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The annual Beaver Valley May Days Antenna Trail hike is a must for the outdoor enthusiast – a couple of hours of gorgeous Beaver Valley / Columbia Valley scenery. Photo: Ryan Flett / Lower Columbia Tourism

Ainsworth ....................... 27 Area Map ......................... 4 Balfour............................ 26 Castlegar ........................ 47 Creston........................... 62 Dining Guide ................. 65 East Shore ..................... 63 Family Adventure Feature.. 6 Farmers Markets ............ 24 Fruitvale ......................... 59 Grand Forks .................... 51 Kaslo ............................. 29 Lardeau Valley................. 36

Nakusp .......................... 37 Nelson ............................. 9 Nelson City Map ............. 16 New Denver ................... 41 WK Regional Events ........ 22 Rossland ........................ 53 Salmo ............................ 60 Sandon .......................... 41 Slocan Valley ................... 42 Trail ............................... 53 Winlaw ........................... 45 WK Ferry Schedules .......... 5 Woodbury ...................... 28

ON THE COVER: Crazy Cool Rock Circle on the shores of Kootenay Lake Photo: nature artist Rick Wiltse; Broken Goat epic mountain trail run in Rossland Photo: Brian McCurdy Photography; Fishing Forever/Family Fishing Day, Father’s Day Weekend Photo: R Green; Mountain Bike Skills demo, Silver City Days via Tourism Rossland Photo: Dave Heath, Aaron Pritchett living large in Castlegar at the Kootenay Country Music Festival Photo: Stephanie Pangburn; The Pearl of Kootenay Lake - Kaslo turns 125 Photo: Ken Hewat; Kaslo Logger Sports athlete Andrea Hand warming up for the bucking competition Photo: Dwayne Hand.

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The Kootenay Lake Ferry Connects Highway 3A from Balfour on the west side of the lake to Kootenay Bay on the east side. It is the longest free ferry ride in the world at approximately 35 minutes. See schedule below.

The Arrow Lakes Ferries Includes the Fauquier-Needles ferry crossing on the Lower Arrow Lake, the Upper Arrow Lake ferry and the Arrow Park ferry.

Lower Arrow Lake Ferry Crossing takes approximately 5 minutes. Runs every 30 minutes on the hour and half hour from Fauquier 5 am to 10 pm; every 30 minutes at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour from Needles, 5:15 am to 9:45 pm. On demand 10 pm to 5 am.

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Freeriding: the word itself sounds like a holiday.

Ed Chernoff

If your holiday includes kids, your time with them on the road will inevitably run the gamut from super busy (don’t they ever just want to gaze at the scenery??) to a grateful silence at the end of the day when they finally fall asleep. The trick is to find activities that both adults and children can enjoy together – and also to be prepared to drop everything and stop the car when the 5 year old spots a playground or a waterfall or a turkey strutting around.

Here’s a sure-fire way to get the most out of your West Kootenay trip or stay-cation: bring on the bikes and the boards! If you’re not equipped to travel with bicycles you can rent them at Gerick’s in Nelson on Baker Street.

They have e-bikes too, which might even out the uphill capacity of individuals in your party.

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In the following communities, volunteers g r o u p s have come together to create bike and board parks to practice their boarding and riding skills; visitors are welcome to come and show what they can do, too!

Beaver Valley: This all wheel skatepark in Montrose is brand new; it officially opened in May of 2017. The course was designed by Newline Skateparks out of Calgary, the same outfit responsible for Nakusp’s streetstyle park and Nelsons’ Rosemont skatepark. It’s adjacent to a major bus route so kids can hop on the bus from Rossland or Castlegar. There are also washroom amenities on site.

Castlegar (Pictured Above) The largest bike park in the West Kootenay is down by the Columbia River at Millennium Park. Three masterpiece pump tracks built by Dig Designs feature progressive levels of dirt jumps, pump tracks, a flow trail and a technical zone – all designed to challenge riders of every skill level. So much fun! An awesome timber frame drop-in ramp structure (sponsored by local mill Celgar) is the icing on the cake. Get to the skills park via 7th Street, downtown Castlegar.

Kaslo: Kaslo’s skatepark is right on the beach in Vimy Park. BMX or board or scooter. Toddlers to adults love this park. If you get all sweaty and hot, jump in the lake!

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Kaslo’s new bike skills park is on the River Trail system. From downtown Kaslo head upriver on the north side trail. Watch for the skills park in the woods at the point when the river turns and the trail forks into an upper and lower trail. It’s really fun for kids, novice and even expert mountain bikers to swoop along through this network of single track trails embraced within a curve of the Kaslo River.

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Nakusp: The Skatepark of Nakusp is a streetstyle park, designed by Newline, and built by the local community. The park is filled with various ledges, rails, banks, stairs, and a funbox – all with ample space. The park is equipped to meet the needs of all skill levels, so come and get your skate on! Find it just west of the tennis courts in the same area as the arena. A bike skills park is in the works, but it’s still under construction. Until then, the Nakusp and Area Bike Society has these recommendations:

quick one. The transition elements continue with a snake run, which makes this park flow nicely.

New Denver: For family riding you can’t beat the Galena Trail. It is a wide, shady trail and an easy ride in either direction.

It’s built on an old rail bed and is frequently used by hikers and families, on and off the bikes. When the trail crosses Carpenter Creek you have to take a hand operated cable car, but there is room for your bikes; see video https://www.pinkbike.com/ video/431666/

The Nelson Bike Park offers challenging BMX biking opportunities and is right next to and integrated with the skatepark. Dirt tracks and pump track for all levels. Find both at the Art Gibbon Park, 505 West Beasley Street in the Rosemont area.

Rossland: Rossland Bike Skills Park. Esling and Irwin Drive. This beginner to intermediate skills park includes ramps, jumps, ladders, boardwalks, hills and a large backboard.

Nelson: Coming in at 15,000 sq ft, the Nel“Currently we send people to the son Skatepark is stacked with fearail trail that goes from Nakusp to tures: Pier 7 manny/ledge, numerous Summit Lake. Also great and very Centennial Skills Park. Play in the hubba ledges, several rails, flat bar, popular is Zoolander at the Box Lake sandbox! The gap-jumps, pumpand more. The bowl is a key feature Trails, 5 minutes south of Nakusp on track, and Whale’s Tale have been – depths are 4'6" and 7'6" so it’s a the east side of the highway (trails are sculpted with a craftson www.Trailforks.com). Kids and man’s precision. Cententheir parents can pedal up nial is located at the west rks App lfo ‘Up Chuck’ and have a fun end of town, accessed ai Tr e th d oa nl Dow e!) referfre nd (a g flowy descent along Zoolin via Dunn Crescent. In az am is an www.trailforks.com try adventurers. It seems that ander... great for beginners September, this park is un co to advanced!” ence tool for back ils are GPSed and uploaded to this the site of the Hucken trails, but of s ery week more tra Berries Bike Jam, part ap ev m u yo s ve gi ly The trails around Nakusp of the FMB World Tour. base – which not on , alerts, riders’ comments – ta da continue to grow as plans n gain, distances can get the trailforks app (FMB= Freeride Mountio va ele evolve and are put in the o. You de vi . d ks an or os tain Biking. For more ilf ot tra ph w. even Go to ww building queue. Time spent ht hone or Android. info see www.fmbrig iP r m he tto eit bo r e fo th in Nakusp will entertain the button is at ad lo wn do e worldtour.com) fre e com, th entire family, guaranteed. to the app store.

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Visit event websites for more info and to register Salmo: Check out the small bike skills area at KP Park downtown in Salmo.

There are dirt jumps, a pump track and a few easy wood features.

Salmo is also home to West Kootenay BMX – the hub of BMX racing in the Kootenays! The track is located in the Salmo area at 434 Ski Hill Road and operates from May to the end of September. Weekly races (Saturday mornings in the spring and fall, and Tuesday evenings in July and August) are all about the fun and great atmosphere that you’ll find at any BMX track. West Kootenay BMX is one of 20 BMX racetracks in BC sanctioned

by BMX Canada. For more info and program details see their Facebook page, www.bmxcanada.org, or email westkootenaybmxracing@yahoo.com Trail: There is a little pump park in Warfield (a cute little community just up the highway from Trail – also known as Mickey Mouse Town) near Webster Elementary School. All of Warfield’s parks are connected by trails and these are connected to the wider system of hiking and biking trails that take you into the high coun-

Photo: Ollie Jones via Tourism Rossland.

try in minutes. The Kootenay Columbia Trails Society maintains a number of graded trails that are easy to get to from any point in the city. Popular biking trails for families are the Bluffs Loop or the Raven Rock Trail. All the info you need on these trails is at www.trailforks. com or you can buy a mapbook at the Trail Visitor Centre, 1199 Bay Avenue.

Village of Slocan: The skatepark in Slocan is called TENACITY. Find it near the intersection of Harold Street and Giffin Ave. Ymir: The Ymir Skatepark is very central in this tiny town and is a hub of activity from spring to fall. Located between the river and the commercial block... downtown.

April 29 Marin Wildside Enduro. Nakusp. www.wildsideenduro-en.com June 23 The Burton Amazing Race & Relay. www.kootenaysufferfest.com July 28 Idaho Peak Ultra Trail Marathon & 10K Run. New Denver. www.kootenaysufferfest.com August 11 IDiDaRide & Run Kaslo XC Mountain Bike and Trail Running Events www.ididaride-kaslo.ca August 23 - 26 Nelson Fat Tire Festival www.nelsonfattire.com September 8 Hucken Berries Bike Jam Centennial Bike Skills Park, Rossland www.fmbworldtour.com September 10 -15 WACANID International Bike Ride www.wacanid.org

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September 16 The Nakusp Suffercross CX Bike Race www.kootenaysufferfest.com September 29 Four Elements Adventure Race Castlegar. Teams of 3 experience all 4 elements during this 6-9hr race. www.fearbc.com

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Nelson “This small town of 10,000 people create some of the most unique works I’ve laid eyes on (and tasted). Even after living in an urban area of two million people in the States and visiting many artistic communities, Nelson is, per capita, astounding…”

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Time to Stretch...

Set on the shores of the West Arm of Kootenay Lake Driving through the mountains can be demanding of and surrounded by the Selkirk mountain range, Nelson is all your senses; it can change from charming to nervehome to approximately 10,000 souls. Over the years, good wracking from one minute to the next. If you’ve been planning decisions have maintained or created many cooped up in a car for a while, you will want to get out and pleasing public spaces. In Nelson’s residential districts, stretch those legs! Good thing Nelson has some beautiful beautiful Victorian homes are shaded by the overarching green spaces for you to get moving again. branches of mature trees. Nelson is a very liveable small Gyro Park is right in the heart of Nelson on Gyro Park city – whatever your stage in life.

Road. The heart of Nelson is high, but once you make But of course it wasn’t always this way. In the late 1880s your way up to Gyro Park you are rewarded by spectacuit was a rough camp catering to the needs of miners drawn lar views of the city below and the West Arm of Kootenay to the area by a silver rush. Located at the foot of Toad Lake to the northeast. The park features a pool for the Mountain, the camp grew rapidly into a town, and by the young – it is shallow at both ends, and the perfect place to early 1900s Nelson boasted several fine hotels, a number spend a hot summer day. of churches, substantial residences and elegant public Lakeside Park is at the foot of the big orange bridge buildings. Incorporated as a city in 1897, with a popula(BOB). Swim, play soccer or tennis, wander through the tion of 1000, Nelson owes many of its beautiful buildings gardens and see what’s in bloom. A long, beautiful beach, to the civic pride of its early citizens. wide promenade and large open green spaces and mature For residents, and visitors too, trees provide an expansive, shaded backthere is so much to do in Nelson. drop to stroll or for a picnic stop. The kids, It would be hard to think of a will love the Rotary children’s playground recreational or cultural activity in the middle – and there is a summertime Nelson has a charming seasonal that you couldn’t get involved concession too. campground within walking diswith here. And backcountry Cottonwood Falls Park. This park is tance of the downtown core, the adventure is just minutes away made for strolling. Designed to evoke the mall and the beach. from Nelson’s downtown and its experience you might have contemplating There are shaded campsites, full amazing variety of shops, gallera garden in Japan, the Friendship Garden hook-ups, showers, picnic tables, a ies, brew pubs and fine dining is the gardening equivalent of a hug becovered dining shelter, a sani-staestablishments. tween Nelson and its sister city, Shuzenji, tion, and best of all, a terrific view Shizuoka, in Japan. The little bridge crossIt is quite possible that Nelson of Kootenay Lake. The campground ing Cottonwood Creek is modeled after the can boast of more indie eateries is pet-friendly, and has reasonable larger bridge crossing the Katsura River in per capita than any other Canrates. Nelson City Campground is Japan. On Saturdays, head to this park for adian city. All that mountain air so centrally located you can be just must inspire the appetite and the the weekly outdoor market. about anywhere in minutes – Baker cooks! There’s plenty of culture Off-Leash Lakeside Dog Walk. Does Street, Lakeside Park, the aquatic too. You might take in a world your furry friend need to stretch his or her centre… enjoy all the amenities of class performance at the Capitol legs too? There are a few off-leash areas in the city while camping! For more Theatre, or spend a day touring Nelson. A lakeside dog-friendly stroll is information, phone 250-352-7618 Touchstones Museum and all down by the airport. Park for a fee at the or email campnels@telus.net. the art galleries downtown.

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Travelling in the area? Take time to smell the roses...

Gotta Couple of Hours?

Of course you do! Here are a few ideas on how to fill a couple of hours in Nelson and, like as not, do something you have not done before – or at least not with such style.

Catch a movie at the restored Civic Theatre on Vernon Street. That sounds ho-hum, but you will find that the movie selection is not, and the graceful Art Deco building has an elegance that makes you want to move more graciously to match the ambiance. Order your popcorn with nutritional yeast, s’il vous plait.

Whack some balls at the Nelson Squash and Social Lounge. The courts and bar are just above the Royal Pub on Baker Street. You can burn 920 calories an hour playing squash. Which leads the smart people to google: How many calories in the pint of craft beer you can enjoy afterwards? Good sport, good day. Drop-in times are Thursday evenings, Fridays after 4 pm and Sundays after 3 pm.

Wander down to the Visitor Centre in the old railway station at the foot of Baker Street. Ask for the walking tour brochure. Then, leaving your vehicle in their parking lot, embark on a walking tour of Nelson. To reward yourself after “doing” uphill Nelson, drop down to Cake Betty (709 Vernon Street, below street level) and choose one of the prettiest cupcakes you’ve ever seen, or pizza...

Join the Front Street Movement! Drop in to a dance class at Front Street Dance (612 Front Street.) No registration is required. Check the schedule for ballet, jazz or Broadway, whatever your inclination. www.frontstreetdance.ca Wind down with a relaxing late afternoon paddle. This two hour kayak adventure leaves from beautiful Lakeside Park. Travel upstream under BOB (the big orange bridge) and return with the current, floating over still waters towards a setting sun. More info at www.kootenaykayak.com

Camp for Young Filmmakers

Each summer dozens of creative youth ages 6–18 from the Kootenays and beyond come together at Selkirk College in Nelson for the one and two week Film Camp programs.

They get to work with professional filmmakers on their own films from start to finish.

When Lily Miller first came to the Summer Youth Film Camp she starred in a classic western where she outsmarted the villain to save the day. Last summer, Lily, now sixteen, directed a documentary focusing on what makes people in the Kootenays special. Lily explains, “The process of filmmaking asks that you be in tune with yourself, your crew and your community. It’s really about developing people skills.”

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The Capitol Theatre

After dinner at one of Nelson’s many fine and original restaurants, a perfect way to top off your evening is with some engaging entertainment at Nelson’s intimate theatre, the Capitol. Constructed in 1927, this Art Deco gem is not too big yet not too small and feels really old-timey.

Going to a show at the Capitol is a great way to absorb some local atmosphere.

In the past, when a night at the pictures was an occasion to revel in glitz and glamour, the theatre served principally as a movie house. Live shows by travelling drama companies and local groups, including Nelson Little Theatre and Rossland Light Opera Players (which are still a thing today), punctuated the motion picture schedules.

The Capitol provides Nelsonites with many different types of productions throughout the year. Summer youth productions (this summer, it’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame) have been the training ground and inspiration for generations of young thespians, singers and musicians.

The Capitol Theatre is located at 421 Victoria Street, 250-352-6363. Check out the calendar of events to see what’s playing during your visit to Nelson and Area. www.capitoltheatre.bc.ca

Liven Up That Wall!

A rock retaining wall at the south end of Vernon Street is the canvas for scenes from Nelson’s history. Local artist D. Dan Morslander, along with 16 high school students, painted four large murals on the wall and unveiled them as a gift to Nelson in 1989. The first painting depicts a train and its crew on Payne Bluffs (circa 1905); the second shows the icebound Nasookin – the largest steamship on Kootenay Lake; the third mural portrays Steve Martin in a scene from the movie Roxanne (1986) which was filmed in Nelson; the fourth is of an old streetcar.

