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Vehicle found but search halted
RCMP and Search and Rescue units from Kimberley and the Columbia Valley have concluded their search for two missing men – 21-year-old Stephen Thomson of Canal Flats and 18-year-old Nicholas Hoefnagels of Carstairs, Alberta on Sunday, June 16. The two … > Read More
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Ways to start living in the moment
By Josh Lockhart Have you noticed that a lot of movies, games and TV shows have a Zombie theme to them? From the TV show The Walking Dead to the new movie World War Z to the never-ending Zombie attacks … > Read More
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CBT supports project to identify and address Creston Valley needs
Creston Valley’s agriculture sector has the potential to help feed the region and drive local community and economic development. In order to realize this potential, College of the Rockies (COTR), the agriculture sector and other community partners will be exploring … > Read More
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Alien looking pink balls
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay These spiny pink balls are the result of wasps laying eggs inside the leaf. A chemical reaction causes the leaf to mutate, protecting the wasp larva and allowing it to grow safely inside. Cynipid wasps … > Read More
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Golf pros lending muscles to Drive for A Cure
During the month of June, golf professionals will golf from sunrise to sunset to support those living with ALS. Pros from Copper Point Golf Club, Windermere Valley Golf Course and Eagle Ranch Resort (pictured above) will golf as many holes … > Read More
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Beer Fest in Fairmont; beer writer coming to Fernie
HEADS UP: Beer Festival set to pour in Fairmont tonight and tomorrow It’s a beery time in the East Kootenay! Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is hosting the second annual East Kootenay Beer Festival at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort tonight, June 15 … > Read More
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Latest Gatsby a spectacle for limited audience
Movie Reviews By Lynne Martin THE GREAT GATSBY (2013) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan is an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel of the same name. A great American classic, this book originally received a lukewarm … > Read More
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Obituary for Walter Silas Sipchenko
Walter Silas Sipchenko Dates: Birth date: October 8, 1951 Death date: June 3, 2013 Obituary: Walter Silas Sipchenko, 61, of Hosmer, BC, beloved father, brother and friend, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, … > Read More
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White-tailed PtarmiganPosted: August 24, 2012
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay
This master of disguise is all but invisible as its mottled plumage blends in with the surrounding rocks. The bird itself seems well aware of the efficacy of its camouflage for it is reluctant to flush when approached, as seen in this video of a ptarmigan taken on Mount Kindersley in Kootenay National Park. In fact people have nearly stepped on ptarmigan without seeing them.
Ptarmigan remain in high mountain habitat throughout the year and change their plumage to suite the season. By November the mottled brown garb of summer is replaced by new winter feathers of pure, snowy white.
Above image: White-tailed Ptarmigan a truly alpine bird – Photo by Linnea Halverson
