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December 6, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Selkirk College Winter Sonic Showcase
Students in Selkirk College’s Contemporary Music & Technology Program will greet the holiday break with the Winter Sonic Showcase.
December 1, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Rodrigo D’Alcântara
KM interviewed Rodrigo D’Alcântara, curator of Oxygen Art Centre's exhibition, The Hungry Mist (A Névoa Faminta), which features international artists Bento Leite, Dyó Potyguara, and Simon(e)…
November 29, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Pat Henman
Local actor Pat Henman returns to the stage to perform and read Bordertown Cafe, the latest play in Black Productions' Freezing Point play-reading series.
November 29, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Mir Lecture- The Wall Between
KM spoke with authors of the recently released book, The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know About Each Other, Jeffrey Wilkinson (left) and Raja Khouri (right). They share the…
November 29, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Pat Henman
Local actor Pat Henman returns to the stage to perform and read Bordertown Cafe, the latest play in Black Productions' Freezing Point play-reading series.
November 29, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Mir Lecture- The Wall Between
KM spoke with authors of the recently released book, The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know About Each Other, Jeffrey Wilkinson (left) and Raja Khouri (right). They share the…
November 17, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Patrick Carrick
November 17, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Doctors & Nurses For Planetary Health KB
November 15, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Sam Baio
November 15, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Taghum Hall Update
November 13, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Andrew Jupp
November 13, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Castlegar Chamber Of Commerce Awards ’23
November 10, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
October 27, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Liam Harder
October 27, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Rebeckah Hornung
October 25, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Melody Diachun
October 25, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Nelson At Its Best
October 25, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Izu-Shi Friendship Society
October 23, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Karin Larsen
October 23, 2023
Kootenay Morning with James Baxter
October 23, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Amber Peters
October 20, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Chris Brach
October 20, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Janice Morrison
October 20, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Bob Keating
October 19, 2023
Small Business Week
October 18, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Nadine Wildwood
October 18, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Jane DiGiacomo
October 16, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Restaurants For Change
October 16, 2023
Kootenay Morning with Louis Bockner
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