The City of Trail and the Trail & District Chamber of Commerce say vendor space is filling up in the Trail Market on the Esplanade for the summer of 2013, with over 50 per cent of the spaces already allocated for the full year. Because the event achieved such tremendous success in 2012 with over […]

A glitch that saw the rides stop working during the first night of Silver City Days is fixed in plenty of time for the causeway’s opening this afternoon, according to festival society president Ian McLeod. “One of the main generators blew up on us at about 6 p.m. (Wednesday),” he said, adding the mechanical issue […]

There’s something about this amazing weather that turns every red-blooded Canadian’s mind to … that’s right … BARBECUE! Ribs being the quintessential barbecue item, I spent many years longing for barbecue but unable to find gluten-free barbecue sauce we could eat. Oh, the horror. Turns out, though, that ribs are easy and don’t even require […]

A rollicking tale of long hours, camaraderie, and bodily fluids—along with a healthy dose of humour—comes to Castlegar & District Public Library on May 13 at 7 p.m. with a presentation by author Jennifer Craig.   Yes Sister, No Sister, is a funny, engaging memoir of the author’s life as a trainee nurse in the 1950s […]

You’ve heard the term “currying favour” (fancy way of saying ‘sucking up to…’)? Well, these noodles will do the trick – all my friends love them. They are hot, though – I recently made them for a friend, and she kept saying her face was on fire (but she kept eating anyway, so they must […]

When CBC began their Spotlight Search in search of the nation’s next musical sensation, no one would have known the last two standing would include Cranbrook’s The Good Ol’ Goats. Fresh off of the Spotlight Search, The Good Ol’ Goats will be bringing their brand of bluegrass alt-folk to the 2013 Starbelly Jam Music Festival […]

Winners of the Giller Prize, Governor-General's Literary Award, Trillium Book Award, Canada Reads, and the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor are among the lineup of presenters at Nelson's second annual Elephant Mountain Literary Festival, July 11 to 14.      And along with the roster of nationally-known and local authors and ...

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 […]

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  […]

The Kootenay Gallery presents the annual Young Visions 2013 exhibition from April 25 to May 25, showcasing the work of students in grades 8 to 12 and their teachers from three high schools in School District #20. Young Visions 2013 provides art students and teachers from Stanley Humphries, Rossland and J.L. Crowe Secondary Schools the […]