With large scale paintings, Cynthia Fuhrer proposes a mythical framework for the depiction of human beings in the wild, connected and responsible to a diverse community of plant and animal inhabitants. Human presence is juxtaposed in a natural setting with mythical...

Carolyn Mark, Queen of Vancouver Island, 2012 (Image Courtesy of Mint Records) Transmitting from the Slocan Valley, The Shed features a one-night, online extravaganza of live music and poetry fandangadoccio. Marking the (perhaps) end of COVID-19 as we know it, The...

The Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society (LCAHS) is now accepting applications for the Columbia Park Housing development.  Applications must be made through The Housing Registry, BC Housing. Please reference the address: 1232 Columbia Avenue, Trail, BC in your...

In the summer of 2018, Ainsworth resident Marsha Gillies was at the beach of Kootenay Lake with her two young grandchildren, Griffin and Emma. Emma donned her personal flotation device to join Marsha in the water, drifting and floating on their donut-shaped tube,...

A still from the film Alhgoh 'uts'ut'en Living Lakes Canada has been working internally to learn about Indigenous knowledge systems with Michele Sam, a Ktunaxa scholar and consultant. This includes the development of the “Indigenous-led Water Relationships within the...

To many in the Kootenays, catching sight of a great blue heron is a special experience. Whether you’re standing at a river’s edge, or on the shoreline of a lake, it’s a treat to spot one nearby, either standing peacefully in the shallow water or gracefully flying by...

The lake was a bit slower fishing throughout March, but that’s normal for the water temperature.  we had a few good days with some big bull trout and some slower days with a few smaller rainbows and bull trout. As the month progressed, the fishing seemed to get...

To better serve our community and to allow for variety, the Wednesday Nelson Farmers Market operating hours have been extended. The Wednesday location, like the Saturday Market, will remain at Cottonwood Falls Park, 199 Carbonate Street and be open between noon and 6...