A former Catholic nun who first gained the spotlight with her 1993 book A History of God: The 4,000-year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam,  Karen Armstrong is now an author of 20 books that focus largely on commonalities of major religions – including the nearly universally but often-ignored principle of compassion....

Everyone’s favourite book club is back. One Book, One Kootenay (OBOK) is a region-wide book club that celebrates the work of the talented writers living in the Kootenay Boundary. Once again, readers from across the Kootenay region will read and vote for the book they feel all Kootenay booklovers should read. Three Kootenay ...

The annual Gerick Cycle Bike Swap is Saturday, April 28, 2011 in the parking lot at Gerick Cycle in Trail (930 Rossland Ave.).  If you have a bike you’d like to sell, drop it off at Gerick Cycle between 8:30-10:00am on April 28.  Bikes will be sold between 11:00am-2:00pm. Pssst…can you spare an hour?  Earth Hour is Saturday,...

The Fugitives, Vancouver’s wildly talented modern folk quartet are coming to The Royal Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. The combined talents of Vancouver artists Adrian Glynn, Barbara Adler, Brendan McLeod, and Steve Charles are quickly becoming favourites wherever they play with their poetic lyrics and their own unique style.  Folk artist Rhoniel will open […]

If you have a youth in the house who would like to play soccer this Spring, don’t delay registering them with Kootenay South Soccer. The closing date for registration is March 16, 2012. Log on to their site to register. There is a new face in the Recreation Department while I am away for the next two months. Heather Bartlett...

In an upcoming speaker series, award-winning author and journalist, Andrew Nikiforuk will talk about the impact and evolutionary role that bark beetles play in the health of aging forests, and the critical lessons this tiny creature has to teach human society about natural cycles of collapse and renewal in all ecosystems....

A 21-year-old male appeared in Provincial Court in Castlegar Wednesday after Nelson Police arrested the man during what is described as “bizarre” scene Tuesday, February 27. Police responded to a complaint in the Fairview area of Nelson of a woman reporting an intruder in her residence. Upon arriving police apprehended the male and took him […]

Not only is Justin Hines a world-class Canadian singer and song writer, he has a unique connection to Grand Forks — his wife Savanna is from here. This special connection is giving our small town a very unusual opportunity to see such a famous and inspiring performer up close and personal. Fans of folk-pop, inspirational […]

Early bird registration deadline for youth soccer is Wednesday, February 29!  If you have a youth in the house who would like to play soccer this Spring, don’t delay registering them with Kootenay South Soccer.  The closing date for registration is March 16, 2012.  Log on to www.kootenaysouthsoccer.com to register.   There ...

Iranians are overjoyed with the news that Asghar Farhadi's film “A Separation” was awarded an Oscar for best foreign language film at the Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 26, 2012. It is the first Iranian film to win an Oscar. Iranian bloggers participated in an outpour of celebration, and some fans also created posters...