Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for much of the Kootenays this afternoon (Dec. 1), for tonight and tomorrow morning. The warning is in effect…
Caught Being Good program in its third year
When two citizens suffered preventable head injuries as a result of riding bicycles without helmets, the Fernie community came together to create a program that would…
Arts Station Annual Christmas Festival back for third time
What the Dickens Join The Arts Station in Fernie for a fun and festive month of holiday activities. There is something for everybody and for…
Put a Book Under Every Tree
By Melba Hanson This year marks the fourth year that Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) has partnered with the Salvation Army and Sunrise Rotary’s…
Membership Appreciation Concert at Key City Theatre
In appreciation of our over 300 members and volunteers the Key City Theatre is excited to host a membership appreciation event on December 8 at…
Dynamiters and Dragonboat paddlers light a star
What can only be touted as ‘stars’ aligning when the Kimberley Dynamiters Hockey Club, who play a sport on frozen water in the winter, joined up…
Winter Market was small but lively
Only four vendors/tables filled the spacious Mark Creek Mall section that was recently a Fields store during the Nov. 23 Kimberley Winter Market, meaning all…
There has been a lot of buzz around the village
Mayor’s message for November By Ute Juras, Mayor of Village of Canal Flats The year is quickly winding down and we are heading straight into…
The paradox of global warming and Elizabeth Lake
Perceptions by Gerry Warner Climate change and global warming may be a fact as far as climate scientists are concerned, but so far this winter…
Camilleri celebrates what is best in the human condition
Book Review By Derryll White Camilleri, Andrea (2013). The Dance of the Seagull. I always look forward to a new Andrea Camilleri novel. He has…