By Kim Inglis Pondering the possibility of a personal health crisis is not easy and, despite the growing prevalence of debilitating illnesses and other disabling…
Cranbrook Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign passed $57k
It’s been eight years since proceeds from the sale of chunky chocolate deliciousness of Tim Hortons Smile Cookies was focused at supporting health care at…
Donkey and the Dude best at Toastmasters event
Golden Voices Toastmasters Club hosted the Division C Humorous Speech and Table Topics contests on October 19 at the Prestige Inn, Golden. Contestants, judges and…
Think Elk Valley open houses upcoming
Developing a community directed plan to allocate $600,000 from Columbia Basin Trust to create social and economic benefits for the Elk Valley means listening closely…
Krista’s Eye on the Kootenays
By Krista Nebloch September 2013 September was a busy month! The sun shone, the lake floaties floated and the skies intrigued me. I saw so very…
A once great institution dies a slow death
Perceptions by Gerry Warner Remember that old country tune, “Take this job and shove it?” Well, that’s how I’m feeling now; only I’m not talking…
3 facts you need to know…
About Community Living Month-October By Bill Bennett Kootenay East MLA 1) The care and well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families is a…
Pushing mystery genre into a vehicle for social reflection
Book Review By Derryll White Rendell, Ruth (1967). Wolf to the Slaughter. I bought this book at a library sale, not ever having read a…
You deserve a say in what happens on the land
MLA report By Norm Macdonald Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA We live in one of the most beautiful, natural settings in the world. In the communities I…
Teck buys 7,000 ha for conservation
Teck Resources announced Oct. 17 that it has purchased more than 7,000 hectares of land in the Elk and Flathead river valleys of Tembec Inc….