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On March 14, a group of young snowboarders were shredding United Church pow from the alley down to First Avenue when one of their number accidentally demolished the congregation’s big sign.

David Livingstone of Rossland-based Empire New Media teamed up with Shaine Hainsworth of Strawman Design out of Nelson to take home the $1,000 champion’s prize at the “24hr WebDev Showdown” that began last Friday and went through most of Saturday at the Hume Hotel in Nelson, hosted by Tech Village.

April Verch, the fiddler for whom style knows no boundary, will give a workshop on Canadian fiddle music at the Miners’ Hall on April 16 from 1 to 3 p.m., preceding her band’s performance that evening at the same venue.

Members of the Sustainability Commission (SC) are coming into the warm season with a spring in their step, advancing two major proposals — one on Rossland’s local trail system and the other to create a community energy plan.

Shan Lavell, the new federal Liberal candidate for BC Southern Interior, made a stop in Castlegar on Tuesday to check out the area.

Thousands of criminal cases are at risk of being thrown out due to lengthy judicial delays.