A new mural was painted last year as the backdrop to a scene in a movie, which was produced as a tribute to J.P. Auclair, an amazing and versatile skier who was killed in an avalanche in 2014. It’s on Gordon Street in the Fairview area of Nelson. Go see the mural ‘for real’, or watch for it at the 3-minute mark in the incredible and joyful short film Imagination www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YVQ5s6ePeI In late August, the inaugural Nelson International Mural Festival will kick off a weekend of street parties and unveilings of many newly commissioned murals. Stay tuned for updates at www.ndac.ca/nelson-international-mural-festival/

Roses & Rosemary

As you wander around Nelson you can’t help but be impressed by Nelsonites’ enthusiasm for gardening. Beautiful displays abound in the parks and on the boulevards, hanging baskets beautify porches and lamp posts and everywhere you look homeowners display their pride and skill in their gardens. Take time to smell the roses!

Nelson’s 17th Annual Garden Festival takes place downtown Saturday, May 12 10 am – 3 pm.

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ArtWalk in the Queen City

Nelson’s premier arts festival is back for the 30th year.

ArtWalk offers Nelson and area artists the opportunity to have their work on display where just about everybody can see it – the entire downtown becomes an art gallery.

During the opening Gala evening, Friday, June 29, the businesses of ArtWalk will be open and bursting with outdoor art, live performances and other activities.

ArtWalk is a great opportunity to buy original art, to discover Nelson’s shops and restaurants, and to meet the friendly people in Nelson’s downtown. Pick up an ArtWalk guide at the Visitor Centre at 91 Baker Street, or any gallery location. Inside you’ll find artist names, disciplines, galleries and a map of locations so you can set forth on a cultural stroll. Artwalk runs until September 7, 2018.

For further information visit www.ndac.ca

Touchstones Nelson Museum of Art and History

Touchstone: an ancient device for testing the purity of gold or silver. It is an instrument used to determine excellence. The name, Touchstones Nelson, acknowledges Nelson’s mining past, the Museum’s fine stone building, and the excellence of its offerings.

Located in the heart of downtown Nelson in the former post office and city hall, Touchstones is a state-of-the-art facility that houses several historical permanent exhibits and two contemporary art galleries. Permanent exhibitions include First Nations, European exploration, mining, transportation, settlers and industry.

Touchstones galleries’ year round programming features solo and group exhibitions by regional, national and international artists. It also hosts a range of outreach programs including artist talks, workshops, tours and openings. Gallery programming aims to promote professionalism and foster appreciation for the visual arts practice and to bring awareness of the museum’s wealth of archival and artifact material. Visit www.touchstonesnelson.ca

Nelson Garden Festival

The EcoSociety’s Nelson Garden Festival is back, and it is bigger and better than ever! Whether you’re landscaping or planning a tomato crop, you’ll find it all at the West Kootenay EcoSociety’s 17th Annual Nelson Garden Festival. It takes place on Saturday, May 12, in downtown Nelson on Baker Street, from 10 am to 3 pm, rain or shine and it’s free.

Don’t forget to pick up something for the Mom you love best in your life. Always scheduled on the Mother’s Day weekend, this event offers plenty of plants and flowers to make her feel special. The festival has grown from a few booths in 2001 to more than 60 vendors. You’ll find heritage and conventional veggie and flower starts, perennials, seeds, trees, garden furniture, even chicken manure. The conversation and local gardening advice flows along with some toe-tapping music. Bring a wagon or you’ll wish you had. For more information go to www.ecosociety.ca

To Market, to Market

The West Kootenay EcoSociety is the force behind the great outdoor markets in Nelson. There are two markets operating each week throughout the spring, summer and fall months. On offer is a wide array of products: organic produce, great sweet and savoury food, clothing, jewellery, collectibles, books and more. Neighbours support each other at these markets, since 80% of each vendor’s wares must be made locally. It’s a do-good and feel-good coming together, and everyone has a good time.

The Cottonwood Community Market operates Saturdays from May 19th until October 13th and is open from 9:30 am until 3 pm. Live music is a feature at this market from 10 am to 2:30 pm. It is located at Cottonwood Falls Park. Follow the signs!

The Nelson Downtown Local Market is a Wednesday market and is located on Baker Street, Nelson’s main street. It starts June 13th and runs until September 26th.

The Wednesday market is open from 9:30 am until 3 pm.

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West Kootenay Labyrinths

What’s with all these labyrinths? It seems they are popping up all over the place! In a book called Labyrinths of British Columbia more than 100 labyrinths are listed within the province, including several in the West Kootenay region.

The Lakeside Labyrinth, made from brick pavers, is found in the Rotary Park in Nelson, near the big orange bridge.

The Village of Kaslo has two labyrinths. At the north end of Kootenay Lake is the Johnson’s Landing Retreat Centre, home to a huge stone-lined labyrinth. And hidden just outside of Nelson in the community of Blewett, is Wyld’n, a secluded labyrinth based on the Chartres pattern, dramatically lined with huge boulders. New Denver, at the north end of Slocan Lake, has the Heart’s Rest labyrinth in a private retreat setting.

The labyrinth is based on ancient sacred geometry.

Only one pathway leads you into the centre and then it brings you back out again. Labyrinth walking can reduce stress and increase your creativity and connection to self.

To find your inner peace, search out a labyrinth in the West Kootenay and explore inner and outer terrain.

Tiny Lights Festival

It’s a kitchen party with over a hundred performers at seven intimate venues throughout the small town of Ymir, Nelson’s little laid-back and quirky bedroom community.

Tiny Lights is also a coming-together place in which to share experiences and innovations.

The musicians and artists brought to you by Tiny Lights are amazingly talented but you may not have heard of them yet. With six small venues instead of one big stage, you get the kind of personal experience you can find at a friend’s house. The diversity of what is offered at this 3-day festival (June 8-10) allows you to design your own special festival experience. Check out the fascinating workshops too, from wild plant identification to puppetry to home kitchen fermentation.

Last year the festival sold out some time before the date of the event. Ymir is small and the festival can only be so big… so if you are interested, get your tickets early!

For more info, and an up-to-date list of the performers, visit www.tinylightsfestival.com

Canada Day

Canadians DO know how to party! For a super celebration, come to Lakeside Park on Sunday, July 1st, Canada Day. From 10:30 am until dark there will be music, refreshments and fun for young and old. This is Canada’s birthday, so cake will be served. There will be a sail-by of local vessels, booths and activities, and bands will play from noon till late.

All day long you’ll hear the clang and chug of the beloved Streetcar #23, and riding on it that day is free, courtesy of the Nelson & District Credit Union! Free admission also to the Car Barn Museum which is located at the terminus of the line, near Lakeside Park’s greenhouse. The grand finale to the day is one of the best displays of fireworks in the West Kootenay. Come and be a part of it all.

Stompin’ at the Hume

Within this grand old hotel the night life is electric. For backgrounders on the performers and tickets to the shows listed below – all at venues within the Hume Hotel on Vernon Street – go online to www.ontheroadmanagement.com

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Climb, Bike, Hike

When children hear visitors talk at length about the scenery, they get impatient. What does scenery matter?

But as they begin to explore beyond their back yards, so does their sense of being of the mountains. The craggy range across the lake or the valley ceases to be the wall on the other side of their world once they have climbed to the top of it and looked over the other side.

Is rock climbing your thing? Enjoy a day ascending The Date, a very accessible multi-pitch climb within reach of Nelson. It is a great walk into the base of the route, and a fun and thoughtful climb from there. You’ll enjoy stunning views at the top – the rewards of this great adventure. Pick up a copy of The West Kootenay Rock Guide book at the at the Visitor Centre in the Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce office at 91 Baker Street, for information on the more than 400 climbs in the Nelson area!

Mountain biking is a journey to Nirvana for the avid biker or for anybody, really, who is reasonably fit and has the desire to get away from the pavement. Showcased in many mountain bike films, Nelson’s trails offer everything from gentle railway grades to steep, rooty technical tracks.

For the hard core freeriders there is enough diversity to keep the adrenalin pumping. With the breathtaking backdrop of the Selkirk Mountains, Nelson’s rides take the West Coast

style and crank it up a notch! There are many great tracks within a 15 minute drive and quite a number of trails that you can get to from Nelson on your own two wheels.

Stop in at one of Nelson’s sport or bike shops for current information.

Gerick’s on Baker Street specializes in making sure you get your biking fix while in and around Nelson.

The Nelson Mountain Bike Guide, now in its 3rd edition, includes vivid, virtual terrain views, almost 40 new rides and a total of 105 mapped and described trails. All proceeds from the sale of the guide go directly towards funding the trail building and ongoing maintenance.

Hiking is another great way to spend some time. Nelson is central to many types of hikes for all abilities.

Check the book stores for Where Locals Hike in the West Kootenay or, again, ask for trail info at the Visitor Centre or sports stores around town.

Another great guide is The Kootenays (Backroad Mapbook, Number 4). It will get you just about anywhere you need to go.

favourite hike for the locals because it only takes a little more than an hour or two and the view of Nelson is unbelievable! The trail head is located across the bridge from Nelson on the North Shore. Just turn left at Johnstone Road and follow it to where the cars are parked.

Crystal Caves Trail: From downtown, head towards the big orange bridge which puts you on Nelson Ave; take a right on Elwyn Street. At the top you will come to a parking area on the right and you can see the old railroad bed. This is the head of the trail.

Kokanee Creek Park: Twenty minutes north of Nelson, eight hiking trails leave from the Info Centre in Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. The trails wind from the sandy beach and upward to the base of the forested Slocan Range of the Selkirk Mountains.

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Nelson Downtown Local Market Wednesdays 9:30-3 Baker Street June 13 - Sept 26

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Friday July 27 & Friday Aug 24 6-10pm on Baker Street Family-friendly street festival featuring 100 vendors, live music, art making, dance performances, kids’ entertainment and more!

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Rock, Metal, Stone

BC’s mining industry – much of it based right here in the Kootenays – is proud to provide the metals used in the products we rely on to sustain our lifestyles. More than 40 billion dollars worth of metals have been mined over the years around the Kootenay region. The ore in the rock and stone literally built the towns throughout southeastern BC. The Nelson Mining Museum (Chamber of Mines of Eastern British Columbia) features one of the best rock and mineral collections in the world. It is a valuable public resource for mining and exploration information with its extensive collection of maps, mining publications, information on old and new claims, and old claim maps.

Every year, the Chamber hosts numerous visits by school classes. It also holds an annual Prospecting Course designed for the beginner to intermediate prospector. When demand warrants, it gives advanced exploration training courses. Over the years, other courses have included Gemstones of the World, Crystals and Gold Panning.

The facility, at 215 Hall Street is open year-round. Check for daily and seasonal hours by phoning 250-352-5242 or visit http://www.cmebc.com/

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Kokanee Creek Park

It’s a twenty minute drive from Nelson along Highway 3A to beautiful Kokanee Creek Provincial Park. From a glacier high above, Kokanee Creek carves out a canyon down to the wide sandy beaches below, creating a spectacular natural delta on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake.

(If you want a heart-in-your-mouth bird’s-eye view of the park, fly down Kokanee canyon on a zipline. See the ad for Kokanee Mountain Zipline on page 2.)

The adventure playground and wide sandy beach at Kokanee park will keep the kids busy and active all day. There is also a good spot to launch your boat, a group camp site, a viewing platform over a fish-bearing channel and great hiking trails, including one that meanders among giant cedar and fir trees.

The Kokanee Nature Centre is open daily from 9 am to 8:30 pm, May long weekend through September. Evening children and adult naturalist programs, yoga and fitness programs, and the coffee bar at the centre are operated by the West Kootenay Ecosociety. Numerous publications about the park and its flora and fauna can be purchased at the centre as well. www.kokaneenaturecentre.org

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Regional Events Schedule Fri-Mon April 20-23

West Kootenay Trade Show Castlegar Complex.

www.westkootenaytradeshow.com

Sat April 21

Grapes & Grains Festival

Fri-Mon May 18-21

Creston Blossom Festival www.blossomfestival.ca

Sat-Mon May 19-21

Kaslo May Days. www.kaslomaydays.com

Fri June 1

Kuimba Choir Imagine Kaslo Heritage Hall

Fri-Sun June 8-10

Tiny Lights Festival, Ymir www.tinylightsfestival.com

Hume Hotel, Nelson.

www.ontheroadmanagement.com

Sun April 29

Marin Wildside Enduro, Nakusp.

Early season biking event

www.wildsideenduro-en.com

Sat May 5

Spring Kootenay Artisan Fair Nelson Prestige Lakeside Resort

Sun May 6

Spring Farm Fair, Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds.

www.passcreekfair.com

Wed-Sun May 9-13

Silver City Days, Trail. www.trail.ca

Fri-Sun May 11-13

Creston Valley Bird Fest. www.crestonvalleybirds.ca

Sat May 12

Critter Day - Beaver Creek, Trail (TBC) www.fwcp.ca

May 12,

Sat 10 am – 3 pm Nelson Garden Festival 17th Annual, downtown Nelson

Tues May 15

Kaslo Concert Series: New Orford String Quartet. 7 pm St Andrew’s Heritage Hall, Kaslo

Sun May 20

Strawberry Ridge Enduro 12-20km Mt Bike Ride. Kaslo.

2 pm - Watch Facebook ‘Kaslo Mountain Biking’ for further details

Sat-Mon May 19-21

New Denver May Days

Thur-Sat May 24-26

BC Historical Federation Conference in Nakusp. Field trips, presentations, discussions, workshops www.alhsarchives.com

Fri-Mon May 25-28

Beaver Valley May Days, Fruitvale www.beavervalleymaydays.com

Sat May 26

Fri-Sat June 15-16

BC/Yukon Region Peony Show, Castlegar. www.castlegarpeony.com

Fri-Mon June 15-17

Cruisin´ the Columbia Car Show www.smokensteelcarclub.com

Sat June 23

The Burton Amazing Race & Relay. www.kootenaysufferfest.com

Sat June 23

Lower Columbia Kootenay Communities - Details on Facebook

Fri June 29,

5 pm

Opening night of Nelson Artwalk

Sat May 26

9th Annual Garden and Nature Fest. Castlegar Complex www.castlegargardenfest.com

Sat-Sun May 26-27

Spring Nose Work Trials, Pass

Creek Exhibition Grounds

www.ndac.ca

Fri-Mon June 29-July 2

Kamp Festival,

Whatshan Lake retreat

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Fri-Sun July 6-8

Kootenay Country Music Festival,

Fri-Sun June 1-3

Sunfest, downtown Castlegar. www.castlegarsunfest.ca

and beyond Crystals • Jewellery • Classes

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Hills to Valley Garden & Art Tour

Nakusp Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run. www.kootenaysufferfest.com

Abacus Beads

Fri-Sat June 8-9

The Kootenay Healthy Lifestyles Expo. Trail Memorial Centre Arena

Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds

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Mon-Fri July 16-20

Idaho Peak Ultra Trail Marathon & 10K Run, New Denver. www.kootenaysufferfest.com

Summer Choral Workshops in Kaslo www.karenbehn.com

Mon-Sat July 16-21

Kaslo GuitarFest Classical guitar masterclasses, workshops & concerts

www.kasloguitarfest.com

Fri-Sun July 20-22

Horizons Unlimited Mountain Madness, Nakusp off-road motorcycle scavenger hunt

www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/ humm-monashees-2018

Fri-Sun July 20-22 Sat July 21

Broken Goat Trail Run, Rossland www.pacetrailseries.com/ broken-goat.html

Sat-Sun July 21-22

Castlegar Gospel Festival,

Wed-Thur Aug 22-23

Thur-Sat Aug 9-11

Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting overland adventure event for

val, Grand Forks.

motorcyclists & travellers. Nakusp www.horizonsunlimited.com

Cannafest, Canada’s hottest rock festiwww.cannafest.ca

Thur-Sun Aug 23-26

Thur-Sun Aug 23-26

Sat-Sun Aug 11-12

Nelson Fat Tire Festival www.nelsonfattire.com

Sat Aug 11

Castlegar Firefighter Games –

Sat-Sun Sept 8-9

XC mountain bike and trail run event

More information 250-365-3635 or 250-365-5686

Sun Aug 12

Nelson Artwalk windup evening www.ndac.ca

IDiDaRide-Run, Kaslo www.ididaride-kaslo.ca

Facebook: Pirate Day on the SS Moyie

Sun-Fri Aug 12-17

Valhalla Summer School of Music

18th Annual New Denver Antique & Collectibles Street Fair 8 am - 3 pm.

125 years of St Andrew’s Church, Kaslo

Toadfest at Summit Lake, Nakusp. www.fwcp.ca

Pirate’s Day. SS Moyie, Kaslo

Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds.

