Seven-year-old gets his superhero on for a good cause
A local seven-year-old earned his superhero cape Sunday when he decided to forgo birthday presents in favour of collecting donations for an area charity. Castlegar’s own Mason Voykin became aware of the Kootenay Animal Assistance Program (KAAP) last September when his family lost their beloved 12-year-old cat, according to Mason’s mom, Kristine. “Even our other […]
Local band needs your help to win BC's Best Teen Band contest!
Local band Roy Has Fire needs your help! A couple of months ago the Castlegar-based band entered the BC's Best Teen Band Contest and after deliberations a panel of industry professionals has picked them to be in the Top 10 stage of the contest. For the next month online voting by fans will determine which […]
OP/ED: Out of left field: Firing Drex an insult to women AND media
Ed. Note: A quote in this editorial alludes to a vulgar cuss-word. If a reader finds that troublesome, please read no further. I’m guessing lots of people in the tri-city area remember Australian deejay Drex, of the Drex and Johnson morning radio show on Mountain FM. Drex, whose real name is Justin Wilcomes, left our […]
43-year-old Oklahoma man dies at Whistler
Whistler RCMP are investigating a sudden death which occurred on Whistler Mountain on Jan. 7. RCMP were contacted after a skier on Franz’s Meadows was passing a cliff area and noticed a male who appeared to be in need of help. When the male didn’t respond to the passerby, he contacted Whistler Blackcomb Ski Patrol […]
City of Trail welcomes new Communications and Event Coordinator
The City of Trail now boasts its very own Communication and Event Coordinator in the person of Andrea Jolly (no relation to city councillor Kevin Jolly). Jolly’s position was spelled out in council’s most recent meeting, as follows, “The city is very excited to welcome Andrea aboard and her focus will be on enhancing communication...
Drunken danger may cost region free New Year's Eve bus services
The actions of as many as 200 intoxicated youth have BC Transit questioning the merit of continuing to provide free New Year’s Eve bus service in the Greater Trail/Rossland/Castlegar area. BC Transit corporate spokesperson Meribeth Burton said a scheduled 1 a.m. bus in Rossland New Year’s morning saw drunken teens behave in a manner so […]
COMMENT: 2013—Thirteen Baktun and the Ya Basta Crux
Historians, archaeologists, and palaeontologists focus on pivotal moments around which separate eras seem to hinge. It is no different in other disciplines as ecologists define community edges and philosophers erect words around meaning. Meanwhile, down on Planet Earth, climbers, bikers, skiers, and boaters flow over their ...
2012 Kootenay Contraption Contest sets record for entries, solves looming energy crisis
How will we use less energy in the year 2050? That answer just became a little clearer courtesy the hopes, dreams, imagination and creativity of 143 Kootenay Boundary students. The annual Kootenay Contraption Contest put on by the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST), GLOWS (Growing Learning Opportunities ...
Ring in the New Year and survive the next day
Ringing in the New Year often leaves us with the echo of ringing in our ears and groggy thoughts for the first day of the year. Whether you follow George Clooney’s advice to avoid hangovers in the first place, sweat it out in a workout like Daniel Craig, or resort to the trusty “hair of […]
OUT OF LEFT FIELD: What was important in 2012
I’ve been trying for days to pen a year-in-review column, and God knows there’s no lack of material. Just within our little business world, there’s been the launch of The Trail Champion, The Castlegar Source’s Facebook supremacy (yes, that was a little bit of a brag, I’m so very delighted to see 1,632 people following […]
