Local businesses and residents are getting their curling arms ready for Big Brothers Big Sisters’ annual fundraiser – Curl for Kids Sake 2013. It’s their…
Draft Columbia River Treaty recommendation released
Bill Bennett, Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review, announced the release of the Province’s draft recommendation aimed at seeking improvements…
RCMP investigate travel trailer fire
On October 26, at 12:20 p.m., Cranbrook RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle fire at a campsite located at 2100 Northstar Lake Forest…
Interview with young hunter Atlyn Trask
By Bob Ede Photos by Lisa Ede There is still some hunting left this season. When we think of a ‘hunter’ we often have images…
Indie Films Fernie presents No
Indie Films Fernie’s next presentation is the 2013 Oscar nominated (best foreign language film) No, on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Vogue Theatre….
Creating a bond as a step-parent
By Joshua Lockhart Being a step-parent is hard. Children are conditioned from a young age that step-parents are cruel and mean; thanks Disney. So when…
Manjak elected Kootenay East Riding Association president
The BC Liberals Kootenay East Riding Association held it’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, October 24, and elected the 2013-2014 Riding Association Executive. The Kootenay…
Harper must go and so should the Senate
Perceptions by Gerry Warner “Throw the bums out!” I think that’s how millions of Canadians are feeling about the Senate today, and for that matter,…
I thank Cassie Brown for her work
Book Review By Derryll White Brown, Cassie (1972). Death On the Ice. This book was given to me by a friend from Newfoundland. “This is…
Cranbrook – A Welcoming Community
I was thinking about the word ‘welcoming’ the other day. To welcome someone means “to greet their arrival with pleasure or kindly courtesy.” So how…