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Celebrate with Celgar this weekend

by Contributor on 22 Jul 2011
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Celebrate with Celgar this weekend

2011 marks the 50th anniversary for the Celgar pulpmill. To celebrate this historic milestone, Zellstoff Celgar invites kids and adults alike to take a guided tour of the mill. Tours will be offered three times a day, from July 18 to 22. Space is limited, so please book ahead by calling 250-365-4238.

Zellstoff Celgar will also be hosting an evening of Music in the Park at the Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds featuring local bands BC/DC and Roxy, starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Sandsations all set to start

by Kyra Hoggan on 21 Jul 2011
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Sandsations all set to start

 Free, fun and family-friendly - the second annual Sandsations event is officially underway in the parking lot of the Pioneer Arena.

Featuring four local - but international-award-winning - sand sculptors, the event will allow folks to see massive sculptures created in a remarkably short time span, according to organizer Pat Field.

"They start carving today. They each have one helper, and they're incorporating this year's theme: Man and Nature Together," he said. "They sculpt from the top down, so when they reach the base, it's done."

Signs of improvement for West Kootenay info signs

by Andrew Zwicker on 20 Jul 2011
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Artist Jean-Louis Rheault stands in front of his first large scale pictorial map in Kamloops

Ever actually stopped at one of those “Information areas” along the highways in the region? You know the ones I mean. The ones featured at highway pull outs, coated with outdated ads and feature a surprisingly square, seemingly scale-less, essentially useless series of connect-the-dot lines between community names?

University offers post-grad degree in comic studies

by Wikinews on 20 Jul 2011
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University offers post-grad degree in comic studies

In the Central Lowlands of Scotland, the University of Dundee is to become the first university in the United Kingdom to provide degrees in comic studies. The university has said that courses for its comic studies subject within the English section will commence in September 2011.

Summer camps commence at Complex

by Contributor on 19 Jul 2011
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Summer camps commence at Complex
Bored this summer?
 
The Castlegar Complex and Robson Community School are running Summer Cool Camps again this year! The day camps run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

An idiosyncratic, multi-lingual journey through 300 years of vocal music and a homecoming of sorts

by Nelson Daily editor on 14 Jul 2011
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An idiosyncratic, multi-lingual journey through 300 years of vocal music and a homecoming of sorts

One of Nelson's own is coming back, at least for one night.

Kevin Armstrong will make his much-anticipated return to Nelson at Bogustown
Town Pub on Friday, July 22. 

Armstrong is on tour across Canada to prepare his show Opera for
Heathens for its premiere at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. A versatile and unorthodox performer, Armstrong has forged a career both in Canada and Europe, performing everything from traditional opera and musical theatre, to one-man-shows where he pairs his four-octave vocal range with his skills as a guitarist. 

Guilt-free chow-down ... for a cause

by Kyra Hoggan on 14 Jul 2011
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Guilt-free chow-down ... for a cause

 Mark your calendars and work up an appetite in preparation for the second annual “Need to Feed” spaghetti dinner and ice cream social, a fundraiser for Castlegar’s Community Harvest Food Bank.

The event, slated for July 30 from 5 to 10 p.m. outside the Station Museum downtown, drew hundreds last year and is expected to be better still in 2011, according to food bank manager Deb McIntosh.

Fourth annual Farmer's Market to start this weekend

by Kyra Hoggan on 08 Jul 2011
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Fourth annual Farmer's Market to start this weekend

 The Castlegar Farmers Market opens for its fourth season, but now in a new location, on Saturday, July 9. It will be open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside the Station Museum behind City Hall.

Unsuccessful attempt to break world record still a staggering win ... literally

by Kyra Hoggan on 07 Jul 2011
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Yanive Fenier on stage with one of his Supercat students

 A local man’s attempt to unofficially break the world record for marathon guitar playing may have been foiled by a sinus infection and bronchitis.

Babes of Brutality, Carnival of Carnage...Habitat for Humanity?

by Contributor on 29 Jun 2011
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Babes of Brutality, Carnival of Carnage...Habitat for Humanity?

The West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League is taking it to the track in the final bout of the regular season: the Carnival of Carnage.

Half of the profits from this double-header are being donated to West Kootenay Habitat for Humanity.

Castlegar's Dam City Rollers take on Nelson's Lumber Jackies, then Nelson's Killjoys take it to the track again Salmo's Babes of Brutality. Come watch some intense 8-wheeled action and feel good about giving back to your community.

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