fly through us.” Rilke   We did not begin here, you and me –  hence, this forest is still fresh with magic; ferns are tiny breaths, nightflowers are harlequins, trees shake loose the stars, our voices flutter and swoop; we are innuendo.   and the birds, silently the birds fly through us. Almeda Glenn...

Rossland’s own Sophie DeRosa has earned a top spot among Canada’s young literati for her poem, “A Day to Remember Our Soldiers,” that she submitted to the annual literary and poster contest sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. Poppy chairperson Bobbi Lafond of Rossland’s Legion Branch No. 14 was “jumping for joy” at the ...

for BA We push off the side of the pool and spear our bodies through the water, eyes like whale eyes, our ancient selves. We mix up our strokes – fly, back, breast, free. I can’t do math, can’t do numbers, just words, so she adds up how much we’re paying for each length we swim.  We swim through her moods, my insecurities, ...

Columbia Power has provided $1000 in support of the 8th Annual Under 19 (U19) Film Festival, a showcase for youth filmmakers aged 10 through 18 years. The event occurs this Saturday at the Royal Theatre in Trail which will see prizes handed out in six categories for best short film in the genres of drama, documentary, animation,...

The keys in the ignition don’t work, the children in the back seat are speaking a different language and come to think of it the upholstery is a different shade of grey.  The man tapping on the window and pointing at the children is not my husband.  There has been a storm and magnetic north has shifted a couple of degrees to...

The West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League launches into its third season with their season opener “Wheels of Fortune” on Friday, April 13th at the Rossland Arena, doors at 5pm, first whistle at 6pm. It's a double-header between Salmo's Babes of Brutality and Nelson's Lumber Jackies, then Castlegar's Dam City Rollers and...

I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell,but just coming to the end of his triumph. ~ jack gilbert When the snow slides off a roof, or down a mountain, this is a structural failure. When the earth strikes itself and mountains are built, something below has failed. When the grocerybag rips, and the jujubes and dark chocolates...

The annual Under-19 Film Festival will hold its gala event to showcase the work of youth filmmakers from around the region on Apr. 14, 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Royal Theatre. Now in it’s fifth year, this will be the first the U19 Film Fest has been in a professional setting, said co-organizer Rachael Roussin of the Rossland...

As the rest of the youth filmmakers at Rossland's Miners' Hall on Tuesday worked away at the screenings, trouble-shooting technical difficulties and discussing the various films' merits, I stole a few moments with a trio from J.L. Crowe who have submitted two films to the U19 Film Fest, and a familiar pair from Rossland who...