West Kootenay youth Stanley Humphries, Kootenay Columbia Learning Centre (both Trail and Castlegar) and Rossland Summit School are featuring their art in the annual Young Visions exhibition. It opens Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pm at the Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar. Everyone is welcome to attend the free opening event....

 New Democrat MLA Katrine Conroy says strengthened support from the BC NDP government will help local artists and art organizations in the West Kootenays recover from the impacts of the pandemic. “We are so fortunate to have arts organizations in our communities that do the incredible work they do,” said MLA Conroy. “COVID-19...

The new Castlegar and District Kids’ Club, located on the grounds of the Castlegar and District Community Complex, was celebrated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 25, 2022. Local elected officials, provincial representatives and other special guests were on hand to acknowledge the collaboration that made the much-needed...

On Tuesday, March 15 Percussiano 3 brings together the two hands of percussionist Rod Thomas Squance and the four hands of Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann to perform at the Bailey Theatre in the last Performing Arts Trail show this season. With their dazzling array of instruments and brilliant display of virtuosity, Percussiano3...

The City of Trail’s Silver City Days planning committee has made the decision to cancel the 2022 festival due to ongoing pandemic restrictions. “The decision did not come easy to the committee,” said Mayor Lisa Pasin. “Silver City Days is a multi-day event with many moving parts. Although there are some outdoor events that ...

2022 brings the launch of Not Extinct - A Sinixt Virtual Exhibit, an interactive website based on the book, Not Extinct: Keeping the Sinixt Way by Marilyn James and Taress Alexis that features traditional and contemporary Sinixt stories. Each story illuminates the Sinixt relationship with the upper Columbia River watershed ...

Selkirk College will be (virtually) welcoming Canadian author and activist Seth Klein to a Mir Lecture Series event on November 30. The Vancouver-based climate academic and author of the recently released A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency takes an approach that is not doom-and-gloom. Says Mir Centre for...

Castlegar’s annual Winterfest celebrations will look different again this year but don’t worry, Santa Claus is coming to town. The parade of lights, the lighting of the tree, family entertainment, and visits with Santa at City Hall have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the community’s continued efforts to slow...

Trail and District Arts Council is thrilled to bring back this epic performer to the Kootenays! As The Bailey Theatre continues renovations, Rossland Miners’ Hall welcomes critically acclaimed and award-winning Canadian comedian Mike Delamont to the stage. He brings you God, dressed in an all-new holiday power suit, come down...

 Katrine Conroy, MLA for Kootenay West, says the New Democrat government’s grants for local not-for-profit organizations will support arts and culture and sports organizations, enriching the lives of community members.   “Sports, arts and culture are what make our cities and towns into vibrant communities,” said Conroy. “These...