Finally, I’m going to talk about actual food (bet you were starting to wonder if THAT was ever going to happen!) One of the problems, for me, is that over the years I’ve stopped measuring ingredients – I just chuck stuff in until it looks right, or smells right, or tastes right, depending on the […]

Dear Readers, This is a message from the aunt of the beautiful girl who was in the fatal April 20 accident in Castlegar. I would like you to read this, and have it in your mind the next time (God forbid) something of this nature happens. Facebook is an amazing site, that can be used […]

A theatre company is coming to town. Directors, sets, costumes, props, make-up –everything is there to put on a show except the cast. And who is neededto bring this show to life? Children and teens currently in Kindergarten to Grade 12. This is the scenario when the Missoula Children’s Theatre comes to Trail April 29 […]

UPDATE: Police looking to thank people who saved man’s life Grand Forks RCMP and the Christina Lake Fire Rescue Department are looking for the people responsible for saving the man who’s car wound up in the creek outside Christina Lake over the weekend. The 39 year-old Burnaby man who was pulled from the wreckage of […]

Ed. Note: the following is a press release issued by West Kootenay Traffic Services Cpl. John Ferguson: On the 20th of April  at 1325 hours (1:25 p.m.) the Castlegar RCMP, Castlegar Fire Department and the West Kootenay Traffic Services responded to a two vehicle fatal collision on Robson Access Road and Pass Creek Road, Castlegar. […]

The JUNO Awards are ready to cap off a weekend of entertainment Sunday evening on CTV with the annual ceremony. This year the JUNO’S  have a bit of a Nelson Flavour with the John McCauig Band performing during JUNOFEST, the lead up to Sunday’s finale. The JUNO Awards are presented annually to Canadian music artists  […]

Someone in Castlegar – or at least someone who shops in Castlegar – may not realize they’re $74,434.70 richer. BC Lottery Corporation communication officer Kim Steibart said the winning ticket sold in Castlegaar (one of 20 across the country to win this amount) for the April 13 draw has not yet been claimed. She said […]

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily The owner of the Royal on Baker arrived in Nelson Thursday to inventory what is left at the bar, after a dispute with the bar’s tenants left the pub doors locked and acts cancelled. “This is hurting my efforts to find a replacement tenant,” said Luke Menkes, who bought […]

Well, Rossland, it's been a while coming: the final outcome of the "DemocracySTORM" on ways YOU felt our city should budge its budget. We asked three questions:   1) What should the City of Rossland spend MORE money on? 2) What should the City of Rossland spend LESS money on? 3) What other key points should council consider...

Council was divided 4-3 last week in their decision to offer School District No. 20 (SD20) $140,000 per year for three years in exchange for K-12 and respite from the threat of school closures for at least five years—but SD20 hasn't indicated it will bite, and any deal with the school district will be put to a referendum...