For more information, 250-365-7456

Sun Aug 19

Pantomime “Tell Me A Story”

Kaslo Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival www.kaslojazzfest.com

Columbia Basin Culture Tour www.cbculturetour.com

Starbelly Jam, Crawford Bay www.starbellyjam.org/

Sun July 22

Fri-Sun Aug 3-5

Tues Aug 14

Kaslo’s 125th Birthday Celebrations.

Details: Facebook Kaslo 125

New Denver

www.valhallafinearts.org

Fri Sept 7

Sun Sept 9

Hills Garlic Festival, New Denver www.hillsgarlicfest.ca

Mon-Sat Sept 10-15

WACANID International Bike Ride www.wacanid.org

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30th Anniversary

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Four Elements Adventure Race Castlegar. Teams of 3 experi-

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New Denver

Friday Market 10 am – 2 pm,

Farmers’ Market Sundays, June through August, 10 am – 2 pm.

Saturday Market starting in June 10 am – 2 pm Front Street, Kaslo.

Kildare St. & 6th Ave.

Castlegar

Lardeau Valley

Mountain Market Thursdays 3 pm – 6 pm, Queen St. & Columbia Ave.

Craft and Farmers Market Saturdays, Castlegar 9 am – 1 pm starting May 12.

Station Museum - 400 13th Avenue.

Rossland

Sundays Lardeau Valley Sunday Market

Salmo

Sundays 10 am – 2 pm Meadow Creek.

Nakusp

Creston Valley

Fridays Fringe Market 12 pm – 4

Farmers’ Market Saturdays, starting May 5, 9 am – 1 pm. On Canyon St, behind the Visitors Centre. Local produce and other products.

pm Old Firehall Saturdays Farmer’s Market, 9 am – 1 pm starting May 19. 5th Street & Broadway.

Saturdays Old Firehall Farmers Market 10 am – 2 pm.

Grand Forks

Farmers’ Market

Tuesdays & Fridays

Nelson

8 am – 1 pm Gyro Park, 7370 5th St. at Hwy. 3.

Saturdays Cottonwood Market

starts May 19, 9:30 am - 3 pm Live Music 10 am - 2:30 pm, Cottonwood Falls Park, Nelson.

Wednesdays Nelson Downtown Local Market starting June 13, 9:30 am – 3 pm, on Baker Street.

Harrop

Little Red Schoolhouse Market Sundays starting June 17 in Harrop.

Salmo Valley Farmer’s Market Thursdays 4 pm – 7 pm, starting June 28 KP Park, beside the Salmo Village Campground.

Trail

Wednesdays on June 6, July 11

& Aug 8 4 pm – 8 pm The Trail Market on the Esplanade.

Every 2nd Saturday starting May 5, 19, June 2.

Trail’s IncrEDIBLE Farmer’s Market 10 am – 2 pm, 1300 block of Cedar Ave.

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Balfour

Balfour

Balfour was originally a steamboat terminus for all the mining activities up and down Kootenay Lake. In 1889, a wealthy Englishman named Charles Busk, who envisioned Balfour becoming a centre for fruit farming and gardening, had it surveyed and staked as a townsite. Balfour has survived over the years as a popular resort for fishermen, and as the western terminal of the Kootenay Lake Ferry.

You wouldn’t guess it, but 60 businesses contribute to the lifeblood of this small town. For a fabulous vacation, stay and play in Balfour. Whether you enjoy vigorous outdoor activities such as hiking the mountain trails and mountain biking, or less strenuous pastimes such as sailing, fishing, golfing or tennis, Balfour is the place to launch your adventure. There is a varied selection of accommodations suitable for every budget, as well as fine and casual dining.

Shopping is a treat in the eclectic stores. Plan to spend a wonderful day, or week or more in beautiful Balfour.

MV Anscomb Wheelhouse

The Balfour and District Business and Historic Association, through the Heritage Committee, has completed the restoration of the original MV Anscomb wheelhouse. The MV Ans-

comb ferry plied the waters of Kootenay Lake from 1946 until 2000. The wheelhouse can be seen at the Balfour ferry terminal rest area. Open Monday and Tuesday in July and August from 10 am – 2 pm, open longer hours on holidays.

Balfour Golf Course

Discover the Kootenays’ best kept secret – 18 holes of spectacular golf! Designed by Les Furber, this prestigious course provides the complete golfing experience. Players will find the front nine carved neatly through a forested region with sand and water hazards strategically placed; the back nine uses the mountains to provide elevation from tee to green and has a breathtaking view across Kootenay Lake to the Purcell Mountains.

Harrop and Procter

Harrop and Procter are connected to the north shore of the West Arm of Kootenay Lake by an on-demand cable ferry. The two communities are about 7 km (4 miles) apart with a main road that connects them.

Altogether, just over 600 people live in the communities of Harrop and Procter. This historic area was the transportation hub of the region where rail met sternwheelers during the mining boom. It’s a favourite destination for road cyclists. (Nelsonites call it the ‘Bun Run’.) The paved roads are gentle, the vehicle traffic is light, and the cinnamon buns at the Village Bakery the best reward imaginable.

Holly’s Diner

Great Home Cooking

Nestled along the shores of Kootenay Lake, Balfour is a small but vibrant community, offering multitudes of opportunity for the avid hiker, biker, golfer, boater and fisherman.

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Ainsworth Hot Springs Townsite

Perched on a steep hillside approximately half way between Balfour and Kaslo is the quiet community of Ainsworth. Since time immemorial, the Ktunaxa people (pronounced K-too-nah-ha) have valued the springs as a place for healing. After battle, warriors would come to soak in the spirit waters (nupika wu’u), easing their heart and limbs back from injury and strain through to strength once again.

In the early 1880s, Ainsworth became the first townsite to develop on Kootenay Lake when American born Captain George Ainsworth brought his business of transportation and mining exploration to the area. At the height of the mining activity, approximately 3,000 people lived in the town. As mining ceased to be a profitable venture, the fortunes of the area diminished. The property owner decided to expand and develop the hot springs.... and here we are today.

Ainsworth is now host to the many visitors who come to take advantage of the natural beauty of the area. Check in at the comfortable Ainsworth Motel or at the Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. Immerse yourself in the naturally warm, healing waters and let nature soothe your body and soul.

Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort

Today, the site of the ancient hot springs is home to the Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. In a pleasing circularity, the resort is now owned and operated by the Lower Kootenay First Nations Band. They are proud to bring their unique warmth to the hospitality you will experience when you stay at the resort.

Staying at the hotel means you have exclusive use of the healing waters in the mornings before 10 am. Float in the steaming open-air pool, then wade into the horseshoeshaped cave, where the darkness, the mineral deposits and the humidity all combine to offer an exhilarating experience. For the brave of heart, there is also a stream-fed cold plunge.

The Hot Springs restaurant has been renovated and this summer gets a new patio overlooking Kootenay Lake. The resort’s regulars give rave reviews about the new menu which features First Nations inspired cuisine. The mussels with a companying bannock is a delicious and memorable dish.

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Woodbury

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Resort Office & Store Open 9am – 4 pm

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4 kms north of Ainsworth Hot Springs PO Box 1262, Ainsworth, BC V0G 1A0 250-353-7717 Fax 250-353-2004 Toll Free 1-877-353-7717 Email: woodburyresort@netidea.com www.woodburyresort.com

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Woodbury

It takes less than 5 minutes to drive north from Ainsworth to get to Woodbury Resort and Marina and Jones Boys Boats. The early history of Woodbury, as with many settlements along Kootenay Lake, is inextricably linked with mining. In 1897, the length of Woodbury Creek was the site of a mining boom. Prospectors staked and then worked their claims all along the creek for kilometres up into the mountains. And as with other communities, the boom didn’t last, the mining declined and the prospectors eventually went elsewhere.

Today, Woodbury is home to the thriving resort and marina, and the well known Jones Boys Boats, who offer boat sales and service. What could be better than to acquire a new boat and just go next door to stay and play?

The resort, a natural playground, is open year round, and occupies a breathtaking location on Kootenay Lake at the doorstep to the great outdoors. The four-season resort has everything from boat rentals and camping to a restaurant, store, chalet rentals, a recreation hall and a swimming pool.

Fishing is excellent all the time, but is at its best in fall and winter. Kootenay Lake is famous for having some of the biggest Gerrard rainbow trout, reaching phenomenal sizes of over 20 pounds, as well as Dolly Varden (bull trout) and delicious kokanee. Woodbury Resort sponsors a Dolly Tournament at Easter and a Rainbow Tournament at Thanksgiving, the second Monday in October. Fishermen come from all over to participate in these derbies.

When you arrive, head into the restaurant and enjoy a meal. Linger over dinner and later chat with the locals in the fun and laid back atmosphere of the pub.

Woodbury is also a gateway to Kokanee Glacier Park and the Silver Spray Cabin. In summer, you can access the park by driving up Woodbury Creek Forestry Road for 13 kilometres to the trailhead.

Woodbury ≥ Kaslo

This year, 2018, the Village of Kaslo is celebrating 125 years since it was first incorporated. There will be many projects and events commemorating a century and a quarter of life in this mountain town on the big lake. The big day, when there is sure to be lots of pomp and ceremony, speeches and an unveiling or two, will be August 14, Kaslo’s official birthday.

On the Victoria Day long weekend join Kaslovians and all those returning for Kaslo’s annual homecoming at May Days, a community party that has been reuniting relatives and rousing a rabble every year without fail since 1892.

For a village with a population of under 1000 people, Kaslo celebrates a lot: May Days, Jazz Fest and iDiDaRide in August, and Winter in the Forest Festival in February.

This is not just the contemporary face of Kaslo – in the late 1890s Kaslo was often called “The City of Energy.”

Perhaps it’s because the townsite is so compact, and far enough away from larger centres – necessity is the mother of creative inventions of all kinds.

It’s an easy place to fall in love with; the beauty of its setting is almost overwhelming at first. Look across the brilliant clear water of Kootenay Lake at the mountains opposite. The Purcells appear unmarked by roads and man-made structures. The forested slopes beckon hikers, mountain bikers and backcountry skiers, and provide inspiration for musicians and artists. Kaslo kids grow up with the lake as their front yard and the bush as their backyard. All that wildness fosters a sense of adventure, an urge to get out there. They carve their own paths or follow the route of the wagon roads and pack horse trails.

Kaslo, off the beaten path, is the perfect vacation spot.

Come for a day, a week or forever – you’ll be welcome.

Cody Caves

Cody Caves were discovered in the late 1800s by Henry Cody, of Prince Edward Island. It became a popular destination for adventurous residents of Kootenay Lake throughout the 1900s and was made into a Provincial Park in 1964.

As the only low elevation cave in the West Kootenay, its guided tours make an excellent introduction to caving for visitors.

Cody Cave Tours offers a variety of caving adventures for those ages 5 and up. Visitors should be reasonably fit and warm clothes and sturdy footwear are important for spelunking comfort. Reservations are required. For more information visit their website www.codycavetours.com or call at 250-359-CAVE (2283). A fascinating journey into the fragile underworld of Cody Caves awaits you.

“The best days are spent fishing!”

Kootenay Lake has some of the best fishing in Canada.

You can fish by boat, kayak or canoe with bucktail streamers on the surface or plugs down deep. Or cast from shore with spoons and jigs. There are three different types of rainbows in Kootenay Lake; Mykiss, Kamlooper and the world renowned Gerrard rainbow with sizes ranging from 1 to 20 lbs! Not to be outdone is the bull trout or what the locals call dollies. They are great to eat or smoke up for later and range from 1 to 15 lbs. Visit Jones Boys Boats in Woodbury for more information.

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National Historic Sites

There are 94 National Historic Sites in the vast province of British Columbia and only five in all of the West Kootenay. There are two National Historic Sites in Kaslo – the Village Hall on 4th Street and the SS Moyie, the oldest intact passenger sternwheeler in the world.

SS MOYIE

When she was launched on October 22, 1898, there were no roads, no trains, and only rowboat, canoe, foot, horse or mule travel into these hidden mountain valleys. You could not overstate this ship’s value, or the affection the people in the many isolated communities on Kootenay Lake felt for her during her 60 years of faithful service on the lake.

The ship is now dry-docked on Front Street, overlooking the lake she sailed on for so many years. But she is still welcoming folks aboard; she is both Kaslo’s Visitor Centre and a captivating museum.

CITY HALL

The Village Hall (Kaslo’s “City” days are long gone!) was built in 1898 – the same year the SS Moyie made her maiden voyage on Kootenay Lake. It is the oldest municipal hall still standing in mainland BC. For the past decade this graceful wooden building has undergone extensive restoration, both outside and inside.

While the library remained open on the ground floor despite the ongoing works, Kaslo Village staff and council moved their offices to the Kemball Memorial Centre in 2009. After almost a decade they will be moving back to the Village Hall this year.

Established 1923

This campground has everything you’ve been looking for!

One of the oldest operating golf courses in BC, the Kaslo Golf Course provides golfers of all ages and skill levels a unique and challenging experience.

Enjoy stunning views from every shot!

Adult Prices: 9 holes $25 • 18 holes $38 No pre-booked tee times required.

Ask about the 10 Pack and Twilight specials.

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Free club rentals for motorcyclists

Stop in and dine at the beautiful Clubhouse Restaurant, open 7 days a week.

Come on out and enjoy a great golf experience!

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The Langham

There are many old buildings in Kaslo, but arguably none can match the Langham as a witness to the challenges met by all those who have climbed its elegant central stairway.

For some, the clapboard sided, cedar shake-roofed building on A Avenue and 5th Street was their workplace – it was originally built in 1896 as a hotel. It was so busy in town then that each bed was rented out to three miners, who slept in shifts. It later became a bank, a bottling company for ginger beer and sodas, and a boatworks.

Seventy-six years ago, in the late winter of 1942, it became the home for eighty men, women and children who did not arrive by choice. It was World War II and the BC government, with an Order In Council, initiated a scheme whereby Canadians of Japanese descent were exiled to the interior of the province.

In 1942, Kaslo’s heyday was a distant memory. This influx of new residents made a big impression and animated the half empty town. After the war was over, all but three of the interned families left the village. On August 6th, 1988 a ceremony to formally apologize to the Japanese Canadians interned in the Langham and elsewhere in Kaslo took place. The Village of Kaslo became the first municipality to offer redress.

Until the early seventies, the building did not see much love, and demolition of the raw, derelict building seemed inevitable. Then an energetic local group, organized by Michael Guthrie, saw its potential for a cultural centre and purchased the building. The Langham Cultural Society was formed in 1974 and for four decades has been a hub of arts, culture and heritage in Kaslo and the surrounding region. It currently houses galleries, studios, a small intimate theatre, and the Japanese Canadian Museum. In 2014, the Architecture Foundation of British Columbia named 12 of the best buildings in BC. The Langham was recognized as one of that elite dozen.

The self-guided tour of the Japanese Canadian Museum features a series of photographs and writings on the walls and stairways of the building. There are sound stations where one can hear the authentic voices of internees. On the third floor there is also a re-creation of the living quarters of a family of Nisei (Canadian citizens of Japanese descent); a snap shot of what it must have been like to live in internal exile in one’s own country.

Langham Gallery hours are Thursday through Sunday, 1 – 4 pm. The Japanese Canadian museum is open weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm, seven days a week. For more information call 250-353-2661 or email langham@netidea. com, or you can go to their website www.thelangham.ca

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The Best Little MUSIC Festival

Free-range fun for the whole family! Jazz is in the name, but in the last 25 years and counting, the scope of the music has broadened – grown outward with the event itself, which spills down over the lake, into Kaslo’s downtown and, finally, the summer vibe gets reinvigorated at all the pop-up campsites and on the beaches.

Festival goers will discover a diversity of musical genres, a natural laid-back environment that’s very family friendly, quality sound, and truly exceptional talent like Buffy Sainte-Marie. Mountains rising over 10,000 feet from the lake are the backdrop for the performers. The audience can watch and listen while reclining on the sunny, sandy beach, in the shade of the trees, or even while swimming or boating in the water around the stage.

Keep an eye on their website as the acts are confirmed. www.kaslojazzfest.com

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Kaslo

126 Years Celebrating the Days of May

tion with Rev. K. Shimuzu, whose congregation of Japanese Canadian internees worshiped there.

St Andrew’s also offers saddle-bag services in the sanctuary, Sundays in summer, starting June 17 through to September 9.

SS Moyie

Anchors aweigh! The Sweetheart of the Lake is embarking on a journey Kaslo’s first May Days celebration through history and you are invited. was in 1892, but this annual celebraAccept the invitation to become part tion of spring never grows old. of Kaslo’s living history.

Plan to share in the excitement as For nearly 60 years, sternwheelers Kaslovians go all out for fun (and provided a transportation lifeline to tradition) on the Victoria Day weekthe many isolated communities on end, May 19 – 21.

