OP/ED: On putting the wrong foot forward to celebrate 40
A good friend of mine just had her 40th birthday. Her birthday request – for a small group of friends to go on a three-day hiking excursion up Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The kind of adventure where you pack EVERYTHING you will need to survive in the wilderness for several days into a ginormous 30-pound backpack and...
COMMENT: Too much Happy Valley farm … or too little imagination?
Recent comments by Coun. Cary Fisher and Coun. Jill Spearn—regarding Brenda Trenholme's appeal to subdivide her Happy Valley property—taste like a slice of logical swiss cheese on a slab of imagination tofu. And you'll need a pinch of salt for the cracker too. Sure, sure, everyone's in favour of local agriculture. Just not ...
Combat engineers say massive Kootenay exercise hugely successful despite incident on Columbia River
Over 150 Canadian and US battle engineers are pulling out of Trail and Castlegar after Wednesday’s traditional close-of-exercise pig roast, according to Canadian Forces Major Dan Thomas, at the end of EXERCISE KOOTENAY CASTOR, a joint training exercise with combat engineers from Washington and Trail, Chilliwack and Vancouver. Thomas said the two-week exercise was “hugely […]
Region relatively unscathed as fire season heats up, despite blazes near Redstone, at Celgar and in the Arrow Lakes area
Bar a blaze that destroyed a Genelle home and injured a firefighter (see: http://castlegarsource.com/news/fire-destroys-home-genelle-injures-firefighter-20525#.UDaiV8GPWSo), the tri-city area remains relatively unscathed during a hot, dry fire season this year, even though several smaller fires have started this past week – including one at the Zellstoff Celgar pulp mill. Southeast Fire Centre’s Karlie Shaughnessey said there was a […]
Local kids put on show to garner school supplies for local kids
A bunch of local kids between the ages of 13 and 15 are donating their time and musical talent to garner donations of money and school supplies for the Community Harvest Food Bank. Food Bank manager Deb McIntosh said she’s impressed and touched by the efforts of students from Supercat Studios, who will be staging […]
Shambhala organizers issue release regarding Sunday's overdose death
Shambhala Music Festival is sad to inform the passing of one of our patrons in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 12. At approximately 5:20 a.m., a patron collapsed in the food court. Several patrons in the area quickly notified first aid services. First responders rushed to the scene and at that time found him […]
OP/ED: Ginger: soooo much more than just a spice
I’ve been toying around with the idea of writing about gingerism for a while now. You know, the awesomeness of being a ginger. I’ve been a ginger my whole life, no kidding. I came into the world with a flaming red melon – none of this strawberry blonde stuff for me. And I didn’t always […]
Fructova School reunion this weekend is about both the past and the future
The Fructova School isn’t just part of the past to Anne and Cecil Plotnikoff of Grand Forks. It is also part of the future for the generations of Doukhobor children to come. The school, which was opened from 1929 to 1949, was meant to teach Doukhobor children how to speak, read and write English. What […]
Take the Columbia Basin Culture tour
Taking place August 11-12, 2012 10 am – 5 pm, the Columbia Basin Culture Tour allows you to explore artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites during this free, self-guided event. Travel to studios and archives that aren’t normally open, see demonstrations, new exhibitions and collections or meet people behind the scenes. To participate […]
Nelson Grizzlies host Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart (tribute bands) in Balfour
Neil Diamond and Rod Stewart on the same weekend? And in Balfour, no less? The Nelson Grizzlies Rugby Club is sponsoring Hot . . . August Nights at Kootenay Lakeview Lodge in beautiful Balfour B.C. Friday, August 10, Nearly Neil kicks off the weekend with a tribute to Neil Diamond. Saturday, August 11, Dave Battah […]
