Letter to the Editor There is a great deal of concern about our seniors facing the possibility of losing their licences under the provincial DriveAble…
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Fernie students painting the town for fish
Grade 8 students from Fernie Secondary School (FSS) will ‘Paint the Town for Fish’ this May, an outcome of their participation in Columbia Basin Trust’s…
Couple headed to Fernie missing
Fort Mcleod RCMP officers are still actively coordinating the investigation into an overdue couple traveling from Fort Mcleod to Fernie. Jacob and Anja Oosterwyjk departed…
KCA’s Pastor Appreciation Lunch
The Kootenay Christian Academy at 1200 Kootenay St N, in Cranbrook is hosting a Pastor Appreciation Lunch on Monday April 23, from 12:30 to 2:30…
Rick Hansen Relay departs Kimberley; arriving in Cranbrook
Today is day 237 of the 25th anniversary Rick Hansen Relay. It leaves Kimberley at 11:11 a.m. this morning (April 16), passes through Marysville at…
Kimberley welcomed Rick Hansen Anniversary Relay
The 25th anniversary of Rick Hansen’s historic Man in Motion World Tour was celebrated in Kimberley April 14. A number of Kimberley residents took part…
New company aims to support local organizations
As a new consulting company in Cranbrook, Lotic Environmental Ltd. is pleased to support local community organizations. Since embarking in November 2010, owner and biologist,…
Locals win a week of comfort camping
Who wouldn’t want to win a camping trip in the East Kootenay? How about two winners? Sandra Simpson and Art Borle have both won a…
A proud and triumphant moment
He was given almost no chance of ever walking again. When Norman Gagatek suffered a massive stroke about four years ago, the prognosis was not…
Nancy Tegart was a true B.C. pioneer
By Sharon Wass Nancy Lee came to the Columbia Valley in 1927 along with her mother and sisters. The first two years they lived with…