Kootenay Lake. The SS Moyie and Th is little museum, right in the midIn the old days the sternwheelers her sister ships literally opened the dle of Front Street, celebrates an era ran excursion trips from Nelson and Kootenay region to miners, busiwhen hard, hard work, and unimaginstopped to pick up revellers at every nesses, farmers and pioneer families. point along the way, while When she was launched others arrived in every on October 22, 1898, the Nobody hosts an event like Kaslo type of boat and conveyships were the only means ance, filling the streets of About Kaslo May Days: of mass transportation, Kaslo with miners, prosfreight and mail service.

“We brought our family of 4 girls to May Days in 2011 pectors and their families.

And so they came – the from Southern Alberta… it was so amazing, such a great The main event then was rich, the poor, prospectors reflection of this little community – so good that I agreed a horse race down Front and settlers – sailing up the we should move here permanently (my husband was raised Street, with prizes as high pristine waterways on veshere). I have not regretted it since. – L Scott, now Kaslo as $250, and a unique sels that were remarkable “Prospectors’ Race.” for their splendour and deAbout Jazz Etc Music Festival: pendability.

May Days has events “…(New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz) Bandleader for all ages and tastes When the SS Moyie Ben Jaffe (bass, tuba) made a huge impression on the elattheatre, musicians in the was finally dry docked in ed crowd. He said, “With that backdrop it’s hard not to feel park, a slow-pitch tour1957 the Village of Kaslo sexy!” and thanked the crowd for being there and bringing nament, a Show ‘n’ Shine, purchased her from the their kids: “That’s the best part, some of those kids dancing kids’ races as well as food, CPR for the grand sum of out there!” Keyboardist Kyle Roussel added, “We want to craft and wellness booths. $1. Breathing life into her thank all the kids for dragging their parents out here too.”

On Saturday and Sunday, history has involved thou–Halynn Blanchard, Earshot Jazz, Seattle join the crowds at the sands of hours of labour, Logger Sports Grounds About iDIDaRide & Run: research and the skills down by the beach. Grab of a generation of workI really think the venue is second to none. Never had a a burger and a seat on ers. On board, experience race experience like that before. Start and finish in the heart the grandstand and take the re-created hum of the of town with the lake right there to cool off after. In fact I in the amazing athletiengines, the click of the even rode to the start line from our accommodations. I also cism demonstrated by the typewriter keys in the really enjoyed the trails that were a part of the race. Real competitors at this interPurser’s office, and the remountain biking, especially from the top of the first fire road national logging skills corded sounds of a mother climb back down to the highway. So good! I’ll be back. competition. On Monsoothing her baby in the – Paul Elliot, Kelowna day join the people lined Ladies Salon. Storyboards up along Front Street at street level describe the and catch the sights and sounds of scope and scale of the restorations able risk, was the norm for most the Kaslo Parade. Afterwards, walk that are still ongoing today. people. At its founding, Kaslo was the down to the Maypole in Vimy Park gateway to the “mining metropolis of Now a designated National Historic and watch the children weave ribthe world”; a time when fortunes were Site and BC Landmark, the sternwheelbons in a traditional dance just as made and lost in a day. er is open daily for guided or self-guidtheir parents and grandparents did ed tours from Mother’s Day through Hundreds of old tools from the when they were children themselves. to Thanksgiving weekend. She is also boomtown years are on display. At home to the Kaslo Visitors Centre. the back, there is one room devoted to the early days of forestry. Axes She is located at 324 Front Street, of all different shapes and sizes, Kaslo. For more information see St Andrew’s United Church, like and crosscut saws cover the walls. www.klhs.bc.ca or call 250-353-2525. the Village, is also celebrating 125 A stump in the middle of the room years. Several events are planned bristles with some of the first power including a special anniversary serBe sure to pick up a copy of saws ever used for falling trees and vice on July 8. On August 19, an old bucking timber. fashioned pantomime featuring a your complimentary Photos and ephemera and even percast of over 25 will be presented. Tell Kaslo Area Guide with sonal items from Kaslo’s early years Me A Story will take its audience on are displayed on the walls and in caba ride from 1893 to today. Local ac8 pages dedicated to the inets – medicine bottles, spectacles, tors will represent some of the town’s Kaslo’s 125 years. a restaurant menu, a photo of horses forefathers who participated in the wearing snowshoes… come feel the building of the church, the impact www.visitkaslo.com determination and resilience of the on the church of the fire and floods residents of this area. the following year, and the connec-

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Kaslo

The Thrills and Spills of Logger’s Sports

Tennis, Anyone?

The saws are roaring, the climbing spurs are jangling and the axes are thunking. The crowd eagerly watches the brave souls in the burling pond desperately trying to stay out of the freezing water. Logger sports is not for the faint of heart! The show runs Saturday and Sunday May 19 & 20.

Kaslo Area Trails

Kaslo River Trail

Houseboating Kootenay Lake

Explore the many faces of Kootenay Lake like never before – on a houseboat from Kaslo Shipyards. As captain and crew, you decide how busy or relaxing you want your holiday to be. All are furnished with a spacious wheel-house, full galley, bathroom and sleeping facilities for four, six or eight people. Cruise the lake in comfort and style and discover your own private cove.

Go to www.kasloshipyard.com for more information.

Kaslo Sk8Park

Kaslo has not one, but two very nice tennis courts. If you’re interested in an afternoon match or interested in information on joining the Kaslo Tennis Club, both can be arranged at the Kaslo Motel, 250-353-2431. The courts are located on the south end of town by the arena.

Come down to the waterfront (opposite the ball park in Vimy Park) to see the most scenic skatepark anywhere and watch the skaters as they execute an ‘ollie,’ a ‘blunt slide’ or ‘kick flip.’ From bikes to skateboards, the kids ride them all. All ages participate, and it is great summer entertainment for riders and watchers alike.

You can traverse this lovely riverine loop, bracketed by two beet red covered bridges, in under an hour. Starting at the south end of Higashi Way in downtown Kaslo, and heading west along the north side of the river, walk or bike up towards the Trailblazer Bridge. The initial section of the north side trail is wide and easy, making it family friendly and for much of the way, wheelchair accessible.

Halfway to the bridge is the Family Pump Park, which is lots of fun for mountain bikers young and old.

Crossing over to the south side trail by way of the Trailblazer covered bridge, head left – back towards town – along an enchanting path complete with steps, hand ropes and benches at view points, finishing at the Unity Bridge.

Or, once you cross the bridge go west – to the right – and continue to follow the river; you’ll be travelling the Lettrari Loop. If it’s a hot summer day, you’ll love this shady section. It eventually leaves the river, and climbs steeply to the Kaslo air strip and the True Blue Recreation Area.

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True Blue Trails There is a lot of variety on the multi-purpose trails above the airport in the True Blue Recreation Area, with about 9 trails of various difficulty.

You will want to get yourself a trail map or access to TrailForks before venturing into this network as there are a number of new trails in the area that do not show up on the map yet... such as Strawberry Ridge, I’ll Call Rusty and Look Way Up – all worth visiting.

To get to the True Blue Recreation Area, take Hwy 31 heading south out of Kaslo, turn right on Balfour Avenue and follow it up the hill above the arena until you reach the gravel pit on the left. If you hit the airport you’ve gone too far. Park and head up the dirt road, watching for trails leading into the woods as the Bjerkness Road winds up and around to the west.

The Monster – This is a downhill mountain bike trail that leads from the top of Mt. Buchanan to the valley bottom.

This trail is rated difficult and not for beginners.

Wagon Road – A wide, relatively flat trail that goes from the top of Zwicky Road in Kaslo to Fish Lake. The area is steeped in history. Excellent for hiking and biking.

Access Trail/View Trail – There are 4 access points for this trail: 1) top of Wardner Street in Kaslo, 2) off Hwy 31 north of Kaslo just before the brake check, 3) continue a little further and turn left up Branch 7 and ride until you see a sign for Big Foot which will connect you to No Brakes, which will in turn fork again, giving you the choice of taking No Brakes down, or the East or West Access Trail from there, and 4) on the highway to New Denver at an intersection with the Wagon Road, about 3 km west of Kaslo. From Highway to highway, this trail takes about 4 hours to hike. It can also be mountain biked from Branch 7 and is part of the very challenging 40 km iDIDaRide mountain bike event.

____________________________ iDIDaRide & Run 2018

Kaslo iDIDaRide & Run is a five event mountain bike and trail running event, to be held Saturday, August 11 on the fabulous Kaslo area trail network.

This is the second year for this event and it offers something for everyone in the family. There are bike races of 40, 20 and 8 km as well as running races of 20 km and 8 km.

The first year was a great success with over 100 contestants, a few from as far away as England, participating on the great single track trails around Kaslo.

Some starts and all the finishes are at the loggers sport grounds, situated on the beautiful shores of Kootenay Lake.

The venue is unparalleled in beauty. Many racers last year happily went straight into the lake upon finishing their event.

From the novice riders and runners to the most experienced athletes testing themselves in the longer events, everyone will be challenged and satisfied when they do arrive at the finish.

Mark it on your calendar, book the time off work, you will be stoked you did! Register at www.ididaride-kaslo.ca

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Tee Time

At the Kaslo Golf Club, there is a spectacular view at each of the 9 holes.

The course has rolling hills, well conditioned grass greens and well-manicured fairways. Sand in the bunkers is carefully maintained. There is a picturesque water hazard adjacent to the 9th green that has a waterfall and an accurate scale model of the SS Moyie.

The club also has a driving net and a practice green.

The timber frame clubhouse features a fully licensed restaurant with a varied menu. Dine inside or on the covered patio where you can relax and enjoy the view. Wildlife sightings on the course are not unusual, so be sure to bring your camera. The clubhouse is open from April to October, dependent on seasonal weather.

At the Kaslo Golf Club you do not usually have to pre-book tee times – come when you want to play, register and start in order of arrival. There are rental clubs and pull and power carts and motorcyclists can get free club rentals.

Whether you are an experienced golfer or a beginner, there are enough nuances of play to keep you coming back to enjoy the course. Fore!

Kaslo & North Adventures

There is a Kaslo company and, a little further north, a Lardeau River rafting outfit that are taking the concept of tourism to the next level. Think backstage pass to authentic West Kootenay culture and nature.

Meet Dana and François Blouin of Between a Lake and High Place in Kaslo.

They created their company after discovering they intuitively sought immersive, authentic, and off-the-beaten-path experiences when they travelled. The couple combine their personal knowledge as professional wildlife biologists with the local community of storytellers, artisans, farmers, musicians, historians, chefs, and outdoor enthusiasts to craft your perfect small group experience.

Gather wild and locally grown food to create meals alongside a chef; step back in history, get into character and learn bush survival skills from Kaslo’s original resident, David Kane; learn a tree’s life story from its perspective, combining the ecological and spiritual elements of “forest bathing.”

sive experiences into nature informed by guides who totally understand and love their wild back yard. In the words of one adventure seeker: “Seeing it from the

river gave us all a rich, new perspective and appreciation for the dynamic and unique ecosystem we were lucky enough to share that day. Oly was a fantastic guide, he kept us safe and his love and enthusiasm for the land, wildlife and river was immediately infectious. There were wonderful moments when we were all astounded, like when a low flying eagle swooped by, exciting moments as we descended into the rapids and peaceful moments when we drifted in silence for a few minutes, just taking in the grandeur of our majestic surroundings.”

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Nakusp

Nakusp

One of the first things you should do after arriving in Nakusp is to take a stroll along the path that follows the shoreline of upper Arrow Lake. The lovely landscaping, the view, the beach, the fact that you can walk from one end of town to the other and feel energized rather than tired – those factors are just the beginning of why residents of Nakusp love their town.

Incorporated in 1892, Nakusp’s strategic location led to it becoming part of the fur trade route as well as the jumping off point for some of the early silver, lead and zinc mining in the Slocan Valley. Since there were no roads or railways to Vancouver, goods had to be shipped via waterways from Nakusp, all the way up the Arrow Lakes to Revelstoke where the main CPR line was located.

Of the early buildings in Nakusp, only a few remain. The Leland Hotel on the waterfront, which was built in 1892, is one of the originals. It is unique in the West Kootenay, and perhaps the province, for being a wooden hotel that has welcomed guests every day over the last century and a quarter.

Today, Nakusp offers visitors a relaxed and friendly atmosphere for a vacation. In the summer there is fishing, boating, houseboating, swimming, snorkelling, walking, hiking, biking, camping and golfing. For a more leisurely adventure, check out the many downtown shops and restaurants, or soak in the hot springs.

Go to the Visitor Centre for all the info you need to set up your day. Be sure to reserve some of your time for the museum next door. Of special interest is the new 3650 sq ft addition to the museum that is dedicated to telling the Sinixt story, from the last Ice Age to the present day. There is a lot to see and take in, including a diorama and a tule tipi made of woven bulrush reeds.

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Nakusp Hot Springs

Tucked away in the Selkirk mountains, the Nakusp Hot Springs resort is the pride of the village. The circular shaped hot springs pool is housed in an ampitheatre-like structure above Kuskanax Creek. One side of the pool, the larger part, is filled with warm water, and the smaller part is for bathers who like it hotter.

The hot springs, which are wholly owned and operated by the Village of Nakusp, are located 12 kms up a paved and well maintained mountain road. In earlier times there was only a path that was used by pack-horses escorting paddlewheeler passengers who came to sample the deliciously warm waters. Soak your bones in the gorgeous mountain setting and get away from it all!

After enjoying the soothing waters, go hiking and mountain biking, or camp at the resort’s campground in the serene setting of a grove of old growth cedars and hemlocks on Kuskanax Creek. Check out the website, www.nakusphotsprings.com or 1-250-265-4528.

Summer Splash Slo-pitch Tourny

Nakusp is a sporty, town, taking both hockey and ball seriously. For the 32nd year they will host their 20 team slopitch tournament at the Nakusp Recreation Park. The city’s campground surrounds some of the diamonds making it the perfect ball tournament holiday for the whole family.

The games are very entertaining - and very competitive... so if you are out for a jaunt on the August long weekend, August 3 – 6, stop in Nakusp and watch some ball. Interested?

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Nakusp water, view the cathedral cedars in the area, swim in an alpine lake or walk along the 8.5 kms of cross country trails one of which will lead you down into the village.

Maps can be picked up at the Nakusp Hot Springs lobby or at the visitor centre on 6th Avenue NW, downtown Nakusp.

After your day of hiking, come for a relaxing soak or stay in the campground or cedar chalets for more days of exploring.

Relax. Refresh. Return.

Stroll the Waterfront

Glorious flowers and brilliant sunshine, combined with a paved path beside a clear mountain lake makes the Nakusp waterfront walkway a must do when visiting.

This recreation pathway is 1 km long, and stretches from the downtown marina to a large public beach. Along the walkway are wonderful gardens, grassy lawns, picnic areas, benches to sit on and admire the view, and a seasonal concession stand. In the middle of the trail, stop and enjoy Spicer’s Gardens. The gardens feature a gazebo and information is provided so you can read up on the history of the gardens as you pause and breathe in the perfume of the blooms. Tucked away down the walkway towards the public beach is a Japanese garden. It has a pond with fish, a stream with a bridge and shady nooks with exotic ferns.

The walkway is wheelchair friendly and can be accessed from many points along the way. Take a short stroll, or hike the whole way – your spirits will be lifted.

Canada Day Celebrations

Sunday, July 1st is Canada’s birthday and the fun starts at 10 am in Nakusp with a pancake breakfast by the volunteer firefighters! After you’re nice and full, it will be time for the parade. The street will fill with excited families to

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watch the floats. There are all kinds of activities at the park to see later, such as kids’ races, skateboard/BMX competition, concession, beer garden and music and dancing. A fireworks show tops it all off just after dark. Come down to the waterfront for the best view.

Plan a family camping trip in Nakusp this summer. Stay at a municipal, provincial or private campground. The area begs to be camped in... you won’t be disappointed! Photo: M Metro

Cool Camping

Nakusp has some great camping areas. The Nakusp Municipal Campground is located in the heart of the village, close walking distance to the public beach, playgrounds, ball fields, shopping and restaurants. Sites are treed, some are powered and there are showers, water fill-ups and a sani-dump on site (and huckleberries if you’re there at the right time). It is open May to October. Outside of town, there are a number of private campgrounds and provincial parks with fantastic recreation opportunities.

McDonald Creek Provincial Park is located 12 km south of Nakusp on Hwy 6, heading towards Burton.

It has recently been updated with new water faucets, a shower building, sani-dump and newer toilets.

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy at the Cottage in Hills.

Hike, bike or stroll to Slocan Lake from your front door. Very private, fully equipped, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom cottage, sleeps six. Full kitchen Web: www.thecottageinhills.com and a rustic covered Ph: 250-358-2722 TheCottageInHills porch for relaxing with Email: cottageinhills@xplornet.com a view of the Cottage in Hills, BC, Canada Valhalla Mountains.

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Heading southeast towards New Denver, you reach Summit Lake. Take a day or a couple of weeks to enjoy Three Islands Resort or Summit Lake Provincial Park.

