Grand opening for Salmo Art and Culture Hub
A unique partnership between the Village of Salmo, local entrepreneurs and a California investor has made possible a cutting-edge arts and cultural hub centre in Salmo offering everything from Village art windows, a Village art and culture garden, a unique reclaimed building materials and salvage boutique, custom upholstery...
Calling Kootenay artists: Apply to be showcased in hub village art windows
This application is for the artists and/or groups who would like to display their art in one of three Village of Salmo Art Windows located at the west side of the building located at 423 Railway Avenue in Salmo, BC. The Village Art Windows were constructed to provide an opportunity for Salmo Valley and Kootenay region artists...
Brand new sculptures to be unveiled next week
Get your Sculpturewalking shoes ready! On Saturday, May 13, 30 sculptures will be landing in Castlegar’s downtown, marking the seventh year of the internationally-renowned Castlegar Sculpturewalk. “It’s truly incredible what Castlegar has accomplished in a relatively short period of time,” said executive director Joy Barrett....
Humanity and Progress
Humans. Love us. Hate us. Wonderful. Horrid. In this column, I am not trying to change anyone’s mind, in contrast to my two-part column of April wherein I was attacking capitalism and hoping to make converts to my opinion. Capitalism is still much on my mind, but I am not going to continue to analyse its effects, merely observe...
Failed referendum sparks new approach; your input required
Castlegar and area residents are going to get another hands-on opportunity to help shape the future of the Complex, and of local recreation in general, at a public open house slated for next week.
This, after a $25-million recreation referendum in November 2010 was overwhelmingly defeated (roughly 40 per cent of registered voters weighed in, with 20.94 per cent voting in favour and 79.06 per cent voting against).
Celebrate Poetry Month at the Kootenay Gallery
Join the Kootenay Gallery in celebrating National Poetry Month with an evening of readings by two Kootenay poets. Jane Byers will be reading from her new book Acquired Community and Emily Nilsen has just launched her first book, Otolith. The event, titled Passages of Time, will be held on April 27 at 7 pm.
Gold Rush Bookstore and local authors join nationwide celebration of independent bookstores
Bookstores are the fabric of Canada’s literary community. We anchor neighbourhoods. We provide space and ideas with which to expand. We make sure that Canadian voices resonate. On April 29, independent bookstores across the country, along with the authors we love, will celebrate Canadian Authors for Indies. Here in Rossland...
How to Celebrate Earth Day in Rossland
Come celebrate Earth Day in Rossland! The public is invited to participate in free, family oriented activities organized by local community groups and co-ordinated by the Sustainability Commission. Earth Day Celebrations on Saturday, April 22nd will once again feature the annual Rossland Real Food Chicken and Compost Crawl,...
Trail Historical Society awarded $75,000
The Trail Historical Society is pleased to announce that is has received $75,000 through the B.C. | Canada 150: Celebrating B.C. Communities funding stream towards heritage spaces in the Riverfront Centre. The application, submitted in February 2017, requested funding to assist with the design and fabrication of the three exhibit galleries in the new museum.
Grant Money Allocated for Community Initiatives
Rossland City Council held a Committee-of-the-Whole Meeting on April 4, 2017, to discuss the 35 applications for funding from the available "pot" of CBT's CIP dollars to be allocated by Rossland. That pot of funding amounted to $56,008. The amounts sought by the 35 applicants totaled $134,263 -- well over double the amount...