Young film makers impressed the audience at this year’s annual U19 Film Festival held on April 27 at the Royal Theatre in Trail. The annual festival is the largest youth film festival in the West Kootenay region where young film makers compete with short films for cash prizes. “The calibre and quality of the films was the...

There is a Level 1 Soccer Coaching Course coming up on Thursday, May 9th from 6pm to 9pm at RSS. The course theory will be taught in the Library Lab, and practical skills will be taught in the gym. This course is free for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of soccer and focuses on the U6 age group – teaching...

There’s something about this amazing weather that turns every red-blooded Canadian’s mind to … that’s right … BARBECUE! Ribs being the quintessential barbecue item, I spent many years longing for barbecue but unable to find gluten-free barbecue sauce we could eat. Oh, the horror. Turns out, though, that ribs are easy and don’t even require […]

Funding to community groups was cut by four per cent (about $14,000) relative to 2012 levels overall at Wednesday evening's committee of the whole (COW), with the Sustainability Commission taking the main hit as funding for the SC manager disappeared—ostensibly to bring the role "in house" to the city—while the city granted...

The Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Rossland, the Rossland Pool Society , and the Neighbourhoods of Learning committee were all cut by five per cent relative to 2012 funding during council’s Wednesday evening committee-of-the-whole (COW), for a total expenditure of $107,540—about $5660 less than 2012. Please note: all council ...

CAO Cecile Arnott confirmed to council at Wednesday's committee-of-the-whole (COW) that the Columbia-Washington upgrades have cost the city on the order of $6 million, about $1.4 million more than was originally budgeted. The final project cost is still under dispute as negotiations with the contractor continue. On top of...

A rollicking tale of long hours, camaraderie, and bodily fluids—along with a healthy dose of humour—comes to Castlegar & District Public Library on May 13 at 7 p.m. with a presentation by author Jennifer Craig.   Yes Sister, No Sister, is a funny, engaging memoir of the author’s life as a trainee nurse in the 1950s […]

Win a chance to play floor hockey with TREVOR LINDEN!  This exciting contest is part of the “Let’s Go Green To Keep Our Kootenays Clean” Kid’s Poster Contest.  To enter, pickup up an entrance poster at the Trail, Castlegar or Nelson Recreation Centers and create a unique poster that explains what YOU can do to help keep our...

You’ve heard the term “currying favour” (fancy way of saying ‘sucking up to…’)? Well, these noodles will do the trick – all my friends love them. They are hot, though – I recently made them for a friend, and she kept saying her face was on fire (but she kept eating anyway, so they must […]

Columbia Power is a sponsor of this year’s U19 Film Festival, taking place Saturday, April  27 at 6 pm at the Royal Theatre in Trail. Organized each year by the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture, the U19 Film Festival showcases short films by young (under 19 years) filmmakers in the West Kootenay. Categories include drama,...