Letter to the Editor The projected political avalanche on May 14 will bury the BC Liberals, and Bill Bennett, if he survives, will be out…
Going back to the 1990s is not a change for the better
Letter to the Editor Re: Fernie All-Candidates Forum I attended the all-candidates forum in Fernie and although I went there intending to vote for Bill…
What’s Up?
Gastony’s cliff-brake By Larry Halverson/Friends of Kootenay Not the prettiest plant to photograph but I was excited when I found it the other day growing…
Kootenai one of America’s most endangered rivers
The Kootenai (Kootenay) River is the ninth most endangered river in America thanks to selenium pollution originating from coal mining in the Elk Valley. The…
Obituary for Thomas (Scott) Coxen
Thomas (Scott) Coxen Oct 27, 1932 – Apr 23, 2013 Scott passed away peacefully on April 23, 2013 in East Kootenay Regional Hospital. Scott was…
Obituary for Lillian Gertrude Anderson “Gertie”
Lillian Gertrude Anderson February 5, 1920 – April 19, 2013 Our precious “Gertie” slipped peacefully away at her home in Columbia House on Friday, April…
Obituary for Renate Herta Brigl
Renate Herta Brigl 1942 – 2013 Renate Herta Brigl, 70, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Cranbrook, B.C….
Residents reminded of Adornment Bylaw at Cemetery ahead of Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day coming up on Sunday, May 12, staff at the Westlawn Cemetery are poised for a large influx of flowers and other adornments…
Missing in the Kootenays
Slocan Lake resident missing On April 24 the Slocan Lake RCMP received a report that 18-year-old Daniel Crossley, of Slocan, had left his family residence…
Horoscope for the week beginning April 26
By Michael O’Connor …