Movie: Extreme sport meets activism
Extreme sport meets indigenous activism in The Radicals, a provocative film by Beyond Boarding, at the Miners’ Hall in Rossland on February 7, at 7:00 pm. An official selection of the Banff Mountain Film Festival (2018), the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (2018), Whistler Film Festival (2018), and the Wild ...
Dancer 'a revelation within the dance milieu'
Anyone who has seen the posters is aware that a young woman born and raised in Rossland has become a highly accomplished dancer, and that she will be performing at the Charles Bailey on February 5. Paige Culley began dancing at the age of three, when former Rosslander Kathy Wallace first started her off with a dance class. ...
Kootenay Gallery announces exciting new exhibits
The Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar has another great line up of exhibitions for the 2019 season with artists from away and from the local area. Many of these exhibitions have a focus on experiencing the art as well as viewing the art by way of walk-through installations and participatory art. Beginning March 1, the...
Column: News to cheer or fear for the New Year
Introduction: last year of our Second twenty-first-century Decade (!) Year-end and year-start reviews can be an occasion for melancholy or celebration, and yet I personally feel neither. Mostly I feel astounded to find myself 19 years into the twenty-first century, and the third millennium, when it seems not so long ago that the pregnant year […]
Two offerings from RCAC to brighten our January
For its first January offering, the Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) brings a screening of “Delicatessen” (1992) to Rossland -- a unique film where a post-apocalyptic future becomes the setting for pitch black humor in this visually intricate French comedy. The action takes place within a single apartment complex,...
Castlegar community ice rinks open today
The City's outdoor community ice skating and hockey rinks will be opening for the season by 3 pm on Friday, Dec. 28. These rinks are open from 7a.m. to 10 p.m. everyday depending on the weather. They normally remain open until late January or early February as long as the temperatures stay at freezing or below. The rinks are...
Christmas at the Gallery Open Seven Days a Week
Christmas at the Gallery is in full swing at the Kootenay Gallery of Art. Now that December is here, you can shop seven days a week between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The whole building is filled with pottery, sewn crafts, paintings, knitted dolls and much more. There are local books for all ages, including SS Minto by Bruce Rohn....
November 11th: Bagpipes and church bells mark 100 years
A few residents of Rossland, and several in Trail, may awaken at 6:00 on Sunday, November 11th, to the haunting strains of bagpipes playing “When the Battle is Over.” At that time and date, exactly one hundred years ago, the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne, which marked the end of the fighting on the...
The new Eagle's Nest is ready for visitors!
Bring on the snow! The latest day-use shelter for free, self-propelled public recreation in the Rossland Range Recreation Site has an expansive view to enjoy along with those grilled (or charred) cheese sandwiches, or whatever form of lunch or snack skiers, snowshoers, fat bikers or hikers prefer. It’s...
Entertainment: Song, Dance, Laughter ...
Entertainment! As the days draw in and darkness takes over the afternoons, getting together for music, song, dancing and laughter helps keep life fun and repels the dismals. Here are four kinds of relief coming up locally, in order of appearance: Friday, November 2, at the Bailey Theatre in Trail: Cheesecake Burlesque – an...