Castlegar Selkirk to host fiddle, guitar, piano workshop
The BC Old Time Fiddlers, Kootenay Branch No.9, are busy planning the 14th Annual 2015 Fiddle, Guitar and Piano Workshop. This week-long summer camp will take place from July 13 to the 17 at the Selkirk College Castlegar Campus. This very popular camp continues to provide some of Canada’s very best champion fiddlers as...
BC home support network near breaking point, says report
It is now harder than ever for BC seniors to access the basic home support services they need to remain at home, despite the BC Ministry of Health's goal to support seniors to stay independent at home for as long as possible, says a report released today by the Integrated Care Advocacy Group (ICA) and the BC Health Coalition...
May sees three consecutive record high temperatures
Last month was hot enough to set three consecutive records for highest temperature at Castlegar's West Kootenay Boundary Regional Airport, according to Ron Lakeman at the Southeast Fire Centre Weather Services. “An upper ridge of high pressure was the dominant feature for dry, fairly sunny and times very warm conditions during...
Living sculptures grace Columbia Ave as Communities in Bloom celebrates 10 years in Castlegar
They’re the perfect marriage of two of Castlegar’s most successful programs, Communities in Bloom (CiB) and Sculpture Walk: Eco-sculptures are living pieces of art, forms filled with thousands of plants to create stunning 3-D figures that shift and change as the plants within them grow. As residents and tourists wander through...
Castlegar filmmaker to debut movie 'Defensora' in Nelson
On May 22, 2015, Angelica Choc, a Mayan woman from Guatemala confronted shareholders of Canadian Mining Giant, Hudbay Minerals Inc. at their annual general meeting held in Toronto. With incredible dignity and courage, she told shareholders of the brutal killing of her husband, Adolfo Ich (allegedly) by Hudbay security personnel...
Students urge government to take action on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Students across BC are urging the federal government to take action on the 94 recommendations in the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). A key recommendation of the TRC is with regards to education, including the creation and funding for new Indigenous education legislation, which protects languages and...
Fire ban partially rescinded in Southeast Fire Centre
Effective at noon on Thursday, June 4, 2015, Category 2 open fires will once again be permitted in the Southeast Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires. The public is now permitted to burn waste, slash or other materials in a pile not exceeding two metres in height and three metres in width. The rescinding of this...
PODCAST: How to promote organic food in the Kootenays and make money
About the podcast: The You Can Do That Here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
Kootenay Savings hands out tens of thousands in grants to local non-profits
Twenty-four community organizations have benefited from Kootenay Savings Community Foundation grants, according to a press release issued this week. The release indicated $53, 060 was distributed to non-profits across the region. “Since it was established in 2000, the Community Foundation has formed partnerships with hundreds...
Chainsaws Roar at Strawberry Pass
Ten volunteers who were already pretty good with chainsaws met with two official chainsaw instructors at Strawberry Pass on Saturday, May 30, for a free course in chainsaw operation. The purpose of the course was to certify their ability to handle a chainsaw safely, so they can be covered by the insurance provisions that ...
