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)...
Homecoming activities make great summer fun
Summer Homecoming captures the community spirit of the people who love Christina Lake. This year’s schedule of events looks great and everyone is encouraged to come and bring their family and friends to the festivities. This year’s celebration begins on Friday, July 20 at the Christina Living Arts Centre where we will celebrate...
New location and summer programs for Christina Lake Stewardship Society
The interpretive displays and invaluable monitoring of local watersheds the Christina Lake Stewardship Society does is now being done from a new home in the Christina Living Arts Centre. The public is invited to attend the grand opening of the new interpretive gallery and office space on Friday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m....
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...
Free songwriting workshop at Homecoming
Lowry Olafson will be writing a song about Christina Lake – with a little help from the friends and residents of the community of course! How does it work? The process begins with brainstorming ideas about Christina Lake, then moves naturally into putting those ideas into lyric form. As the song unfolds, Lowry creates a unique...
Bentall rides into town for one night show
Summer at the Christina Living Arts Centre is off to a great start with a series of concerts starting with the Dustin Bentall Outfit. Dustin Bentall hails from Vancouver, B.C. and it seems an unlikely place to nurture such a rustic troubadour. Canada even seemed like an unlikely country for Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Garth...
Fun was had by all
"Of all the countries in the world, this is the best one to be in," Regional District Kootenay Boundary Area C director Grace McGregor most aptly observed during the Christina Lake Canada Day festivies over the weekend. She, and hundreds of other people across the Boundary, celebrated this very sentiment while enjoying birthday...
IN REVIEW: Prometheus - the beginning of the story
My craving for a great science fiction / alien thriller was thoroughly satiated this weekend after an intense ride with director Ridley Scott aboard the spaceship Prometheus. Scott's classic original Alien set the bar high for every alien from space film for the past three decades. As a co-owner of the Alien trilogy, I have...
Enjoy Canada Day events across the Boundary
This year many Canada Day celebrations are also recognizing the Queen's diamond jubilee - 60 years of reign. Head out to your local community activities being held across the Boundary this Sunday and have fun! Grand Forks: Why not do something special on July 1? It will make you a prouder Canadian and, also, improve your...
School District looks ahead to another positive five years
After experiencing five years of positive results, School District 51, the provincial government and local aboriginal leaders signed a second aboriginal enhancement agreement during a special ceremony, Wednesday, June 27. The first agreement, which was signed five years ago, was so successful that the school district saw an...