Today’s the big day – after years of anticipation, Chances Gaming Centre will finally be opening its doors in Castlegar. Grand opening celebrations begin with an invitation-only reception, from noon to 4 p.m., with over 200 guests ranging from the local MP and MLA, as well as mayors-and-councils from all tri-city communities, to contractors and […]

Hit television-show-hosts the Canadian Pickers are coming to the Koots, and they want to root through YOUR drawers! Okay, maybe that’s putting too fine a point on it, but they do want to explore the overstuffed barns/sheds/attics/basements in the area, using their special skills to discover treasure where the rest of us may see only […]

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...

 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. […]

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 The ones featured at highway pull outs, coated with outdated ads and feature a surprisingly square, seemingly scale-less, essentially useless series of connect-the-dot lines between community names? If you’ve ever wondered if anyone has […]

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. The city of Dundee is known to be the...

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. Monday to Friday and are for children ages six – 12. The cost of the camps is $98 per week.  This week (July 18 – 22) is the last week at the Robson Community School...

One of Nelson’s own is coming back, at least for one night. Kevin Armstrong will make his much-anticipated return to Nelson at BogustownTown Pub on Friday, July 22.  Armstrong is on tour across Canada to prepare his show Opera forHeathens for its premiere at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. A versatile and unorthodox performer, Armstrong has […]

 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 […]

 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.A compelling collage of fresh fruits and vegetables, home-baked goods, plants and handicrafts will greet the visitor. Come...