Naming a mountain is serious business -  you don’t just name a mountain anything these days. Did you know, for example, that we have a Mount Jeldness in our midst, rising up out of the Sheep Creek Valley? Did you know that it was once named Mount Nigger? Good thing someone came to their senses in 1967 and changed that one. ...

This year, at Golden City Days, Rossland will see the return of the long lost art of outhouse racing.  The races were a part of Golden City Days a couple of decades ago but haven’t been seen in these parts since 1986.  Mike Williams, who is organizing this year’s event, remembers the races from his younger years.   “We thought...

Prepare to be mesmerized by song, rhythm and natural beauty when original singer songwriters Adrian Glynn and Steel Audrey perform an outdoor garden concert in lower Rossland on July 25. These Canadian musicians will seduce you with their rustic old world sound and poetic lyrics when they hit Rossland on their Across the...

The Stingrays have completed yet another great meet! There were lots of best times this weekend as Shilene Kennedy took 13 seconds off her time in the 100 meter breastroke  and shaved 5 seconds in her 50 freestyle (and no DQ’s).   Johnny Hodgekins  scored a provincial qualifying time in 50 back while James  Roberts took 10 ...

The last article discussed what should be considered when putting a meal together.  There should be the equivalent amount of protein to carbohydrates, more alkalinizing food than acidifying and minimizing acidic foods and drinks as well as any cow or pig product.  The caloric total of the meals should be about the same as...

Many professional firms offer “free initial consultations” to the public as an enticement to get customers in the door. It’s part of their promotional strategy to attract new customers. Pinnacle PAC offers free initial consultations for a few other reasons. First, we want to get to know our prospective customers.  We view the relationship between […]

Yesterday saw a fortunate ending to a dicey river situation, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. “Shortly after 4 p.m. on July 16, police received a call that there was a capsized canoe with a number of people in the water in the Columbia River at Rock Island in Trail,” Hawton said. “Police and […]

The cast of the Gold Fever Follies have lots of great summer theatre camps for kids in the next few weeks!  From July 22 to July 26 the cast is running the “Gleeful Camp” which will feature popular songs and dance moves to impress the friends and family.  From July 29 to August 2 the cast is offering the “Theatre Jam” camp ...

Traffic flow on Highway 3A east of Castlegar was tied up Tuesday afternoon following a three-car accident less than a kilometer west of the Thrums Market, but only one person was sent to hospital, and without life-threatening injuries, according to RCMP Sgt. Laurel Mathew. The accident happened around 4 p.m., when a woman heading toward […]

Nelson and area residents helped make it a slam-dunk for Whitewater Ski and Red Mountain in Powder magazine’s Ski Town Throwdown competition. The Heritage City made another push during the Main Street Matters Paint contest before losing out to Penticton. Once again the region is being asked to rush to the computer mouse, this time […]