Watch the video to see Les Johnson's recording of the Halloween fireworks...

Newsletter... I am sharing a few pictures that represent a typical water/grassland scene on the Gipin Grasslands. The pictures showcase the largest tributary to Morrissey Creek before the creek drops into a canyon and an adjacent meadow that was the site of a recent forest thinning burn. Morrissey Creek watershed is one of ...

Applications are now being accepted for several project assistance programs offered by the BC Arts Council. Some of the categories include: Visual artists/crafts individual arts awards to assist professional visual artists, contemporary and traditional craft artists and independent critics and curators with the creation of ...

Looking for a scare Halloween night? You can head on down to Robson, where a local resident and homeowner is putting on an haunted yard for the third year in a row. Brandy Danychuck  says hardly anyone showed up the first year, and the second year saw about 30 people, so she’s hoping this year will at least double that as...

The first Sunday of November is designated as the end of Daylight Savings Time. So Sunday at 2 a.m., most of the country returns to standard time, except for Fort St. John, Charlie Lake, Taylor and Dawson Creek and Creston in B.C. and most of Saskatchewan — the exceptions are Denare Beach and Creighton. In most of Canada...

If you got shutout on your favourite Provincial Park Camping spot you were not alone. From US to Germany, to Switzerland, Denmark and Australia, visitors love BC Parks. British Columbia’s world-renowned provincial park system continues to attract global attention, with visitors from outside B.C. making up more than one-quarter...

It’s hard to imagine a meeting that sounds more boring than one about municipal solid waste – but it’s actually one that will have a significant impact on the day-to-day lives of residents. The meeting will cover a variety of options regarding everything from frequency of garbage pick-up and recycling to environmental footprint...

It’s been a long time coming, but the Blueberry Creek Community School Society now owns its facility and the property on which it stands, having purchased both from School District 20 (SD 20) for one dollar. While that may sound like a poor deal for SD 20, it’s actually good news for virtually everyone involved, according to...

There’s been a lot of hilarity on social media surrounding Castlegar’s two new ‘turkey crossing’ signs along Columbia Avenue near the Kootenay Smile Studio and Wolf’s Den Tattoo Parlor. “Turkeys can read now?” “Of course not, that’s why the signs have pictures, too.” That sort of thing. But underneath the jocularity is a very...

Frustrated about student poverty, Selkirk College students are planning a food drive on Halloween night. Students will be going door-to-door in traditional trick-or-treat fashion asking area residents to provide non-perishable food items for the campus food bank. “With little action being taken by the provincial government ...