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 […]
Scenic explorations of Castlegar ... without the need to swim
Have flooding rivers left you wondering where to go to stretch your legs? Castlegar Friends of Parks and Trails Society has just what you need - a local area Trails Guidebook. Released this month, after more than a year of preparation, the 25 page guidebook features 14 local trails with full colour photos, maps and trail ...
City speaks to residents as river levels set to rise and rain in forecast
The following is a press release issued by the City of Castlegar: The City of Castlegar wishes to inform the community that BC Hydro has advised the city that river levels are expected to rise by 1 to 2 feet by Sunday. City staff are closely monitoring the situation and at this point there are no life-safety issues. If any ...
New Stones book celebrates 50 years of rock and roll
Through their long and wild career, The Rolling Stones have made their mark on our culture; from epic albums to famously bad behavior. Over their 50 year history, journalists have collected a treasure trove of material, but none more prolific than music journalist Hanspeter Kuenzler. The eBook People (www.theebookpeople.com)...
OP/ED: On taking on sw-oobs and the junk in the trunk
It was exactly a year ago that I embarked on my quest for fitness. My goal: to be in the best shape that I had ever been in for my 30th year. I wanted to have endurance, I wanted to have strength, and most of all I wanted to feel good about my body. Before […]
54-40 set to rock Capitol Theatre September 14
The rock band 54-40 is celebrating 30 years of rock and roll, and Nelson’s Capitol Theatre is one of the stops on the anniversary tour. One of the most important popular music groups to emerge from the Canadian cultural landscape is slated to play the Capitol Theatre Friday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. The band […]
Imagine a world without free speech - Russia debates rules
Access to the Russian-language Wikipedia is disabled across almost all its pages on Tuesday, July 10, due to the Russian parliament, the Duma, debating amendments to the law "About information" which may lead to censorship of Runet through blacklisting and filtering of internet sites. The proposed bill aims to creating a...
US skateboard sensation in Castlegar this Saturday
Never mind just learning to skateboard – how about learning to coach skateboarding? Portland, Oregon’s Ben Wixon MA.ED, director of development-programming and instruction, Skaters for Public Skateparks, and executive director of Drop In to Skateboarding is coming to Castlegar Rotary Skatepark on July 7. Wixon, co-developer...
Tickets, impaireds, vandalism - and rain, rain, rain.
Police are reporting … well, not much of anything, after inclement weather washed out most of the activity normally expected during the summer’s first long weekend. Castlegar RCMP Cpl. Deb Postnikoff said people were out and about, and roadblocks saw a great deal of activity, but otherwise there wasn’t a ton of stuff going on. […]
