Foggy Goggle Boys Making Good!
The Foggy Goggle Boys made it to the Regional Finals in the annual CBC “Searchlight” competition. Over 3300 bands were originally entered in the competition, and only 225 made the regional finals. On April 28, the National Finalists were announced. 23 musical entries made that cut, but they did not include our guys. The […]
Spring Fling returns May 2
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Spring Fling Festival is coming back to downtown Castlegar May 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be an array of fun activities for all ages including three-on-three hockey, community vendors at Kinsmen Park, a classic car show, kids games from 12 to 3 p.m., and local music and entertainment...
Digging up dirt on Bike Park plan
The organizers of an incredibly ambitious plan to bring recreation and tourism to Castlegar are asking you to throw dirt at them. Well, not at them, per se, but they do want your dirt, to help build up what they intend will become one of the largest bike parks in the West Kootenay region. “The proposed Bike Park in Castlegar...
Local artist makes short list in CBC music contest
Big news! You may know her as Christina Amelio, vocal coach at SuperCat Studios here in town, but soon you’ll know her like the rest of the country, as singing sensation Nina Amelio. Amelio, 25, has now made it past the first round in CBC’s Searchlight competition, billed as a venue to find Canada’s next greatest musical...
So Much Fun -- With Rossland Rec!
The Week in REC! Spring Recreation Brochure is out! The Spring Brochure is available online at www.rossland.ca, Recreation Program Guide, and in hardcopy at the Public Library and the Credit Union. There are lots of great, new programs to check out! Many of the REC Programs have a drop in option, or you can register […]
You can help Robson artist win international pop award
You expect to hear that pop music award winners hail from New York or even Toronto … but Robson? Castlegar Source readers are about to get the opportunity to win one of three copies of the debut CD of Robson pop award nominee Reiss Zibin. Raised in Robson, Zibin, now 20 years old, started taking voice lessons at a very early...
PODCAST: How to get great stories about your business in the world's biggest publications with Fiona Richads of Cartolina
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
PODCAST: How the Kootenay Coop became the biggest in Canada
About the podcast: The You can do that here! podcast is produced by Andrew Zwicker of AZcreative for the Kootenay Association for Science and Technology. The podcast is a weekly series of 30 minute conversations with some of the most innovative and successful entrepreneurs in the Kootenays. You can CLICK PLAY on the triangle...
VALDY Coming to Rossland March 14!
Juno award winner Valdy is coming to the Rossland Miners Hall on Saturday, March 14, 2015. Part of the fabric of Canadian pop and folk music for over 30 years, Valdy has four gold albums and Juno awards for Folk Singer of the Year and Folk Entertainer of the Year. This is an evening not […]
An Evening of Love Songs in Rossland
Noémi Kiss (soprano) & Rita Deane (classical guitar) Saturday, March 7 7:30 pm @ the Rossland Miner’s Hall The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture presents Hungarian vocalist Noémi Kiss and classical guitarist Rita Deane in a concert featuring love songs from across the centuries. The concert will include a wide range of repertoire from early classical to […]
