Plan Ahead: Two Shows at the Flying Steamshovel -- in February
The Flying Steamshovel will be hosting two notable shows in February: Juno Award-winnning "Old Man Luedecke" performs there on February 2nd, and Juno-Award nominee "Yukon Blonde" performs on February 10th. Old Man Luedecke won Juno Awards in 2009 and 2011, both for "Traditonal Folk Album of the Year," and was nominated again...
New Year's Party at the Miners Hall!
Ring in the New Year in style- your favourite style from the past, present, or future - at the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture’s Time Traveller’s Ball! Hosted by DJs RSK and Sexton Blake (Rupert Keiller and Nadine Tremblay) and featuring raffles, prizes, midnight snacks, Burlesque and other performances, the Ball...
The Kootenay Festival of the Arts 2016 in Nelson
"A music festival is a good thing in itself. It is chiefly beneficial to the young who through the competitions have an opportunity of learning much about music that they could learn in no other way. The fact that the festival is to be held annually will encourage interest in music generally as the competitors have to spend...
Rossland Library Seeking More Trustees
As the Rossland Public Library enters the final stages of our Library Renewal Project we are actively seeking energetic community members to join our Board of Trustees and help us lead your library into the future. The library plays an important role in Rossland society and our community development. We have over 40,000...
Silver City Nite kicks off holiday season
This year’s Silver City Nite, held Dec. 5, was by all accounts a spectacular success. The event continues to grow each year, and the city plans to continue the annual tradition well into the future, according to Andrea Jolly, City of Trail communication and events coordinator With the milder weather the area has been experiencing,...
Sock Puppets Explain Climate Change
Local climate change sock puppet experts, with the help of their colleagues Aaron Cosbey & Rachael Roussin, presented a lively overview of the global and local effects of climate change to a crowd of 90 people at the Miners Hall last Sunday. "Sock-rateez" warned Rosslanders that we can expect to see hotter, dryer summers...
COLUMN: I Think, And My MInd Sprouts New Stems
“Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle for where we’re going…” -- Neil Young, Candle in the Dark “We are stupid, fickle beings with feeble memories… But who knows? Maybe this time we will not forget what has happened, we will learn from it…”...
Year-End Bash Showcases Amazing Selkirk College Music Talent
Burgeoning Selkirk College talent will shine in an eclectic night of entertainment when Contemporary Music & Technology Program students hit the stage at Nelson’s Spiritbar on December 18. The traditional Christmas Break Show features student-based bands that have been toiling for several weeks in preparation for a night that will throw a spotlight on talent […]
Only two more sleeps until Winterfest!
That’s right! Only two more sleeps until the city’s premiere holiday hoopla Friday night, an event designed to delight all ages and kick off the holiday season in Castlegar. It all starts at 5:30 p.m. with the Rec Rockers (dancers between the ages of three and five) taking the stage to wow the crowds and warm them up for the...
Recreation master plan creates confusion
Some confusion is plaguing residents after the Castlegar and District Recreation Commission unveiled a draft master plan at two open houses on Monday. The plan (which can be viewed in its entirety online by clicking here ) is a weighty document of 212 pages, and includes the majority of the options on the Castlegar wish-list...
