OP/ED: Castlegar and Trail need to put down the banjos and grow up
“Our airport is better.” “No, OUR airport is better.” “You’re not closing OUR school.” “Well, you’re sure not closing OURS. So there.” Every time I try to imagine how dialogue between Castlegar and Trail must sound to ministry officials at both the provincial and federal levels, I can almost hear the banjos playing in the […]
POEM A DAY 6: Silently the birds fly through us
“…Silently the birds fly through us.” Rilke We did not begin here, you and me – hence, this forest is still fresh with magic; ferns are tiny breaths, nightflowers are harlequins, trees shake loose the stars, our voices flutter and swoop; we are innuendo. and the birds, silently the birds fly through us. Almeda Glenn...
Is your body acidic, alkaline or both?
This is the time of year for seasonal allergies, so, to minimize them, be alkaline!! Alkalinity & acidity is based on the essential metabolic processes in the body. These processes take place at the smallest cellular level. Energy is acquired in humans by the breakdown or oxidation of large carbohydrates into smaller...
17-year-old pleads guilty in Internet luring case
A 17-year-old Trail-area male pled guilty to 10 of 47 charges resulting from a months-long investigation involving local children being lured via the Internet, according to Trail RCMP Sgt. Rob Hawton. The plea came last week, with a sentencing date to be set May 16th, but Hawton said there’s still a chance more victims will […]
Trail woman killed by recycling truck
A Trial resident, 83-year-old Elisa Sidoni, was struck and killed by a recycling collection truck on Woodland Avenue in Trail last Thursday. “On April 5, at shortly after 9 a.m., police, fire and ambulance attended to a motor vehicle incident on Woodland Avenue, where an elderly woman was struck by a recycling collection truck,” said RCMP […]
Student receives provincial award and national accolade for Remembrance Day poem
Rossland’s own Sophie DeRosa has earned a top spot among Canada’s young literati for her poem, “A Day to Remember Our Soldiers,” that she submitted to the annual literary and poster contest sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion. Poppy chairperson Bobbi Lafond of Rossland’s Legion Branch No. 14 was “jumping for joy” at the ...
Curtain raises on 2012 West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League
It’s back!!!!!!! The 2012 edition of the West Kootenay Women’s Roller Derby League kicks off Friday at the Rossland Arena with a doubleheader night. This season promises to be an exciting one for the league with two new expansion franchises joining the existing five teams from 2011. “We’re excited and anxious at the same time […]
Hawks, Calvin open Cyclone with 1-1 tie against Delta
Dallas Calvin continued his torrid playoff scoring streak, netting the only marker for the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in a 1-1 tie against the Delta Ice Hawks Thursday in the opening game of the 2012 Cyclone Taylor Cup in Abbotsford. Calvin’s goal came in the second period and tied the game. The tally increased Calvin’s playoff […]
POEM A DAY 5: 80 lengths ÷ 12 dollars = x
for BA We push off the side of the pool and spear our bodies through the water, eyes like whale eyes, our ancient selves. We mix up our strokes – fly, back, breast, free. I can’t do math, can’t do numbers, just words, so she adds up how much we’re paying for each length we swim. We swim through her moods, my insecurities, ...
Beaver Valley opens Cyclone Thursday against Delta Ice Hawks
Fresh from a four-game sweep to clinch the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League championship, the Beaver Valley Nitehawks continue their playoff season Thursday in Abbotsford at the Cyclone Taylor Cup. First up for the Hawks is the Delta Ice Hawks in the opening game of the four-team tourney. The Ice Hawks won the Pacific Junior […]
