British Columbia’s natural resource officers, park rangers and conservation officers will be busy over the Victoria Day long weekend helping residents and visitors enjoy a safe and peaceful holiday. RCMP detachment manpower around the region is also, traditionally, beefed up … > Read More

By Michael O’Connor Tip of the Week The Sun enters Gemini on May 20. It does so just 71 minutes prior to the next exact Square Aspect between Uranus and Pluto. This is the third official connection of seven between … > Read More

CBT supports purchase and preparation of new Fairmont multipurpose space What was once a pizza shop and real estate office will become a gathering place for the Fairmont community at large. Thanks to $100,000 from Columbia Basin Trust (CBT), the … > Read More

The Victoria Day long weekend is a busy one for Discover Camping, British Columbia’s camping reservation system, but many BC Parks still offer first-come, first-served campsites for visitors without reservations. Reservations in BC Parks are up 10 per cent this … > Read More

Approximately 25 participants took part in the Kootenay Orienteers and Trail Runners’ fifth annual DnS 5K run along the Mark Creek Trail in Marysville on Sunday, May 5. For more: Kimberley Orienteers and Trail Runners Photo courtesy Chris Newel Deadline … > Read More

Western Financial Group’s President and CEO Scott Tannas was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on March 25. The company that purchased the naming rights to the formerly named Cranbrook Rec-Plex (now Western Financial Place, home of the … > Read More

Music fans in Invermere are in for a treat May 20 when Petunia rolls into town for a one night show at The Station Pub in Invermere. Petunia and his crack band The Vipers recently slaughtered L.A. and the US … > Read More

Naomi Fujimoto Dates: Birth date: June 7, 1949 Death date: May 13, 2013 Obituary: Naomi Fujimoto was born on June 7, 1949 in Brooks, Alberta. She spent most of her childhood there and was in the graduating class of 1967. … > Read More