The resort offers pull-thru and tenting sites. Enjoy beautiful mountain and lake views, friendly staff, and a variety of great amenities. Reservations by phone only.

As you continue towards New Denver, you will come to the hamlet of Rosebery. Rosebery used to be the northern mooring of the Slocan Lake railway barge. Now it is easily recognizable by the log yard at the top of Slocan Lake. It is also the location of Rosebery Provincial Park.

This park has an intimate, forested creek setting that offers secluded camping with 36 spacious campsites alongside the rushing Wilson Creek.

A little closer to New Denver you will find Wilson Creek Resort. The amenities are plentiful, it has two public beaches and offers bike and kayak tours. You can also rent paddle boats and kayaks. And for those who can’t leave the electronics at home, internet!

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New Denver

May Days In New Denver

New Denver May Days is a fun three day celebration with a more than 100 year history that occurs annually on the Victoria Day weekend. This year May 19 to 21 is the time when people from far and wide converge on the sleepy village to enjoy all the activities that are happening. The big day with the parade and vendors and games all day in the park is Monday.

Peaceful Kohan Reflection Garden Photo: G McRae

The Kohan Reflection Garden

This public Japanese-style garden was established to honour the many Canadian citizens of Japanese heritage who were forcibly resettled to the BC interior in 1942. It is a serene lakeside spot for contemplation and for enjoyment of the natural and complementary landscapes. The Kohan Garden is located at the end of lst Avenue, New Denver, south of Centennial Park and Campground, along Slocan Lake.

The Garden was conceived in 1988 by the Slocan Lake Garden Society, a volunteer, non-profit organization locally known as the SLUGS. Work began in 1990.

From May through October, a Kohan Garden Map and Plant Key is available for a $1.00 donation from the campground attendant in Site #6. It will serve as your guide to the 210 different varieties currently planted there.

Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre

During World War II, over 22,000 Japanese-Canadians were forcibly resettled from the West Coast into camps in the interior of BC; 4000 of these were resettled in New Denver. The Nikkei Centre tells their story. After the war, the families left behind remarkable gardens filled with flowers, vegetables, native species and cherry trees. It is also the site of the Heiwa Teien Peace Garden, designed

by Mr. Roy Sumi. Open May 1 to September 30, daily between 10:30 am and 4:30 pm.

Sandon

In the 1890s, Sandon sprang into existence as Canada’s richest silver mining community. The frenzied rush and wild speculation that surrounded Sandon equalled the magnitude of the great gold rushes. Before the bubble burst, Sandon had grown to a city of 5000 with 29 hotels, 28 saloons, banks, 2 railways and dozens of stores and businesses. One of Sandon’s unique features was a boardwalk built over top of Carpenter Creek which was flumed right down the middle of a downtown street!

The long decline, which led to Sandon’s ultimate demise, began in 1899 with a long series of labour problems, followed in 1900 by a devastating fire in the downtown area. Although rebuilding did occur, Sandon never again reached its former prominence. Declining metal prices and the exhaustion of several of the major mines caused Sandon to eventually become a near ghost town.

You can see the original city hall built in 1900, along with the museum and the Silver Smith Power Plant. The Sandon Historical Museum houses a collection of everyday life as it was in Sandon, during and after its heyday.

The museum is open June 1 to mid-September, seven days a week, 9 am to 5 pm. The turnoff for Sandon is west from Kaslo off of Hwy 31A.

New Denver Friday Market

From the first Friday in June until the last Friday in September, a vacant lot in downtown New Denver is transformed into a market square. Between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm, come downtown with your basket and browse.

The market features locally grown vegetables, flowers, fruit and herbs. You can also peruse the works of artists and artisans from all over the Kootenays.

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Gateway to the Valhallas • www.slocancity.com photo Tim Garton

Welcome to the best kept secret in the Kootenays – Slocan – a picturesque lakeshore village that lies at the south end of pristine Slocan Lake. Guarded by the Valhallas in the Selkirk Mountain range, our friendly and safe community is a wonderful place to visit or live. We enjoy four distinct seasons with very different activities available during each one (see our list below.) We are a very diverse population, ranging from young families to retirees. Here there is something for everyone regardless of age, from sitting on the beach reading a book to rock climbing along the shores of the lake.

No cell phone service in most of our valley, however free WIFI is available in Slocan.

We have a pay phone on Harold Street!

Things to see and do: • Hike the Valhallas or the Heritage Rail Trail • Boat Launch • Canoe/Kayak/Sail • Swim (public beach/picnic area) • Distillery Tours • Water Ski • Scuba Dive (WKS Slocan City Park.mpg) • Camp/Fish • Aboriginal Pictographs • Rock Climb • Summer Kids Day Camp (250-355-2484) • World Class Skateboard Park • Tennis/Basketball • Golf • Springer Creek Falls • Snowmobiling/Sledding/Skating • Snowshoe/X-Country Skiing

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Places to Eat

Harold Street Café ................................250-355-2663 Open 7 days a week Lemon Creek Lodge & Campground ..1-877-970-8090 Casual fine dining ......................................................................... lemoncreeklodge.com 250-355-2403

Places to Stay

Gatesway Vacation Rental ...................250-355-2672 Nightly/weekly Lemon Creek Lodge & Campground ...1-877-970-8090 Lodge, cabins, campground ......................................................................... lemoncreeklodge.com 250-355-2403 Springer Creek RV Park & Campground 1-866-355-2023 ......................................................................... Full / partial hook-ups / tent sites 250-355-2266 Paradise Valley Lodge ............................250-226-7647, paradisevalleylodge.com, Winlaw

......................................................................... Comfortable and spacious accommodation for up to 8

Recreation

Slocan Valley Rail Trail ........................... slocanvalleyrailtrail.ca

Community Services

Slocan Fitness Centre ............................250-355-2355 Well equipped gym Slocan Library .........................................250-355-2355 Ongoing book sale, free WiFi Slocan Valley Legion 250-355-2672 502 Harold Street, Sunday afternoon jams The Legion welcomes members & guests Valhalla Children’s Centre .....................250-355-2222 Licensed daycare ages 2 - 6

WEG Community Service Society .........250-355-2484

......................................................................... Services, projects, programs for all ages WEG Learning Centre ............................250-355-2840 Computers, internet, free WiFi WEG Youth Centre ..................................250-355-2484 1001 Harold Street

Churches

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church .........250-355-0021 St Mary’s Catholic Church .....................250-355-2487

Businesses

CT Automotive ........................................250-355-2351 Mountain Valley Station ........................250-355-2245 Gas station/convenience store/ATM Slocan Towing ........................................250-226-7084, cell 250-551-7369 Slocan Village Market............................250-355-2211 slocanvillagemarket.com

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Slocan

Mountain Valley Station 704 Arlington Rd, Slocan BC 250-355-2245

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Harold Street Café

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Springer Creek RV Park & Campground

• Info Booth • Full Hookups • Showers • 5 min from Beach & Boat Launch • Hiking & Biking Trails

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WE OPERATE: Daycare Centre, Networks for New Parents, Learning Centre, Youth Centre, Summer Day Camp, Food Bank, Community Garden and Seniors Luncheon.

WE ADMINISTER: Art Therapy, Strong Start, After School Sport Initiative and Slocan Valley Early childhood Council.

WE PROVIDE: Mental Health and Addiction Counselling, KCDS employment services and resources, and Access to Resources and Service referrals.

Post & beam European style lodge, cabins, & campground nestled between Kokanee & Valhalla provincial parks. Casual fine dining open to guests year-round. Call for reservations

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Slocan Valley

Slocan Lake Photo :Tim Gaton

Slocan Lake

Slocan Lake is a powerful and timeless natural presence whose unspoiled beauty impresses itself on the senses with a force that becomes embodied. It is as deep as 275 metres, with an average depth of 150 metres, so it rarely freezes.

The lake is popular with kayakers, hikers, anglers and sightseers, many of whom return year after year.

The lake supports a variety of sport fish such as Kokanee salmon, whitefish, burbot, rainbow trout and bull trout.

Sturgeon is a protected species in Slocan Lake, as their population is in decline due to damming at various points downstream along the Columbia River system.

Road access to the west side of the lake is limited to one forestry road which terminates at a Forest Service campground at the northern end of the lake. Boat-camping around the lake is popular as there are a number of usermaintained campgrounds and hiking trailheads along the west shore. ~ Submitted by the Slocan Lake Stewardship Society www.slocanlakess.com

The Regional District Park at Winlaw

Photo by Craig Lawrence

The park features nature trails and boardwalks weaving through forest and marshes. Picnic and beach areas include a fire pit, picnic tables, benches, an outhouse/change room building, and a covered gazebo. (No overnight camping)

Located on the banks of the beautiful Slocan River 1 km north of Winlaw Bridge on Slocan River Road.

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Dramatic mountain vistas, lakes, the serene beauty of the Slocan River, winding roads and friendly villages all combine to make the valley an inspiring place to visit.

The Slocan River was used as a transportation route by native people, miners and loggers. To this day you can still find stretches that feel just as it once did when the paddle was the most common engine – a wild, unspoiled ecosystem.

Rafting and tubing are favoured sports on the river. The first section of the river is a gentle float area; in the last few kilometres the pace of the river increases as you progress to the rapids. There, you will enjoy some really great class II and III whitewater. From mild to wild, a rafting adventure or tube float is great family fun!

A multipurpose path developed from an old rail line follows the curves of the river. Other popular recreation areas in the valley include the Winlaw Nature Park and the Walter Clough Wildlife Area.

The Slocan Valley is home to one of the few remaining great undisturbed natural areas of the world, Valhalla Provincial Park. This park is 50,060 hectares of dramatic granite peaks and glacier-scraped valleys and brilliant blue-green lakes. A well-spring of inspiration for hikers and climbers, its ruggedness and alpine wildlife (including small herds of mountain goats that like to follow humans along at a discreet distance) redefine awesome, not to mention your sense of personal scale on earth.

A popular hike is the Gwillim Lakes Trail. It’s best to plan this one as an overnighter. At the top of Drinnon Pass the elevation is 1615 m (5329 ft). To get to the trailhead turn off Highway 6 at either Passmore or Slocan City. Follow signs on the gravel road for about 44 km.

The eastern boundary of the park is 30 km of Slocan Lake shoreline and much of the park is only accessible by boat. There are public boat launches in Slocan City, New Denver and Silverton.

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Village of Slocan

At the southern end of Slocan Lake, at the mouth of the Slocan River, lies the lakeshore village of Slocan, “Gateway to the Valhallas”. The village has a rich and varied history as an age-old summer encampment of the indigenous people, a silver mining town, railway terminus, JapaneseCanadian internment camp and lumber mill town. And Slocan is yet again on the verge of reinventing itself.

Slocan village offers excellent hiking, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and canoeing – all within easy walking distance. A farmers market is held every Sunday at 10 am in the heart of town, and runs from the end of June to the first week of September. The trailhead for Valhalla Provincial Park’s Slocan Lakeshore Trail is situated just on the west side of the river. Nearby, a sandy beach on the lake is the best place to cool down on a hot summer’s day.

On the eastern shore of the lake, the Slocan bluffs present climbers of all abilities an opportunity to test their skills while enjoying a view of the Valhalla Mountains. Mountain bikers can travel easily on the converted old rail line, or vertically down one of the area’s mountainside trails.

For more exciting possibilities and things to do in Slocan, go to www.slocancity.com

place to share with guests, to have weddings, to do yoga, to have Art in the Park shows, for open air theatre. The park is also the launching point for the famous Slocan River Poker Float that takes place in August.

Come and visit! Hike down the path through the shady forest and over the boardwalk, listen for the cry of the eagle, watch the ducks and Canada geese feeding by the shore of the river, have a seat on a riverside bench, breathe the fresh air and relax. Welcome to nature.

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Winlaw

Meandering south from Slocan City, you reach Winlaw.

The traditional lumbering and farming roots of this village, in some roundabout and unlikely way, have nourished a diverse community of originals. It’s probably the funkiest little town in the Slocan Valley.

Located on the east shore of the Slocan River, it offers a host of recreational activities amongst the surrounding mountains, rivers and lakes. The village was named after John Brown Winlaw, who built a sawmill on the railway line around 1900, and was its first postmaster in 1903.

Winlaw Regional and Nature Park

Winlaw Regional and Nature Park is a beautiful 22.7 acre parcel of land located just north of the Winlaw Bridge on the west shore of the Slocan River.

The beach area includes washrooms, change rooms and a covered gazebo. Two boardwalks over wetland areas are a key part of the trail system. The rest of the park is forest and wetlands with trails meandering along the river and into the forest.

Winlaw Regional and Nature Park is used every day of the year. This is where the locals go to enjoy the woods and river, to see wildlife, to walk dogs, to count the birds, to snowshoe or ski, to have picnics, to swim and to build sand castles and visit with each other while the kids play on the swings or chase each other in a game of tag. It is the BC Canada

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Castlegar

Castlegar

Embraced within the valley where the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers converge, Castlegar is a small city with a big heart. Situated at the intersection of highways leading to Nelson, Trail, the Slocan Valley and Grand Forks, each within an hour’s drive, Castlegar is the ideal destination for your full West Kootenay vacation experience. Castlegar is also home to the West Kootenay Regional Airport.

In 1908 the largest internal migration in Canada took place when 5000 Doukhobors moved from Saskatchewan and became the primary settlers of the future city of Castlegar. Plan to visit the Doukhobor Discovery Centre, a complete village consisting of ten buildings, its own irrigation and water system, and displays that illustrate the history of these early agrarian settlers.

If you’re a visitor to Castlegar, there is a lot to go and do. Castlegar is “The Sculpture Capital of Canada™”. Downtown is a must see with over fifty pieces on display along the sidewalks and in the green spaces. In the hills around Castlegar the adventure recreation possibilities are limitless: hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking… and the river and lake fishing is legendary. Castlegar boasts some very good restaurants, three golf courses and several art galleries and historical museums. And for adults, check out what’s on the entertainment schedule at Chances Gaming Centre, located beside the West Kootenay regional airport, which is owned and operated by the city.

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5th Annual Spring Farm Fair 2018

Saturday, May 6, 11 am to 5 pm at the Pass Creek Regional Exhibition Grounds. Castlegar’s salute to country living!

Two petting zoos, free horse & carriage rides, locally made and grown plant, vine and fruit tree starts, chicks, crafts and lots of great eats. This is a golden opportunity to share an over-the-fence conversation with southern interior farmers. The event is free to the public. Farmers and vendors are asked please register online at www.passcreekfair.com

2018 Spring Nose Work Trials ~ May 26 & 27

If you love dogs, and especially clever dogs, then check out this event at the Pass Creek Fairgrounds. It’s free to come and watch as all kinds of dogs do their best to locate the scented item that is their quarry. The intensity of the search is compelling, but all in all it’s just lots of fun for both the dogs and their humans.

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9th Annual Garden & Nature Fest

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Come to the Castlegar Community Complex Saturday, May 26 from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission is free! Browse over forty booths related to food production, organic growing, invasive plants, composting, local conservation areas – just about anything to do with our relationship with plants, nature and the environment.

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Castlegar Sunfest ~ June 1–3 Come downtown Friday night to the park (bring a lawn chair if you want to sit down) and join the residents for dinner and some fine toe-tapping country tunes. On Saturday morning, follow the parade to the park, where you’ll see food and merchandise vendors, and a stage jam-packed all day with magic shows and local entertainment. The Saturday night energy will be hopping right until dark when the fireworks light up the night sky. www.castlegarsunfest.ca 2018 Kootenay Country Music Festival ~ July 6–8 Come to the Pass Creek Exhibition Grounds near Castlegar to listen to the best of contemporary country music in an authentic country setting. Now in its second year, the festival is organized by Kootenay native Travis Pangburn (Pangburn Philosophy) and features huge talents in the North American scene: The Washboard Union, Brett Kissel, and Emerson Drive – all of whom have been big Canadian Country Music Associations winners among other accolades. Get your tickets soon! www.kootenaycountryfest.com Kootenay Festival 2018 ~ July 28, 10:30 am–7 pm.

The venue, Millennium Park, is a gorgeous green space along the banks of the Columbia. A smorgasbord of Kootenay talent on the open air stage will be there to entertain you… there’s an extra special lineup for children too. This festival has always been proud to showcase aboriginal dancers and musicians from both near and far.

Castlegar Sculpturewalk Castlegar is recognized as the Sculpture Capital of Canada™. Get maps at the Visitor Centre or local businesses.

The new series is installed and ready to see by May 5. www.sculpturewalkcastlegar.com

Zuckerberg Island Lush gardens and winding pathways promise visitors a serene welcome to a world removed from modern-day hustle-and-bustle, despite being just minutes from the city’s downtown core.

Travel back in time at Castlegar’s Station Museum Here you can share in the rich and colourful history of this vibrant Kootenay hub. Built in 1902 as part of Canadian Pacific Railway’s BC network, it burned to the ground in 1906, then was rebuilt in 1907.

