Cabaret . . . a can't miss performance now playing at the Capitol Theatre
So what can you get these days for twenty-odd bucks these days — a dozen beers, perhaps? Maybe a handful of Big Whopper Combo Meals or even possibly a large pizza might fit the bill. Forget the heartburn or the morning-after headache and head on down to the Capitol Theatre to take in perhaps the […]
Mir Centre for Peace Summer Institute: The Economics of Happiness
This interactive workshop will critically examine how our conventional methods of measuring progress, and important decisions based on these methods, have led to a disconnection among humans, and between humans and the environment. This workshop follows a series of community peace cafes that were held in Nelson, Castlegar,...
Nelson's production of Cabaret most likely to join the 'hit musical' parade
It’s getting so close the cast is beginning to count sleeps. In less than a week the lights will be on high burn for the opening of the hit musical Cabaret is coming to Capitol Theatre May 30-June 1. “Were all getting excited . . . the whole cast is getting excited,” director Pat Henman […]
LETTER: Everyone's invited to Castlegar Relay for Life
On Saturday, June 8, Castlegar will come together to celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer. Castlegar’s eighth annual Relay For Life will take place at the Pass Creek Fall Fair Grounds. As cancer doesn’t sleep, neither will we: Castlegar’s Relay For Life is a 12-hour, overnight event (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.), full of ...
Monsanto protest draws hundreds
On May 25, as many as 200 people from all walks of life participated in raising awareness by “marching against Monsanto”. The event began at Millennium Park, where a table was set up to make protest signs, and participants were given research papers and information. The group facilitators hosted a wide variety of speakers...
One Book, One Kootenay shortlist author at the Rossland Library on June 4th
Deryn Collier, author of the 2013 One Book One Kootenay shortlisted Confined Space, will be reading at the Rossland Public Library, Tuesday, June 4th at 7:00pm. On a recent blog post by Confined Space author Deryn Collier, she describes some of the encounters she’s been having since her One Book, One Kootenay shortlisted novel was […]
Food for thought: GDS-free bacon curry, quick homemade Garam Masala
Readers couldn't agree on whether they wanted bacon or curry for this week's recipe - so I got creative and came up with a simple bacon curry recipe that met with mixed reviews. I would've preferred it with chicken or shrimp, but my son absolutely loved the bacon in it and said this recipe is a keeper. I also wasn't wild about...
Resident group garnering signatures to oppose pesticide use in city parks/play spaces
A group of local residents is using three Facebook pages, an online petition, and several hard copy petitions to try to pressure the City of Castlegar to ban pesticide use in city parks and play areas. Elise Bourgeois, a mother of three who lives right next to Millennium Park, said she opposes any kind of […]
City to review policy allowing mobile food vendors/restaurants
An upset letter from a local restaurant owner has council considering the implications of the number of mobile food vendors they license in the city. Element owner Florio Vassilakakis sent a letter arguing against allowing mobile vendors/restaurants (the food trucks you can see along Columbia Avenue), prompting city staff to...
Trail kids net professional filming gig for Silver City Days
Five Trail teens got the experience of a lifetime while bringing a whole new realm of publicity for Silver City Days’ 50th anniversary this year. City communication and events coordinator Andrea Jolly said she was surprised by the initiative shown by Grade 11 J. L. Crowe student Eric Gonzalez, 17, when he approached her offering […]
