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Media event example of business collaboration
An event planned to spark media attention about the Columbia Valley (Radium, Invermere, Panorama, Windermere, Fairmont) has turned into an idyllic example of local business collaboration. The upcoming media weekend, May 31-June 2, has been coordinated by the Columbia Valley … > Read More
Lions Community Den to open soon
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
Macdonald ready for third election
Election 2013 Columbia River-Revelstoke NDP candidate, two-time NDP MLA Norm Macdonald, opened his campaign office in Kimberley Thursday, April 18. Despite last minute street construction directly outside the 117 Wallinger Avenue office, Macdonald and his campaign team hosted a steady … > Read More
Speeding fail leads to impairment fail
Columbia Valley RCMP Report At 10:20 p.m. on April 19, a 2003 GMC Sierra was stopped as a result of a speeding infraction on Highway 93/95, one kilometre north of Fairmont Hot Springs. The 25-year-old driver from Fairmont displayed signs … > Read More
The race for Victoria is underway
Premier Christy Clark dissolved the B.C. Legislature April 16 and the writ was dropped signalling the formal start to the May 14 provincial election. Clark’s beleaguered ruling Liberals want to return to power to tackle debt reduction and job creation, … > Read More
Fairmont resident makes it three
Election 2013 Voters in the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding have a third choice in the May 14 provincial election. Fairmont Hot Springs resident Earl Olsen has entered the race for the BC Conservative Party. According to http://www.bcconservative.ca, Olsen is “a semi-retired … > Read More
Invermere man arrested for assault and threats
Columbia Valley RCMP Report On April 2 Columbia Valley Detachment officers attended to a domestic assault complaint in the 4000 block of Wills Road in Fairmont Hot Springs. As a result of the investigation a 46-year-old male from the Invermere … > Read More
Chamber holding All-Candidates’ Forum tonight
Voters in the Columbia Valley area of the Columbia River-Revelstoke riding will have a chance to weigh their options tonight (April 10) when an All-Candidates’ Forum is being held at David Thompson Secondary School. Current MLA, Norm Macdonald (NDP) of … > Read More
March in the East Kootenay ‘13
March is the month when optimism for the future begins to peak with most Canadians. Beasts converted to accepting the sufferance of winter, we drop our chins each November and march stoically forward, biting back occasionally at the pinch and … > Read More
Looking and Listening: Dark Skies and Quiet Spaces
Light and sound pollution are modern day dilemmas. The artificial din of our cities, roads, or electronics constantly surrounds many of us. Children grow up without ever being immersed in natural sounds, or experiencing true silence. Yet in national parks … > Read More