Visit Kootenay Gallery This regional gallery across from the Castlegar airport has two exhibition spaces, a great gift shop and butterfly and xeriscape gardens with interpretive signage, perfect for strolling. www.kootenaygallery.com

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Plenty of Peonies

Do you remember your first peony?

Watching the big round buds emerge from the bright green foliage, ants sneaking over and around them, then the impossibly complex opening of the gorgeous multi-petalled blossom?

The Castlegar Garden Club brings you an opportunity to see and smell dozens of cultivars, to learn from professional peony growers and gardeners, and mingle with amateur enthusiasts at the BC Yukon Region Canadian Peony Society Show, June 15 and 16 at the Sandman Hotel on Columbia Avenue.

Local growers are encouraged to enter their blooms into the show Friday afternoon. These will be judged the next morning and will be on display in the afternoon. All remaining flowers will be sold for a song at the end of the day. Plan to attend the Saturday seminars, and the Chop Box arrangement competition is lots of fun. More information: www.castlegarpeony.com

Doukhobor Discovery Centre

In 1908 the largest internal migration in Canada took place when 5000 Doukhobors moved from Saskatchewan to the Castlegar area. The community had with little choice but to leave, after the government seized the land where they had originally sought refuge from persecution in their native Russia. Their leader, Peter V. Verigin, led his people to the river valley he called Dolina Ootischenia, the Valley of Consolation, and negotiated the purchase of land that soon grew to 14,000 acres. On this land the Doukhobors built a successful agrarian commune based on the motto of

“Toil and the Peaceful Life”. The orchard land first purchased in 1908 is the setting for the Discovery Centre.

More information can be found at www.Doukhobor-Museum.org

Kootenay Gallery of Art

The Gallery, a unique public institution in the Kootenays, is located across from the airport in Castlegar. It provides a professional venue for regional artists to show and sell their work. The gallery features two conjoined exhibition spaces, and presents the work of local artists as well as hosting touring shows.

Hours are: March through November, Tuesday to Saturday 10 am to 5 pm. Admission to exhibitions is only $2 for adults; seniors and students only $1; for members and children the admission is free. For more information 250-3653337 or visit their website at www.kootenaygallery.com

The Complex

Here’s how to beat some of those vacation blahs that occasionally happen on a family holiday. Take the family to the Complex! There’s always something happening.

For indoor activities, nothing beats the aquatic facilities.

This includes a 25 metre, 6 lane pool, zero depth tots’ spray pool, steam room, whirlpool, dance studio, weight room and outdoor patio.

Outdoor activities abound at the complex. It is always possible to find something interesting to do or watch on the grounds of the Castlegar & District Community Complex. Take in a baseball, soccer or football game, play tennis, watch the skateboard wizards! This is a great place to bring your toddler or your teenager – so much is going on!

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We are a Fully Licensed Establishment offering a wide range of refreshments for after your round of golf, with your meal or at your event.

Look for the Daily Lunch Specials or order off the menu.

We can accommodate many types of functions at The Bistro.

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Grand Forks

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Grand Forks

To 10,000 or so people who live in the spectacular valley on the Canada/US border in the westernmost part of Kootenay country, Grand Forks is home.

Two rivers flow together at Grand Forks: the Kettle and the Granby, and the small city is surrounded by rich farmland.

Grand Forks’ cultural heritage stems from its copper mining past, the Doukhobor migration of 1910 (many descendents are still living in the area) and the lumber barons of the 20th century. But then, just to mix it up, throw in the annual Cannafest music festival (August 9 to 11, 2018), featuring some of Canada’s best Canadian rock bands and performers, and a skatepark, a spray park and a pump track.

Sky High Rossland

Tucked high in the Monashee mountains, Rossland is set on the slopes of an ancient volcanic valley. In 1890, the Le Roi mine was the claim that started a gold rush, and within short order, the town. The area proved to be so rich that between the years of 1901 and 1916, 50% of the entire gold production of British Columbia came from the mines on Rossland’s Red Mountain.

Today Rossland has experienced a second boom as the Mountain Bike Capital of Canada. The wagon road, rail grades, and pack trails left over from Rossland’s mining heyday have resulted in a legacy of hundreds of kilometres of trails surrounding the town. Over twenty trails are graded with either a green (easy), blue (intermediate) or black (advanced) rating, so choosing the right trail for your skills and attitude is easy. The most famous of all of Rossland’s mountain biking trails is the Seven Summits.

Recognized by the International Mountain Biking Association as an official ‘Epic’ and awarded ‘Trail of the Year’

by Bike magazine (2007), it is the crown jewel of the Rossland trail network.

History buffs can take a self-guided walking tour of Rossland’s heritage buildings, or relive the days when Rossland was in the grip of ‘gold fever’ by taking in the Gold Fever Follies. Rossland Historical Museum has great displays of Rossland’s early times.

Festivals are a large part of the mountain culture of Rossland; plan to take part and find out what living in a mountain town is all about! More info? www.tourismrossland.com.

The Gold Fever Follies “Some of the best family entertainment in the Kootenays!”

Every year since 1987, Rossland’s unique theatre group, The Gold Fever Follies, has been entertaining visitors and locals with their live performances based on Rossland’s exciting gold rush days of the late 1890s. As always, the Follies will be melding fact, fiction and imagination when they present this summer’s brand new original musical comedy Skis & Skates, a story based on a famous ski jump over a train car, and Rossland’s first women’s hockey team – one which went undefeated for 17 years! And as always, there will be some rip-roaring, high-kicking cancan entertainment. This year’s play is sure to entertain adults and children alike.

This live musical theatre show, held in the restored 1898 Miners Hall at 1765 Columbia Avenue, runs for only two months. Performances take place from June 30 to August 25. Showings are at 3 pm and 7:30 pm, Tuesday through Saturday. (No matinee on June 30.)

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Trail

Trail

Five communities hugging both sides of a curve on the fast flowing Columbia River make up Greater Trail. Today about 7700 people call this riverside area home. It’s a special place with affordable real estate, an abundance of outdoor activities in the surrounding hills, superb fishing and an active arts and culture community.

Trail is culturally and historically a mining town. The 1890 discovery of gold and copper ore on the face of Red Mountain was the single most important event in the history of Trail. In 1898 a smelter was built to process the Red Mountain ores, and the small town named after the Dewdney Trail grew. It was incorporated as a city in 1901.

Citizens of Trail have always been active in sports; it has not one, but two baseball teams to represent the city and of course it is home to the famed Smoke Eaters Hockey Club, the last amateur Canadian team to win a world title. The Home of Champions monument downtown recognizes the importance Trail places on excellence in sport. Read the names on the plaques, you are sure to recognize a few.

Take a walking tour of downtown Trail. Six colourful murals depict the city’s history, and the flowers and plantings arranged and tended by the Communities in Bloom team are breathtaking. There are plenty of choices for accommodation in Trail, and the family-run restaurants and groceries boast a marvellous variety of European specialties. So after a day exploring the town, its parks or the great outdoors all around the city, you are sure to find a meal to match your appetite and a comfortable room in which to dream of your next day’s activities.

The Bailey Theatre

The main venue for the performing arts in Trail is the beautiful Bailey Theatre. The main theatre hosts concerts, theatre productions, comedy and more, from well-known acts like the Barenaked Ladies to smaller emerging talent such as Lisa Nicole. With a seating capacity of 721, the theatre has an intimate atmosphere and all seats provide an excellent view of the stage. Our smaller space, the Muriel Griffiths Room, seats 100 and offers a range of exciting shows in a cabaret setting.

The Trail & District Arts Council programs three diverse series in these two venues: Jazz at the Griff; E2 Experiments in Entertainment; and the Teck Family Series.

Visit www.trail-arts.com for a full calendar of scheduled events and go to www.thebailey.ca to buy tickets, or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669.

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Mark Your Calendar!

Enjoy five days of entertainment, midway rides and zany fun during Silver City Days, May 9 to 13. The midway will be located on a portion of Esplanade Avenue (next to the Riverfront Centre) along Helena Street to Cedar Avenue.

The Riverfront Food Fair will be situated along the picturesque Esplanade from Spokane Street to Eldorado Street.

On Thursday, enjoy the live music and other entertainment on the Evening Passeggiata, a relaxing stroll over the Columbia River Skywalk. Friday night eat your fill at the Colombo Lodge’s annual Spaghettata. On Saturday, the parade starts at 11 am sharp and the Sidewalk Cafe, featuring the Grape Stomp, starts right after! Sunday is Family Day at Gyro Park. Full schedule at www.silvercitydays.com Early summer events in Trail include the Kootenay Healthy Lifestyles Expo, June 8 & 9.; the West Kootenay Smoke´n Steel Auto Club’s 10th annual Show & Shine takes place at Gyro Park, June 15 to 17.

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Rock Wall Ramble

Take the Rigatoni Ramble or the Haggis Hike to come face to face with the hundreds of historic rock walls and other works in stone, built to support European-style streets and varied neighbourhoods in the beautiful city.

There are 10 self-guided walking tours, each named after food common to some of the builders’ heritage. The Rock Wall Project Enthusiastico Society has compiled a detailed brochure which grades each walk by difficulty, and contains detailed directions and estimated distances.

The Rock Wall Project is dedicated to the appreciation, preservation and documentation of Trail’s rock walls and to the people who built them. This amazing cultural legacy, bequeathed by stonemasons from the 1920s to the 1960s, has been depicted by the Rock Wall Project Entusiastico Society in a full-colour book, Set in Stone ~ A History of Trail’s Rock Walls.

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Much To Do About Trail

Visit Trail’s newest facility, the Trail Riverfront Centre.

Located in downtown Trail on the picturesque Esplanade, this facility is home to the Trail & District Public Library, the Trail Museum & Archives and the Trail Visitor Centre. State-of-the-art programs and engaging exhibits in this uniquely designed building make it Trail’s hub for learning, history and information. www.trailriverfrontcentre.com Take a Teck Tour: The Teck Interpretive Centre is located above the TD Bank in downtown Trail on Bay Avenue.

Open 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. Contact the www.trailchamber.bc.ca for more information.

Stroll: More and more of Trail is becoming a pedestrianfriendly city. You have to make a point of spanning the Columbia on foot. The brand new Columbia River Skywalk is

one of the longest pedestrian bridges in North America at 1000 feet in length. This majestic, signature structure is part of the Trans Canada Trail Society’s Great Trail and a local 2 km walking loop known as “Walking the Bridges.”

Cycle: Just a short way out of Trail, at Warfield, is the Railgrade Trail. It is 7.1 km connector trail popular year round. Trails accessed from the Railgrade Trail include the Rubberhead, Whisky, Stunted Growth, Drakes, Spring Cleaning, Sudden Exposure and Green Door Trails. The Railgrade Trail is also part of the Great Trail www.trailforks.com/region/trail-bluffs Do Gyro: There’s usually something happening at Gyro Park and it’s only a ten minute walk from downtown Trail.

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Trail with floating beads for the security of the less confident swimmers and children. Best place to pick up an al fresco lunch? Ferraro Foods grocers downtown. On a Thursday evening in Gyro Park in the summertime you can enjoy live music at the gazebo. A food concession is open during select hours.

Cast a line: Bring your gear and fish the Columbia River. It’s open year round and has some of the continent’s best rainbow trout and walleye fishing. The largest rainbow trout in the world was caught here in 2004, weighing 24.4 lbs. You can fish right from the boulders near Gyro Park and there are plenty of back eddies to try along the river banks near the City of Trail. Stop in at the Visitor Centre at 1505 Bay Avenue Music in the Park - Lower Columbia Tourism Photo: Ryan Flett Media in the new Trail Riverfront Centre.

Take a walk or plan a hike: Walk the waterfront trail of the Columbia River in town and enjoy the sights and sounds of the community. Along the waterEnjoy summer Thursday evenings in a beautiful park front are picnic sites and sightseeing benches, as well as setting by the river as you relax in your lawn chair and a beach. For hiking and sightseeing, there are easy-going soak in live sounds at Music In The Park. You’ll hear everypaved trails and there are some challenging hiking trails thing from jazz, blues, country, and folk to rock’n’roll by leading up to summit views. Popular elevation hikes in Trail local and touring artists. You don’t want to miss great perinclude the Miral Heights and McQuarrie Creek Trails. formers including The Derina Harvey Band’s East Coast Play in the water: The Columbia River is a prime raft- Kitchen Party on July 19! Full performance listing at www. ing river. Sign up for a rafting adventure with a tour oper- trail-arts.com ator in the Kootenays and experience the river like never Two Night Markets are new this year – on Thursday, July before. Tour operators provide lessons, equipment and 19 and Thursday, August 16 from 5 to 9 pm, with food guides. If you brought your own boat you can launch it trucks, a market and adult only beverage area. It’s pracfrom various points on the Columbia River. Gyro Park in tically free (suggested donation $2). town has a popular boat launch. Paddle a kayak on the Columbia River or plan a day canoe trip on one of the remote wilderness lakes in the backcountry or in one of the nearby provincial wilderness parks.

Biking: For a relaxing ride, go to Gyro Park. The waterfront paved route provides access to all points in the park, as Adult Boutique well as connecting to the Sunningdale subdivision. The well East Trail (close to Safeway) maintained route is considered an easy grade trail suitable 1701 3rd Ave, Trail for all ages and abilities. Located along the walkway there 250-368-3114 are sitting benches, lookout points, flower gardens and stairs accessing the banks of the Columbia River. For more rigorous biking, Rossland trails will satisfy. Just a short ways out of trail, at Warfield, is the Railgrade Trail. It is 7.1 km connector trail popular for year round recreational activities.

Trails accessed from the Railgrade Trail include the Rubberhead, Whisky, Stunted Growth, Drakes, Spring Cleaning, • Lingerie • Lubes & lotions • High end toys • Costumes • Health benefits such as Kegel exercises for women and Sudden Exposure and Green Door Trails. The Railgrade prostate stimulators for men • Plus much much more Trail is also part of the TCT (Trans Canada Trail).

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Champion Lakes

Cottonwood Lake. Photo courtesy of Nelson Rod & Gun Club

Golf & Country Club 9 Scenic Holes

Family Fishing Weekend

The Champion Lakes Golf & Country Club always extends a warm welcome to visitors.

You can play 9 or 18 holes in a beautiful setting surrounded by mountains.

There is an abundance of trees, a winding creek, rolling hills, 3 ponds and 41 strategically placed bunkers that will test your accuracy.

Lessons by a CPGA professional are available ~ please ask!

The Club has an excellent licensed restaurant, and also offers on-site overnight parking for self contained RVs. Green fees are $28 for 9 holes and $40 for 18 holes plus GST. Check our web page for specials and events: www. golfchampionlakes.com. Phone 250-367-7001.

Located on Highway 3, 8 kms east of Fruitvale. Take the Champion Lakes Park Road.

Many New and Exciting Things Happening This Year

Eagle’s Nest Restaurant at Champion Lakes Golf & Country Club Chef Brian deVoought Facilities:

Many new and exciting things happening this year

• Pro Shop • Power Cart Rental • Licensed Restaurant • Practice Green

The West Kootenay has so many creeks, lakes and rivers flowing with pure cold water. This is the world of the fish, millions of little ones, plenty of big ones and some truly gargantuan swimmers like the long-lived sturgeon and the bull trout, big as logs, that inhabit the depths of Kootenay Lake and the bigger rivers.

On the shore or in a boat, with your rod in hand, the pastime of fishing is (ironically) grounding. Periods of intense observation of the water’s surface and its depths are interspersed with intervals when your mind wanders in way that your modern workaday life often doesn’t allow.

No chirping phones or messages demanding to be read.

Going fishing with the kids is an opportunity to carve out some time that is unencumbered by tech. It’s relaxing – except when it’s exciting. And it’s a great way to model attention and focus – or to pal around and be silly together.

On Father’s Day weekend each year (2018 it’s June 15 to 17) parents are encouraged to go fishing with their kids.

The bonus is that, for this weekend alone, no fishing licence is required. Get the information you need about gear and where to go from one of the West Kootenay’s several tackle shops or most sports stores. A great little booklet especially aimed at novice fishermen and kids can be ordered or downoaded at www.catchfishing.com/booklet Or join other families at these great Family Fishing Weekend events: Nelson area: At Cottonwood Lake, June 16 & 17. For details contact the Nelson Rod & Gun Club www.nrgcbc. ca or call Richard at 250-532-5609.

Fruitvale/Trail area: At Champion Lakes Provincial Park.

June 16, 1 to 4 pm. For details call Dave at 250-354-6383.

Nakusp area: On the Arrow Lakes, June 16, sunrise until 3 pm. For details call Cheryl at 250-265-3205.

Champion Lakes. Photo courtesy of Kootenay SW Parks

• Club Repair • Pull Cart Rental • Driving Range • Club Rental

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Fruitvale

Fruitvale

Beaver Valley Family Park

Located in the Beaver Valley a short distance from both Trail and Salmo, Fruitvale is known for its lovely natural surroundings. When it was just a railway stop on the great Northern Railroad, it was known as Beaver Siding. In 1906, Fruitvale Limited purchased large tracts of land on both sides of this stop and changed the name to Fruitvale.

