Yosh Nakahara 1933 – 2013 With grieving hearts, the family of Yosh Nakahara sadly announce his passing on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Yosh was born…
Bears without fear
By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay The bears are out and, within the next month, Kevin van Tighem’s new book will be too. It is intended…
The Great Blue Heron
Under Swansea By Bob Ede We are lucky to live near the Columbia River Wetlands. At this time of year the wetlands are alive with…
Working together to protect the Elk Valley Watershed
Letter to the Editor At Teck, we take our role in maintaining both the environmental and economic health of the regions where we operate very…
Spinning out of control?
By Miranda Holmes It can hardly come as a surprise to anyone that governments – like corporations – employ spin to portray their actions in…
A personal fight against cancer takes courage
A community’s fight takes commitment. If you want to make a difference in the fight against cancer, the Canadian Cancer Society needs you! With the…
Out of chaos, comes the gift of sight
Perceptions by Gerry Warner And suddenly there we were, facing a milling crowd of at least 250 blind people and their helpers at a Rotary…
Scary Movie 5 lucky to get one star
Movie Reviews By Lynne Martin When my web designer set up my review site, he asked me if a one to five-star rating system would…
An uncommonly good writer
Book Review By Derryll White Brady, John (1991). Kaddish In Dublin Have you ever been given boxes of books? “Here, you read! I can see…
Canadians will lose more rights and freedom
e-KNOW Editorial By Ian Cobb With each new tweak and twist and turn, with every creak of a legislative screw, we lose our rights and…