Council designates $89,686 in CBT grant funding for local organizations
A wide range of community organizations – 28 of them, to be exact – had a very good night last night, as city council offered its recommendations for the disbursement of $89,686 in Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiatives Funding for 2015. These recommendations will then be forwarded to the Regional District of Central...
SPOTLIGHT FILMS: Finding Vivian Maier
Spotlight Films presents the 10th film of our 11th season! Finding Vivian Maier Tuesday, April 28th 7:30 pm @ The Gem Theatre Greetings to all Spotlight Films members, sponsors, and friends: We are pleased to present the fascinating documentary, Finding Vivian Maier, this coming Tuesday. It is the story of ...
Rare Bird Revue coming to GF in May
"There is nothing to do in this town!" If I had a quarter for every time I heard this I'd have a tidy little sum. I am not sure what these nay sayers are looking for, however if they are looking for an exciting, fun evening out, with glamorous live entertainment, delicious appies, drinks and dancing, an opportunity to dress...
Spring Fling returns May 2
Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, the Spring Fling Festival is coming back to downtown Castlegar May 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be an array of fun activities for all ages including three-on-three hockey, community vendors at Kinsmen Park, a classic car show, kids games from 12 to 3 p.m., and local music and entertainment...
Digging up dirt on Bike Park plan
The organizers of an incredibly ambitious plan to bring recreation and tourism to Castlegar are asking you to throw dirt at them. Well, not at them, per se, but they do want your dirt, to help build up what they intend will become one of the largest bike parks in the West Kootenay region. “The proposed Bike Park in Castlegar...
Local artist makes short list in CBC music contest
Big news! You may know her as Christina Amelio, vocal coach at SuperCat Studios here in town, but soon you’ll know her like the rest of the country, as singing sensation Nina Amelio. Amelio, 25, has now made it past the first round in CBC’s Searchlight competition, billed as a venue to find Canada’s next greatest musical...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Former CBC radio host coming to the library
It’s not every day we get a BC-celebrity coming to the library – but we’ve got one lined up for Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 pm. Former CBC Radio host (of BC Almanac fame) Mark Forsythe will visit the library to talk about his latest book, From The West Coast To The Western Front. He’s teamed up with historian Greg Dickson to...
V-Day -- Vagina Monologues back in Oliver/Osoyoos
V-Day Oliver-Osoyoos volunteers have been working tirelessly once again to campaign against gender based violence. As we near the end of our 2015 campaign, I would encourage all of you to take a moment to reflect on the significance of this movement. The V-Day organization, founded by Eve Ensler has benefited countless women...
LIBRARY MUSINGS: Let's talk Spanish classes, Easter and chickens
It’s that time of year, folks – time for another of our massive Book Sales! Our Spring Book Sale will be held on Thursday, April 9 (10 am – 8 pm); Friday, April 10 (10 am – 5 pm); and Saturday, April 11 (10 am – 2 pm). Organized and run by our fabulous Friends of the Library group, this sale will include a tremendous amount...
You can help Robson artist win international pop award
You expect to hear that pop music award winners hail from New York or even Toronto … but Robson? Castlegar Source readers are about to get the opportunity to win one of three copies of the debut CD of Robson pop award nominee Reiss Zibin. Raised in Robson, Zibin, now 20 years old, started taking voice lessons at a very early...
