Rekindle only 'two sleeps' away--and counting
Bring the whole family to downtown Rossland on December 1st, 2012 for our 19th Annual Rekindle The Spirit of Christmas. Come visit the brightest little ski town in the Kootenays and get in the Yuletide spirit! Peruse the boutique shops for that special something on your Christmas list, as downtown businesses will be open with...
Queen’s Jubilee medals presented to four deserving Kootenay West Constituents
Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West presented Queen’s Jubilee medals to four deserving constituents during November. As a Member of the BC Legislature, Katrine was allowed to nominate four people for the Queen’s Jubilee Medal which is being given out for outstanding community service. She had a committee that made sure that...
Intelligence, fact, politics, wisdom, conscious machines and historical lessons
History does not repeat. People do. --- Voltaire As an historian, I am not supposed to say that people often cannot learn from history. Yet that is what I wrote in my last column. However, I still see much value in studying history for we-the-people who want to have some control over the politicians who have been elected to...
You decide: Does social media make us lonely?
According to a recent IPSOS poll “nearly one-half of online Canadians (45%) are now visiting a social networking site at least once a week, and 30% visit daily”; source: http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=5286. But what is regular use of social media doing for us? Are we more connected and thus happier? ...
Rekindle and more this week
This Saturday, December 1st marks the19th Annual Rekindle the Spirit of Christmas! Come visit the brightest little ski town in the Kootenays and get in the yuletide spirit! Old favorites include having photos taken with Santa by Larry Doel, drinking some Christmas cheer, singing some carols and buying your Christmas tree ...
Advent celebration awakens 'reason for the season' at Sacred Heart
Ruth Dubois loved the Christmas season and all that it entailed. However, the long time Rosslander and Parishioner of Sacred Heart Parish was finding that the closer December 25th came, the more busy she was becoming with concerts, parties, shopping. "It was hard to stay focussed on what Christmas is really about", she says. ...
'Gangnam Style' officially most viewed video on YouTube
The music video for "Gangnam Style", a song by South Korean artist Psy, has become the most viewed YouTube video of all time. The video, which now has over 816 million views since being uploaded in July, became the most watched after overtaking the music video for "Baby", a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, which was...
Critters with Claus for Christmas - this Sunday only!
Kids and Santa are all well and good this time of year, but why not take it that extra-special step and get your pets photographed with Santa this holiday season? Or even get a new pet to add holiday delight to your household year-round. And it’s not just for fluffy puppies – bring your iguana […]
Long time Grand Forks resident enters the Dragons' Den and lives to tell the tale
When a person gets the call to film for the Dragons’ Den TV show, it is unheard of to refuse. So when long-time Grand Forks resident Gary Gilbert got the opportunity to pitch his invention to the Den, he jumped. The opportunity turned into a nerve-wracking, intimidating experience travelling to Toronto, Ontario to film in […]
Lemon Creek Archaeology Field School ready for summer 2013
Offering evidence of a First Nation community dating back to 1000 B.C., a site located at Slocan Narrows near Lemon Creek has been the focus of intense archeological research for more than a decade. For the last four years it has also served as the location for an innovative archeological field school. Co-Directed by Hamilton […]
