Changing of the guard at Grand Forks and District Public Library
Grand Forks and District Public Library director Heather Buzzell will be waving a fond farewell to Grand Forks this summer as she heads to Penticton for a new job to inspire the reading public at the Penticton Public Library. Buzzell has been the library director in Grand Forks for the past three years. During her time here,...
Grand Forks actress writes and stars in upcoming play
Anya Soroka is a local actress with a Russian flare. The 28 year-old was raised in Grand Forks but has a distinct overseas connection: her mom is from Russia and Soroka also has a degree from there. After graduating from the Victoria Motion Picture School, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in acting from the Boris Shukin...
Canada day at the lake
Canada Day is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate this beautiful country we live in, the freedoms and opportunities we have, and the natural splendour. And what better place to celebrate than in cottage country and by one of Canada’s most spectacular holiday spots – Christina Lake. This is a small community event, country ...
Library set for summer reading fun
Encourage kids to investigate great reading this summer! Children will be forced to wonder whether what they read is Strange… But True? When they join the 2012 Summer Reading Club for free at the Grand Forks Library and District Public Library. Kids can sign up at the Grand Forks & District Library starting on Tuesday...
New exhibits capture transformation, calm and intuition
The exhibitions Illuminating Peace by Alberta artist Amy Loewan, curated by Robert Freeman and Linda Jansma,and Too Still to Move by Vivi Harder of Nelson, curated by Helen Sebelius, were first presented together in September, 2011 at the Kootenay Gallery in Castlegar, BC. Amy Loewan’s artistic practice centres on creating...
Relay raised thousands for cancer research through wind, sun and rain
Seventeen teams raised $20,056 for the Canadian Cancer Society at the Grand Forks Relay for Life held last Saturday. The annual event was successful in not only raising money to help continue the fight against cancer, but in building awareness about the difficult illness that touches the lives of so many people. “This is pay...
Selkirk College successfully opens the Aboriginal Gathering Place in Castlegar
In June of 2010 Selkirk College marked the beginning of construction on their Castlegar campus Aboriginal Gathering Place with a ceremonial blessing and ground breaking. On May 24, 2012 they celebrated the official opening of the facility with over 100 invited guests in attendance. “The Gathering Place project was initiated...
Date set for BC Family Day in February
Ed. Note: The following is a press release issued by the government of B.C. Premier Christy Clark, along with Margaret MacDiarmid, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government were joined by local families at the Vancouver Aquarium today to announce that B.C.'s Family Day will take place on the second Monday in...
BOOKS: Welwood tours to Grand Forks library
Eyes sparkling with excitement, an animated Frances Welwood shares her enthusiasm for a remarkable woman, Annie Garland Foster, who challenged the conventions of her times, to become, among other things, the first woman councilor in Nelson. On Friday, June 1 at Noon at the Grand Forks & District Public Library you will...
John Lent launches new novel in Nelson on June 15
Vernon author, educator and musician John Lent, an instructor at Nelson's former Notre Dame University, will launch his new novel, The Path to Ardroe, at Nelson's Oxygen Art Centre, 320 Vernon St. (alley entrance), on Friday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m. The launch, part of Oxygen Art Centre's Presentation Series, is free and open ...
