Full-size, mounted canvas prints of this Stéphanie Gauvin original are available for only $100 to help support Geneviève Fortin's efforts to attend a unique and intensive course in New York to help her daughter Mika progress with her autism."Mika is amazing," Fortin said. "She loves music, loves people, loves being outside,...

I’ve been toying around with the idea of writing about gingerism for a while now. You know, the awesomeness of being a ginger. I’ve been a ginger my whole life, no kidding. I came into the world with a flaming red melon – none of this strawberry blonde stuff for me. And I didn’t always […]

"That's the first carrot I've pulled out ever!" said Dave Thoss, excitedly waving a fat, firm carrot sparkling with good, clean dirt. "Looks okay, hey?" Thoss had never gardened before this season, but friends convinced him to give it a try at the community garden in Jubilee Park north of Rossland Secondary School. He went ...

The Fructova School isn’t just part of the past to Anne and Cecil Plotnikoff of Grand Forks. It is also part of the future for the generations of Doukhobor children to come. The school, which was opened from 1929 to 1949, was meant to teach Doukhobor children how to speak, read and write English. What […]

Taking place August 11-12, 2012 10 am – 5 pm, the Columbia Basin Culture Tour allows you to explore artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites during this free, self-guided event. Travel to studios and archives that aren’t normally open, see demonstrations, new exhibitions and collections or meet people behind the scenes. To participate […]

Bookending three blocks of downtown Rossland, two massive brick and stone buildings, the courthouse and the edifice that once housed the Bank of Montreal, stand like sentinels on Columbia Avenue, having survived over a hundred years of drama, history, and devastating fires. The courthouse, on higher ground, commands a grand...

Having a local pool in Rossland has become increasingly important for our community, with the recent regional recreation dispute and increasingly warm summer weather. The pool is an important option for the children in the community to recreate in the summer but more importantly, to learn how to swim and to develop good...

Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart on the same weekend? And in Balfour, no less? The Nelson Grizzlies Rugby Club is sponsoring Hot . . . August Nights at Kootenay Lakeview Lodge in beautiful Balfour B.C. Friday, August 10, Nearly Neil kicks off the weekend with a tribute to Neil Diamond. Saturday, August 11, Dave Battah […]

  Through their long and wild career, The Rolling Stones have made their mark on our culture; from epic albums to famously bad behavior. Over their 50 year history, journalists have collected a treasure trove of material, but none more prolific than music journalist Hanspeter Kuenzler. The eBook People (www.theebookpeople.com)...

It was exactly a year ago that I embarked on my quest for fitness. My goal: to be in the best shape that I had ever been in for my 30th year. I wanted to have endurance, I wanted to have strength, and most of all I wanted to feel good about my body. Before […]