May 2013 marks the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Atlantic, the longest and one of the most critical battles of the Second World War. From Sept. 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945, tens of thousands of Canadian men and women, on hundreds of ships and airplanes, bravely faced the cold and dangerous waters of the North Atlantic in order...

Some $100 bills, thought to be invincible to counterfeit gangs are turning up in the Lower Mainland. So the BC RCMP is reminding the public to check the security features of all the bank notes that they receive, including the new polymer series notes after a small number of counterfeit $100 polymer bills have recently […]

The students of Fine Woodworking at Selkirk College invite the public to their 2013 Year End Show, May 24th – 26th.  They will be showing their work at the Nelson Trading Company building at 402 Baker Street in Nelson. The show will include student projects made over the past year including unique and innovative examples of...

I’m so sorry I’m late getting this to you – believe it or not, I was trying to get a stuffed turkey in the oven early enough that we won’t be eating at 8 or 9 p.m. Do I know how to celebrate Mother’s Day, or WHAT? The shish kabobs would’ve been my first choice […]

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 […]