World-class fiddler Calvin Vollrath will be playing at the Old Castle Theatre in Castlegar on October 24 at 7 PM. If you watched the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, you’ve heard his music. He was commissioned to write, arrange and play five fiddle tunes to share the richness and variety of Canadian...

To celebrate Canada’s birthday, the Kootenay Gallery is hosting a two-part program to promote community creativity and engagement. One part is an exhibition by professional artists from June 15 – July 28 at the Kootenay Gallery. The other part is a community-based series of activities, engaging as many Castlegar and area...

Are you interested to learn about environmental activities and projects happening in Rossland and how you can get involved?  Come to the Annual General Meeting for the Rossland Society for Environmental Action (RSEA) on Tuesday, October 25, to hear about RSEA’s recent successes,  plans for the future and to provide input on...

Here is Part II of this lengthy article.  To review Part I, click on this link. The 60’s Generation and political change: No revolution The question again puts my focus on the effects of the ‘60’s on culture. We heard then about a Generation Gap. Parents and their boomer children were divided by age, and age determined one’s...

The City of Rossland has announced that it wil accept applications for Community Grants for 2017 in both categories (Category A:  grants under $25,000, and Category B: grants over $25,000) until October 31, 2016.  Copied straight from the City website, here (below) is all the information about the granting policy, purpose, ...

Hello Rosslanders! Thank you to the nearly 100 locals who have shared and reacted to over 170 thoughts in Rossland City Council’s 2017 budget discussion. Thoughtexchange has now extended the deadline to October 5th and Council wants to hear from even more of you! Locals are discussing the Rossland Arena, snow removal, the...

Seven years ago, the board of the Rossland Public Library started what has come to be a well-loved annual event: Rossland Reads. Taking its cue from CBC’s popular Canada Reads, Rossland Reads starts with four books defended by four passionate debaters but only one can be the final "Rossland Read", the book all Rosslanders...

The City of Trail’s Recreation Negotiating Committee and the Beaver Valley Parks and Recreation Committee (BV Rec) have reached a five-year recreation agreement, effective Nov. 1, 2016. BV Rec will contribute $125,000 annually to allow Beaver Valley (BV) residents to utilize Trail Parks and Recreation facilities, programs and...

A meditation on pasts, personal and historical:  Part I By Charles Jeanes This is the longest column (8,500 words!) I have ever offered. The topic warrants it, I believe. I like to think my preoccupations are not peculiar to me and there is something in this piece that provokes their own reflections in my readers. Change and...

Hikers, snowshoers, back-country skiers and other users of the northern-most section of the Seven Summits Trail -- take  note:  the old "Sunspot" cabin is no  more.  But rejoice -- a new one is being built. Construction has begun on the new "Sunspot" day-use shelter, replacing the dusty and packrat-infested old "Sunspot".  ...