6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (435+ words) Published 2:00 pm Thursday, July 9, 2026 Sometimes the best stories aren’t planned. Mine began with a bit of happenstance a few weeks ago. Earlier that Thursday morning, I’d been to an eye appointment in East Trail. Since I was already nearby, I…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (96+ words) Grand Forks Gazette West Kootenay Camera Club opening show at Castlegar art gallery Published 1:50 pm Sunday, May 17, 2026 Organizers say the annual show is about more than just images on a wall. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (818+ words) Published 3:00 pm Thursday, April 23, 2026 (L-R) Selkirk College Indigenous student navigator Rodney Noskiye, Selkirk College president Maggie Matear, Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society co-ordinator Gerry Nellestijn, artist Chad Thompson, Indigenous elder D.R. Michel, Sinixt Elder Richard Desautel, Selkirk College representative Jennie Barron and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1152+ words) Published 5:45 am Thursday, March 5, 2026 Grief could be comparable to a rainbow. It comes in a storm, or out of blue sky. Sometimes it’s there without being seen, and other times blooms in bright hues. The colours arcing overhead are a…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (103+ words) Grand Forks Gazette VIDEO: Looking back at a year’s worth of beautiful images from B.C.’s Fraser Valley Published 9:04 am Monday, January 5, 2026 Enjoy this compilation video of just a sampling of the images we’ve been able to share with other…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (344+ words) For Johnny Mukwa, art is more than expression: it’s survival. A moccasin maker and visual artist of Anishinaabe and Métis descent, Mukwa has spent the past 14 years in the Kootenays, creating pieces that reflect both the pain and resilience woven…...