This name played an important part in the company’s marketing and settlement strategy which depicted Fruitvale as the best fruit growing area in the West Kootenay.

Recreation is important in the Beaver Valley area. Facilities include an ice arena, soccer fields, baseball/softball parks, curling rink, bowling alley, horseman’s grounds, and campgrounds. Boating, fishing, cross country skiing, the Champion Lakes Golf & Country Club and Champion Lakes Provincial Park are also popular attractions.

If you are looking for a great family campground, a location for your family reunion, or even just a picnic spot, Beaver Valley Family Park at Marsh Creek can’t be beat.

There is so much to do! Small kids will love the playground, for the older kids there are volleyball and basketball courts and a field large enough for football or soccer.

If you’ve heard about disc soccer (think frisbee-golf) and have always wanted to try out this fast-growing sport, the park has an 18 hole PDGA standard disc golf course – and it’s free to play!

For the explorer, there are hiking trails galore. A number of trailer and tent sites with hook-ups are available at reasonable rates. Other amenities are showers, a covered kitchen area and a lovely gazebo. For more information on the Beaver Valley Family Park, call 1-800-355-7352.

Beaver Valley May Days

Champion Lakes Provincial Park

Come visit Fruitvale on the last weekend of May to take part in the festivities of the annual historic Beaver Valley May Days. It all starts Friday when the ball tournament gets underway. The little guys will love the kiddie car rides, which they can go on again and again all weekend. Also all weekend there will be live music, vendors and great carnival food and beer gardens. The fireworks display happens on the Friday night at dusk.

Saturday starts with a pancake breakfast and you will want to catch the parade at noon, followed by the kids’ carnival and the motorcycle show and shine. A classic car and truck show takes place on the Sunday. There is so much more to keep you entertained, no matter what age you are: kids races, watermelon eating contests, Bingo, a Texas Hold’em poker tournament… Beaver Valley may Days is just plain ol’ good fun for everyone. For all the details and the schedule visit www.beavervalleymaydays.com

This park consists of a series of three small lakes. It’s a canoeist’s dream and an ideal place for the whole family, with an adventure playground and the “safe for kids” shallow swimming area right next to the campground. You’ll enjoy the weekend interpretive programs, and the many nature walking trails. These lakes are regularly stocked with rainbow trout. Canoeing and kayaking are popular on the lakes, but powerboats are prohibited. The park is situated off Hwy 3B between Salmo and Trail, and 5 km east of Fruitvale.

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Located behind the Fruitvale Memorial Centre is the newly constructed Creekside RV Park with 5 full service RV spaces.

Each graveled space has its own 30 amp service, water and sewer connections, picnic table and fire pit.

No reservations – first come first served

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Salmo

Billy’s Auto Service Ltd. Automotive repair Air conditioning Wheel alignment Tires & lubricants Bill Baird, Owner 90 7th Street Salmo, BC

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SALMO FOODS 323 Davies Ave, Salmo, BC

We have what you need.

Visit our excellent fresh meat and produce departments – you will not be disappointed.

Open Mon-Sat 9am to 6pm

250-357-0005 Carrying a full line of grocery items including natural and bulk foods

• Wireless internet • Open 7 days a week

Kicking Horse Coffee Homemade Baked Goods Hearty Breakfasts Fruit Smoothies, Gelato & Milkshakes Panini Sandwiches and more 413 Railway Ave, Salmo 250- 357-2867

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Welcome to Salmo the “Hub of the Kootenays”

Salmo is a small, friendly, historic town, snug in a beautiful valley of mining, farm and timber lands.

Be sure to see our museum, the world’s largest penny and the oldest phone booth, unique rock murals, revitalized heritage buildings and the covered bridge.

Village Office 250-357-9433 www.salmo.ca facebook.com/VillageofSalmo

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Salmo

Summer at the Salmo Ski Hill

Originally named Salmon Siding, present day Salmo was at first just a whistle stop on the historic Nelson/Fort Shepherd Railway. The ruins of abandoned mine structures still dot the hillsides – remnants of the boomtown years of 1896 and 1897 when gold, silver, lead, zinc and tungsten were mined and Salmo boomed as a centre for supplies and entertainment. Salmo’s famous balconied wooden hotel dates from this time of roaring men and industry (and no doubt, more than a few bold ladies.)

There are fishing and swimming holes to be discovered along the picturesque Salmo River that flows through the community and all through this mountain valley. In August each year, a little ways downstream, the Shambhala Music festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary, and the Salmo River Ranch will once again become a bustling city of over 10,000 with a life force and a dance beat all its own.

Head up to the ski hill and take a hike, on foot or on two wheels. The Sunset Loop and Sunrise Trail start at the lodge and are both approximately 3 kms. From the top of the ski hill, Drifter is a popular black diamond downhill mountain bike trail that runs to Ski Hill Road on the east side of the ski hill. Hikers are welcome but be prepared for challenging terrain! An intermediate level mountain biking trail is now in the works.

West Kootenay BMX, located at the Salmo Ski Hill, operates from late April into October. Cheer on the racers at the regular midday Saturday races or on a Monday evening in July and August. BMX racing is an exciting family sport for all ages. Children as young as two years old come to play at the dirt course on their balance bikes.

The Hub of the Arts

The Village of Ymir lies in the mountains between Salmo and Nelson. It is situated alongside the Salmo River, and is only a short 30 second jaunt off Highway 6.

The village and surrounding rural area is now home to approximately 350 people.

Today, Ymir is a laid back town and is extremely family friendly. The area contains numerous world class opportunities for outdoor activities. Paragliders enjoy the air currents in the valley, kayakers run the river rapids, and canoeists paddle the Salmo River through town. There is ample fishing, and many mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding trails.

The Hotel Ymir Country Resort is home to an incredibly diverse art collection comprised of paintings, carvings and artefacts from all over the world.

Salmo now boasts a new commercial arts and culture centre. The innovative idea starts with a complex that will showcase local talents in a venue accessible even to casual passers-by. The complex includes art windows (viewable from outside), a Village art and culture garden, a unique reclaimed building materials and salvage boutique, custom upholstery shop, tattoo shop and art studio.

“Salmo is a hub community with a lot to offer,” says Salmo mayor Stephen White. “Thanks to this collaboration, we now have an inviting place for artists and art enthusiasts to view and display their art. It is also a commercial art centre, a destination location and another great reason to stop and stay in Salmo.”

Village Campground

This quiet and shaded campground in KP Park is within easy walking distance of the village’s downtown core. The campground features a children’s playground and gazebo in addition to camping luxuries like hot showers. It is open spring through fall, as long as good weather permits. The sites are unserviced and occupancy is on a first come, first serve basis. For more information contact info@salmo.ca or call 250-357-9433.

Salmo Canada Day

Canada Day in Salmo is always a wonderful celebration.

The whole town comes out to party! Salmo boasts one of the best Canada Days outside of Ottawa. This year the annual parade, children’s races, fireworks and Show and Shine will take place on Sunday, July 1st. The annual slopitch tournament begins Friday evening with play continuing throughout the weekend. Many more fun events are scheduled like logger games, bubblegum blowing and watermelon eating contests. More info on the Village of Salmo’s Facebook page.

Flagstone Murals

Salmo is home to many stone murals celebrating the history and natural beauty of the area. Take a walking tour around the village and visit these unique murals. For more information on the flagstone murals, visit www.salmovillage.ca

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Your one stop for...

• F’real Milkshakes • lotto • ATM • groceries • gas • diesel • propane • sani dump NEW TOUCH SCREEN ESPRESSO MAKER We have a great tourist information section that includes information on “To Dos” throughout the Kootenays.

Grab a bite to eat

and sit inside our one of a kind store or sit outside under cover and enjoy the view.

Don’t miss stopping at the Salmo Pump for fast friendly, efficient service

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Creston

Creston

KOOTENAY MEADOWS

Known today as the “Valley of Swans”, Creston has a population of approximately 5300. Surrounding orchards produce a bounty of succulent fruit and the valley’s gentle slopes are seamed with rows of grapevines. Creston’s many artists and artisans display their work in galleries and gift shops throughout town. The valley is also home to the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area which offers 32 km of walking trails, birding towers and great opportunities to commune with nature at its finest.

Creston Blossom Festival

Home of Kootenay Alpine Cheese and Kootenay Meadows Glass Bottled Milk!

Come visit our certified organic, grass based, family farm. Walk through the barns or watch a milking. In the retail shop you will find cheese, milk, meat, cheese, tools and local artwork.

This is Creston’s biggest community celebration of the year. For four days over the May long weekend (May 18 to 21) there is always something to do or see – as in not one, but two parades – one with lots of great floats and acts on Saturday, and a children’s parade on Monday. See a listing of all the events at www.blossomfestival.ca

Also available throughout the Kootenays at a grocery store near you.

More Than Cheese, Please

Kootenay Meadows Farm is certified organic, and uses sustainable management practices. It is becoming well known for the delicious cheeses produced on the farm by the Kootenay Alpine Cheese Company. The company’s own recipes, labour intensive methods which are modeled after the tradition of French and Italian cheese-makers, their careful aging of the cheeses and of course, the milk from the farm’s herd of well-loved cows. You can visit them starting in May, Thursday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. The farm is on the corner of Sinclair Road and 16th Street. For more information visit www.kootenaymeadows.com

Hours: Summer (May-Thanksgiving): Thurs, Fri, Sat 10-5 Winter: Saturdays only 10-5 3071 16th St Creston BC (right beside Lister Park) www.kootenaymeadows.com • 250-428-9655

Estate Winery THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES

Tasting Room open 11am - 5pm Open Weekends starting March 31 Open Daily May 19 - Oct 7 Wine tours by appointment 1140 27th Avenue South, Creston 250-428-8768 www.bailliegrohman.com

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Creston’s Wonderful Wine

Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery is named after one of the region’s legendary pioneers, William Baillie-Grohman.

It was purchased in 2006, and the first wines were released in November 2010. The approach at the 5000-case boutique winery is to produce small lots of super premium wine. Everything is done by hand and according to sustainable practices, from the farming to the picking and sorting at harvest. Grape production is maintained at a low yield per vine, to ensure concentrated flavours and high quality. Visit their tasting room which opens April 1 for weekends and then 7 days a week starting May 13 through to mid-September. Bring a picnic and sit out and have a glass of wine by the vineyard. Tours are provided as time permits.

Creston to Kootenay Bay

The East Shore of Kootenay Lake runs on what locals call “Kootenay time”.

Heading north from Creston, you’ll come to Kuskanook, which is a Kutenai word for “end of the lake.” This is where the CPR’s arch rival, the American Great Northern Railway, met steamships on the lake in the late 1800s. It once had the reputation for being the toughest town in Western Canada.

Further along, the community of Boswell once had its share of mining camps but really owes its existence to its fruit orchards, which up until the 1930s shipped apples and cherries around the world.

Next you’ll come upon Gray Creek, famous for its lost gold boulder in the bay. This is where you’ll find Kootenay Lake’s oldest and largest general store – the Gray Creek Store.

Meandering further north, you will drive through the small community of Crawford Bay, home to many talented artisans.

Riondel was a successful mining community for Cominco as recently as 1971. Heading back to the highway, a great way to end your tour is to cross from Kootenay Bay to Balfour via the longest free ferry ride in the world, a spectacular 40 minute cruise.

Artisans of Crawford Bay

Walking into North Woven Broom, your senses overtake you with the smell of sweet raw broomcorn from the hundreds of brooms hanging overhead. You’ll watch as brooms are woven to a variety of handles using antique equipment and ancient skills.

Barefoot Handweaving uses traditional hand looms to make richly coloured shawls, hats, towels and bags. You’ll delight in traditional quality with innovative patterns, designs and colours.

Kootenay Forge, Moonrakings Clay Art, and FireWorks Copper & Glass are located in the big blue building. At Kootenay Forge, you can watch the blacksmiths fashion red-hot iron into their well-known line of home furnishings and accessories. Upstairs is the FireWorks Copper Enamel studio, where glass is melted onto copper in a glowing kiln to produce delightfully different jewellery, dragonflies, birds, and flowers. Moonrakings creates functional and fanciful works from clay which is then fired in a kiln.

Across the street you will find Dog Patch Pottery, where you can always find something new. Watch and talk to the potter as she is using her wheel or is carving and applying

A GETAWAY FROM THE EVERYDAY • Scenic view of Kootenay Lake & Selkirk Mountains • Cabins open year round • Ideal tenting at Daybreak Camp • Permanent full service trailer sites • Laundromat, hot showers, fire pits, flush toilets, ice • Hiking trails and beautiful beach • Full service marina • High speed WiFi

Kootenay Lake’s Oldest & Largest General Store

Bayshore on the Lake Restaurant “Home Cooking” Full Western menu, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner Licensed, friendly dining LET US CATER TO YOUR SPECIAL OCCASIONS Open May to October

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East Shore glaze to create her distinctive designs.

La Gala Jewelry in the same building uses nature as a source of materials and as her inspiration in the design of her unique silver and local stone jewelry.

Lovely smells waft over from Black Salt Cafe next door, where creative culinary art will delight your eyes and taste buds. New in town this year are Norse Arts Stained Glass, Lake Leathers and Flickering Goddess Soaps.

The artisan shops and studios are generally open every day from mid-April to October. Some are open during the 70 km north of Creston on the east shore of beautiful Kootenay Lake

winter months – visit www.artisansofcrawfordbay.com for details, then be sure to drop in and enjoy the fascinating processes involved in the production taking place. You are sure to find that work of art that you simply must have!

Gray Creek Store

Gray Creek General Store is a business that has been a Lymbery family operation since 1913. The three storey general store stocks everything you can think of – and some you can’t like “The Shee Wee” a device that allows ladies to pee standing up – most important for those in boats, hiking or RVing. Be sure to browse the book department, which specializes in BC and Yukon history including two volumes of Tom Lymbery’s Gray Creek – a Kootenay Lake Memoir. This most interesting store you’ve ever seen is located on Chainsaw Avenue.

And the Stars Line Up!

Not too big and not too small, the bigness of Starbelly Jam is just right; Goldilocks would approve! Festival organizers have always gone out of their way to make Starbelly a very family-friendly festival and a whole generation of kids now have memories of the fun and freedom to play that they enjoyed at Starbelly.

The event is held July 20 to 22 at Crawford Bay Park on the east shore of Kootenay Lake, 5 minutes south of the ferry landing. Basic camping next to the park will appeal to families and the area also has many other types of accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets.

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Eat Well in the West KootenAy AINSWORTH & WOODBURY JB’s Restaurant & Pub pg 28 Where visitors become locals! Bring your friends and family for their world famous fish and chips, flame broiled burgers, AAA steak and piled high nachos all at a good value. Please call ahead for seasonal hours. Located just 4 km north of Ainsworth Hot Springs on Hwy 31, 250353-7716 or 250-353-7717.

Ktunaxa Grill pg 27 Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort Fresh, local indigenous-inspired cuisine.

Located 45 minutes north of Nelson, open year round from 7:30 am to 9:30 pm. Reservations recommended. 250229-4212 or 1-800-668-1171.

CASTLEGAR B’s Eatery & Public House Chances Castlegar pg 50 B’s Public House, located in Chances Castlegar, is one of Castlegar’s newest places to wine and dine. They offer a full service restaurant and lounge with the biggest screen in the Kootenays to watch your favourite games. Enjoy the pub style atmosphere and the full menu, ranging from unbeatable wings to steak dinners. B’s Public House also offers a full banquet facility and nothing beats a prime rib buffet prepared by their Chef and his team. B’s is open 7 days a week starting at 11 am, and is located in Chances Community Centre next to the Castlegar Airport. Hope to see you soon!

Cuisine of India pg 49 Enjoy the authentic taste of India!

Committed to the highest quality in food, drink and service, each dish is prepared to your specification by Cuisine of India’s Executive Chefs: reap the benefits of their many years of experience. As everything is made fresh to order, many of your special requests i.e.: food allergies and other dietary requirements can be respected. Please speak with your server about any concerns, or for some help in making what can be a difficult decision about what to choose from the extensive menu!

Eat-in, catering and take-out options.

Mon – Fri 11 am to 9 pm, Sat 12 to 9 pm and Sun 4 pm to 9 pm. Lunch buffet: Mon – Fri 11 am to 2 pm. 908 Columbia Ave, Castlegar. 250-365-0999 www.cuisineofindia.ca

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CASTLEGAR Wandering Greek Oven pg 47 Not all those who wander are lost…

The Wandering Greek Oven Restaurant is an independently owned and operated family-style restaurant that serves authentic and flavourful Greek cuisine.

