Construction Questions By Menno Dueck A few years ago, Cynthia and Carl decided to fence their back yard. They studied How To manuals and watched…
Obituary for Albert Fred Stayura
Albert Fred Stayura 1930 – 2014 Albert passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of April 15, 2014 at East Kootenay Regional Hospital in…
Immunization B.C.’s best shot at preventing diseases
Letter to the Editor May 3 was the start of National Immunization Awareness Week in Canada and an excellent opportunity to open discussion and increase…
My front load washing machine stinks
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Job killer or an unfortunate necessity?
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Egholm tells an interesting and hard story
Book Review By Derryll White Egholm, Elsebeth (2013). Three Dog Night. I have been really surprised and pleased by Danish writers such as Peter Hoeg…
18th annual Wings Over the Rockies begins May 5
Each year the Wings Over the Rockies Bird Festival volunteer Board of Directors selects a theme to focus our presenters and event leaders and educate…
Traffic safety a priority of EKTS
Spring is upon us and as the weather warms, the driving conditions are changing on the highways throughout the East Kootenay. As perceived road conditions…
2013 was a good year for Cranbrook
By Mayor Wayne L. Stetski I am going to start by recognizing a number of things that I seldom have to think about as a…
3 facts you need to know
… about good things from the B.C. Government By Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett 1. We believe that all children and youth need the support…