The BC SPCA announced the winners of the 18th annual Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest on October 9, recognizing the top three winners in both Backyard Habitats and Wild Settings categories. The judges of the Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest had a difficult time again this year choosing the top three winners in each category:  Backyard Habitats, highlighting humans’ […]

Columbia Basin residents can learn about themselves, their region, its past and its people by being engaged through arts and culture.To help make this happen, 123 arts and culture projects are receiving more than $542,000 in 2026/27 from Columbia Basin Trust. The funding is distributed through the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA), a project of […]

Starting in October, the Trail & District Arts Council brings you another amazing season of live performances at The Bailey. Our season starts on October 6 with Quartetto Gelato, a virtuosic classical quartet known for its eclectic shows featuring romantic ballads, blazing Romani tunes and forgotten music, all brought to life with multi-instrument mastery. Then the Pulitzer Prize […]

Join us at the Museum for live music and lots of fun for the whole family at our annual Arts and Culture Festival! In partnership with the Rossland IncrEdible Market, we’ll be featuring Kootenay artisans, vendors, and food trucks! Check out our website for the whole schedule: rosslandmuseum.ca/news/2026/arts-culture-fest The festival is an opportunity for our […]

After three years of travelling across Canada together, Michelle Wright, Jason McCoy, and Doc Walker are putting the journey into song with “The Great Canadian Roadtrip Rides Again,” a new collaborative single arriving on Sept. 11 via Navigator Records ahead of the group’s upcoming national tour. The tour will include an Oct. 28 performance at Trails Charles Bailey Theatre. Inspired by […]

Golden City Days  We’re thrilled to be taking part in another Rossland Golden City Days weekend of festivities! Downtown, look for our float in the parade and check out our booth at the Fall Fair! Here at the museum, we’ll join the celebrations with special open-by-donation days from 10 AM to 5 PM Saturday and […]

As former teachers, Jessie Morassut and Lauren Kessler know firsthand the need for a shift within the culture of teacher well-being. Moving away from toxic taglines like “do it for the kids” and “don’t smile until December”, and unclear expectations that can exist in work hours, these two are now stepping up to create and […]

Into the Trees Music Festival has released its full lineup, inviting festivalgoers to spend three nights this Labour Day weekend under string lights in the forested grove behind the Ram's Head Hotel in Rossland. Early-bird passes are already sold out, and only a handful of weekend passes remain for the intimate festival, running Sept. 4 […]

Join the Trail & District Arts Council and Trail’s Incredible Farmers Market on August 13 for an entertaining evening of food vendors, market, and live music for The Night Market, supported by Kootenay Insurance Services’. From 5 pm to 8:30 pm there’s lots to do in Gyro Park for our last event of the summer […]

Exhibition Dates: August 13 – October 31, 2026 Artist Reception: Saturday, September 12, at the Kootenay Gallery of Art from 2-4pm What is it about dogs that connects us? How do they bring people together, shape our relationships, and leave lasting impressions on our lives? For the Love of Dog is a multimedia exhibition that […]