The food is inspired from cuisines that the owners have discovered while wandering across the globe, all of which are cooked with love by the owner/ Greek chef, and served by an attentive and friendly staff. They take great care to produce consistently delicious selections with fresh ingredients and awardwinning homemade recipes.

FRUITVALE

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Eagle’s Nest Restaurant pg 58 Champion Lakes Golf Club

The Lodge at Arrow Lakes pg 39 (formerly K2 Rotor Lodge)

Why not stop in at the Eagle’s Nest Restaurant and enjoy the licensed lounge and food and the beautiful, relaxing scenery? Full service menu starting at 8 am till 9 pm. Bring family and friends in for a delicious meal. With years of experience and a desire to offer their clients quality and professional service, the Eagle’s Nest should not be missed. Catering services available. www.eaglesnestrest.com

KASLO Buddy’s Front Street Pizzeria pg 32

CRESTON

Traditional hand stretched pizza made with the finest ingredients. Classic Italian specialties, pastas, seasonal organic salads, gluten-free pizzas, plus cappuccino, espresso and specialty coffees too! Enjoy a beverage on our new licensed patio. Owner operated, seasonal hours. For current hours and events, please call 250-353-2282 or go to their website www.buddyspizzeria.com 417 Front St, Kaslo.

Baillie Grohman Estate Winery pg 62

Kaslo Clubhouse pg 30 at the Kaslo Golf Course.

Come try out the dinner, pizza and lunch menus! Serving Castlegar with delivery and pickup options. Open Tuesday through Saturday 11:30 am to 8:30 pm.

400 Columbia Ave, Castlegar, 250-365-2311.

The tasting room at the Creston winery is open from 11 am to 5 pm Saturdays and Sundays starting March 31. From May 19 to October 7 it is open 7 days per week from 11 am to 5 pm. Tours are provided as time permits or phone or email ahead for a reservation.

Bring a picnic and sit out and have a glass of wine by the vineyard. Or drink a glass of wine on the deck – either way is a lovely way to relax and enjoy one of the prettiest views in BC. Phone 250428-8768. www.bailliegrohman.com

Kootenay Alpine Cheese pg 62 At our on-farm cheese shop you may taste the cheese, make purchases, meet the cheesemaker and learn more about how their cheese is made. You are also welcome to peek inside the barns to meet the cows, watch a milking or take a pasture walk. SUMMER HOURS: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10 am to 5 pm (May to Thanksgiving). WINTER HOURS: Saturdays only 10 am to 5 pm (Thanksgiving to May) 250-428-9655 www.kootenaymeadows.com

EAST SHORE Bayshore on the Lake pg 63 Take a relaxing cruise on Kootenay Lake, then enjoy a romantic dinner at the Bayshore on the Lake Restaurant overlooking the lake. Their licensed dining offers the best in home cooking and pleasant atmosphere. They have a delicious full Western menu... you’ll love it! Special event being planned?

Let them make it easier on you by having them cater. They have the perfect setting to make your next event memorable and everlasting. Located at the Bayshore Resort in Boswell. For reservations call 250-223-8270/71 or 250-354-4370.

Amazing lake and mountain views await you from the timber framed clubhouse restaurant. Join friends for great food and summer drinks on the sun drenched patio. Open during the golfing season 7 days a week. Call for our lunch specials.

250-353-2262.

Kaslo Hotel pg 2 Dine in the family friendly pub (children allowed until 9 pm with an adult) or on the covered patio with its breathtaking view of Kootenay Lake. Enjoy one of twelve craft beers on tap, or try one of the many great dishes from their extensive menu. 430 Front St, Kaslo. 250-3537714. www.kaslohotel.com

The Treehouse Restaurant pg 29 Located on Front Street in Kaslo, the Treehouse Restaurant is known far and wide for their Eggs Benedict, omelettes and breakfast bowls, as well as daily morning specials. The extensive menu includes great vegetarian, burgers, chicken, nachos, burritos, steaks, wraps and so much more! All with generous portions and priced to please. Choose from a large selection of homemade desserts. Treat the whole family. Open daily at 6:30 am, fully licensed. 419 Front St, Kaslo. 250-353-2955.

NAKUSP Kingfisher Restaurant pg 37 Halcyon Hot Springs Village & Spa. The talented culinary team welcome you to the Kingfisher Restaurant. The setting is spectacular, overlooking the lakes and mountains. The Kingfisher is known for its excellent food and great service, a wine list of local and international wines, and a wonderful selection of beverages.

Dress up or down and relax in the fireside lounge, or enjoy the beautiful Arrow Lake summer on the patio. Reserve the private dining room for your group.

Open daily. 1-888-689-4699.

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Centrally located in downtown Nakusp, at 515 Broadway, the Lodge offers something for everyone. The Arrow Lake Tavern is renowned for its hearty pub fare. The dining room is perfect for families, serving everything from a quick bowl of homemade soup to a full menu offering fine dining and nightly specials in the evenings. Restaurant open daily Monday to Friday, 6 am to 9 pm and Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 9 pm. Pub open daily 11 am to 12 am. Phone 250265-3618.

NELSON Cake Betty pg 9 Cake Betty creates visually amazing, imaginative and delectable cakes to order, suitable for any occasion. Cake Betty is more than just cakes, however.

They also offer cake by the slice, cupcakes, truffles, fresh baked croissants, homemade bagels, cinnamon buns, breakfast muffins, and much, much more. Come by for lunch, daily soups, salads, wraps, and sandwiches. Stay and eat in the café or take it to go. Licensed and free WiFi too. Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Saturday 10 am to 5:30 pm. 250-352-0884, 709C Vernon St, Nelson. www.cakebetty.ca

Cantina del Centro pg 14 Cantina del Centro captures the essence and flavours of Latin American cuisine. With a focus on Mexican food, they also showcase delicious dishes from across South America’s varied culinary landscape, including tacos, tortas, ceviches, soups, market fresh salads, desserts and a large glutenfree selection. Cantina staff work hard to produce everything in-house from scratch, utilizing local and in-season items. Explore the extensive tequila and mezcal list with over 60 varieties, as well as the craft cocktail menu…undeniably the best in town. Open for lunch, dinner, late night and their famous weekend brunch. Join them on the hottest patio in town for a cold cerveza, a signature margarita and an unforgettable experience. Follow Cantina Del Centro on the web at cantinadelcentro.ca, and like them on Facebook/cantinadelcentro.

561 Baker St, Nelson 250-352-3737.

The Clubhouse pg 11 at Granite Pointe Golf Course Focused on local food made in house by their award winning culinary team.

Join us for lunch or dinner and brunch on Saturdays and Sundays. The friendly team at Granite Pointe will always be there to exceed your every expectation.

They also offer banquet facilities for weddings or any other occasion with picturesque views of Kootenay Lake and Kokanee Glacier.

The Clubhouse at Granite Pointe, is located just minutes from downtown Nelson and is open 7 days a week. Come to play, or just dine! 250-352-5913 www.granitepointe.ca

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Welcome to Empire Coffee, Nelson’s only third wave coffee house serving Direct Trade coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters and pour-over organic teas.

Fresh baking and sandwiches are made in house daily. Come enjoy the unique solarium seating in the sun and warmth with friends. Located next to The Adventure Hotel, 616 Vernon St, Nelson.

Open 6 am weekdays, and 7 am on weekends and holidays. 250-352-7211.

Enjoy a casual, fun atmosphere and consistently excellent food, with menu items for everyone including roast leg of lamb, souvlaki, sirloin steaks, gourmet burgers, melts, wraps, a fabulous kids’ menu and homemade English style fish and hand cut chips. Also offering homemade desserts such as baklava and double baked cheesecakes, plus after dinner specialty coffees. Enjoy Nelson’s best peoplewatching patio rain or shine with its gas heaters, or order takeout and enjoy your meal on the beach. 250-354-4848.

At Rel-ish, Chef Trevor Ditzel and his staff offer their patrons a divine mix of nouveau flavours and tried-and-true favourites from your past. This is the place where hipster style blends with a sincere love of cooking from the heart.

From appetizers to desserts, Rel-ish delights the palates of the young and old, the trendy and traditional. Licensed.

Open from 11 am until late. 301 Baker St, Nelson. 250-352-5232.

Tandoori Indian Grill & Lounge pg 19

Benedict’s Steakhouse & Tunnel Pub pg 58

Hume Hotel pg 11 The nostalgic Hume Hotel & Spa features three different venues for your dining pleasure that serve the same menu – The General Store Family Restaurant, Mike’s Place Pub, and the Library Lounge.

The General Store Family Restaurant offers full food and beverage service for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Hume’s Grand Sunday Brunch is served from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm and is a favourite amongst locals and visitors alike. Friday, Saturday and Sunday after 5 pm you should experience our famous Weekend Prime Rib Dinner Special.

The Library Lounge offers a more intimate, fireside ambiance with nightly live jazz music being offered Sunday through Thursday. The Library has comprised an impressive list of craft cocktails and local craft beer. Minors are not permitted in the Library Lounge.

Mike’s Place Pub is a three tiered casual room always playing the latest sports on the big screens. Happy Hour is between 2 and 5pm daily.

Please visit www.humehotel.com for more info on our food & beverage service.

Located on the corner of Ward and Vernon Streets, Nelson. Call 250-352-5331.

Itza Ristorante & Pizzeria pg 16 Indulge in the flavours of Itza’s fresh handmade pastas or savour the taste of their national and international award winning pizzas. Explore Itza’s unique and contemporary culinary offerings. Itza is happy to satisfy your palate with a select list of Italian wines and BC VQA plus 6 taps of BC craft beers. Or how about a refreshing classic martini?

All hungry people are welcome to enjoy the relaxed ambiance, or grab it and go. Summer outdoor patio dining.

Lunch: Tuesday to Saturday, 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday, 4:30 pm till late, Sunday 4:30 to 8:30 pm. Downtown Nelson at 413 Hall St. Reservations suggested, 250-352-3573.

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NELSON Jackson’s Hole & Grill pg 13 Located in one of Nelson’s landmark heritage buildings, you will find a warm, inviting lounge and a casual, family friendly dining room. During the summer months enjoy a cold drink and a delicious meal on one of Nelson’s best patios. Jackskon’s Hole offers everything from chicken wings and salads to homemade veggie burgers and prime rib... there is something for everyone.

Jackson’s Hole & Grill is one of Nelson’s favourites. Come check it out today. 524 Vernon Street, Nelson. Phone 250-3541919. www.jacksonsgrill.ca You can find/ use/Like us on Facebook.

Kootenay Co-op pg 68 Salad Bar & Hot Bar|Café The Kootenay Co-op’s award-winning restaurant is the perfect spot to fuel up for your next adventure. Everything they serve is bursting with certified-organic healthy ingredients including at the hot bar, salad bar, their bowls and wraps, flatbreads, sandwiches and salads. Grab a fresh smoothie or espresso drink to complement your meal, and don’t forget to save room for cake. Best of all, the Kootenay Co-op is member-owned! 777 Baker St. Nelson. 250-354-4077 www.kootenay.coop

La Bomba Dell’ Amore pg 20 At La Bomba Dell’ Amore the pizza is Neapolitan style, made with love and care in a wood-fired oven. Their pizza crust is perfection – it’s made with ‘00’ flour, the most finely milled wheat flour available – the ingredient that produces the beautifully soft, moist centre and a thin, crisp, slightly charred crust. At lunch time La Bomba’s paninis are very popular and for dinner, be sure to try one of their original handmade pastas or mains. To accompany their specially crafted food, choose a beverage from the cocktail menu that features house infused liqueurs, local craft beers and wines chosen from Italy and BC. Open at 11:30 am, Monday – Saturday.

515 Kootenay St, Nelson. 250-352-2332.

Louie’s Steakhouse & Lounge pg 18 The Adventure Hotel Louie’s Steakhouse offers a distinctly metropolitan culinary experience in Nelson’s historic, bustling downtown.

Whether it’s an intimate evening for two or a casual gathering amongst friends, Louie’s Steakhouse & Lounge is sure to provide an experience you won’t soon forget. Specializing in signature steaks, specialty pastas, rustic thin crust pizza, and FRESH seafood, Louie’s Steakhouse offers the finest quality food and exemplary service in an atmosphere of abundant comfort. Located in The Adventure Hotel, 616 Vernon St, Nelson.

250-352-5570.

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Come in and enjoy enticing new flavours at Tandoori Indian Grill & Lounge. Our authentic Indian chefs will dazzle your palette with a grand selection of finely spiced dishes each day of the week. Many gluten free and vegan options available Dine out on our patio and enjoy a beverage from our selection of local and imported brews, fine wines and delicious cocktails.

409 Kootenay St, Nelson. 250-352-5999. www.tandooriindiagrill.com

Uptown Sports Bar pg 18 The Adventure Hotel The Uptown Sports Bar is a premium gastropub and Nelson’s sports headquarters.

With FRESH local food made in house by their award winning chef and the friendliest staff in town, it truly is “the place to be… and be seen.” Come as you are. The welcoming atmosphere is created by the great team, urban art deco design, great music and dozens of flat screens. The Uptown Sports Bar is the perfect place to meet associates for lunch, celebrate a special occasion or gather your friends for the game. Open 7 days a week at 11 am. Located in The Adventure Hotel, 616 Vernon St. 250-352-2715.

Yum Son Viet-Modern pg 21 After its first year of business Yum Son has established itself as a leader in the Nelson dining scene.

Local chef Amanda Skidmore, highlights a taste of Vietnam with a modern twist, offering a wide variety of house specialities, such as Banh Mi sandwiches, Pho soups, steamed buns, spring rolls, noodle bowls, and the best chicken wings in town! The subtle French influence over the flavours and the service set her program apart and make for an incredible dining experience.

All of their libations are sourced from the best producers locally and internationally by sommelier Leah Gallicano. She offers hand-crafted cocktails showcasing Asian ingredients and flavours with an interesting spin on traditional favourites. The wine program highlights BC producers who are leading the charge toward quality and international selections that will surprise and delight.

Open daily for lunch and dinner as well as all day take away from 11:30 am till late.

Find Yum Son Viet-Modern on the web at www.yumson.ca. Like and Follow them on Facebook/YumSonVietmodern and Instagram@yumson.vietmodern.

522 Victoria St, Nelson. 778-463-2234.

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TRAIL Tantalize your taste buds with Benedict’s signature slow roasted prime rib, flame broiled steaks, homemade burgers, soups and salads. Daily food & drink specials complement their extensive menu where you’ll find all your favourites plus Benedict’s unique take on the classics.

Whether you’re looking for casual fine dining or a relaxing pub atmosphere, Benedict’s has you covered! Happy Hour in the pub, Monday through Saturday, 1 to 5:30 pm. Reservations 250-368-3360 or online at www.benedictssteakhouse.ca 3 Schofield Highway, Trail.

“Give Us A Try…Your Mouth Will Love It!” Dine inside or on our patio.

Colander pg 57 The Colander Restaurant is a family restaurant specializing in great Italian food. Lots to eat, served family style, at reasonable prices – The Colander has become known as “The Trail Tradition.”

The Colander special includes: salad, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken and jojo potatoes, and a dinner roll. Or you can choose from a variety of other Italian favourites.

Visa and MasterCard accepted. 1475 Cedar Avenue, Trail. 250-364-1816.

Now available at Waneta Plaza – The Colander Express with pasta and more.

Foxy’s Fine Food & Drinks pg 54 Discover the city’s premier casual fine dining destination in the award winning Best Western Plus Columbia River Hotel.

Foxy’s offers up delicious West Coast cuisine, great wines, contemporary cocktails, lavish décor and legendary service.

Daily drink specials plus… Come in for Ladies’ Night on Wednesdays: Foxy Ladies drink for $3! Finish off your work week with Foxy Friday’s Famous $5 Features. Foxy Families: minors accompanied by a parent or guardian permitted until 9 pm. For reservations call 250368-3355.

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Yum Son Viet-Modern pg 21 New to the Nelson Dining scene, Yum Son Viet-Modern blends Vietnamese and French cuisine, set in a casual fine-dining atmosphere.

Local chef Amanda Skidmore, highlights a true taste of Vietnam - offering a wide variety of traditional Vietnamese specialities, such as Banh Mi sandwiches, Pho soups, steamed buns, spring rolls, noodle bowls, and more.

The Yum Son dinner menu features many unique main dishes such as lacquered quail, shaking beef, Cha ca sablefish and tamari sesame duck, just to name a few. there are several options available for family-style dining, including the choice to embark on a culinary journey in which Chef Amanda presents you with a variety of her favourite dishes, sure to satisfy any foodie! Thinking cocktails? Get ready for delicious hand-crafted libations showcasing Asian ingredients and flavours, and an interesting spin on the traditional. Yum Son also offers a full wine list, Vietnamese iced coffees, ogranic fair trade teas, and several thirst quenching virgin beverages. Open daily for lunch and dinner as well as all-day take away. Follow Yum Son VietModern on the web at www.yumson.ca and like them on Facebook/YumSonVietmodern.

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