ʔaq̓am enhances biodiversity and reduces ʔa·kinq̓uku risk in its territory For generations, ʔa·kinq̓uku—or fire—has played an important part in ecosystem renewal in the East Kootenay….
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Get unbelievable accommodations at a budget price
Budget Slow Travel By Patrick Robertson The biggest cost of travel today is accommodation. You can spend $10,000 a month for a condo in Hawaii…
Obituary of Carmen Claude Purdy
CARMEN CLAUDE PURDY AUGUST 7, 1940 – NOVEMBER 24, 2021 Born in Emerald Lake, Saskatchewan the middle child of seven children, family was the most important thing…
Program designed to help women tech entrepreneurs
Kootenay Association for Science and Technology (KAST) is pleased to announce the launch of the Women in Tech Entrepreneurship Mastermind Program. This mastermind program is for…
Columbia Basin Trust welcomes new board member
Betty Anne Marino joins the Trust’s Board of Directors Columbia Basin Trust is pleased to welcome Betty Anne Marino to its Board of Directors. Marino,…
Nolan Wiebe made a tremendous difference
Letter to the Editor Every so often we are blessed to come across individuals who shine so much light that they illuminate the path for…
Nordic skiers reach the summit at Panorama
November 26 to 28 turned out to be a great weekend for cross country ski fans during the annual Teck Regional Snow Camp. BC Talent…
Obituary of Elizabeth “Betty” Mary Eacrett
Elizabeth “Betty” Mary Eacrett November 4, 1923 – November 23, 2021 Betty passed peacefully at the age of 98, at Ivy House in Invermere, B.C. with her…
Connecting youth, the climate crisis and water
Submitted by Living Lakes Canada and Wildsight We watch a pair of beavers slip silently through the water. Their lodge is just below us, nestled…
The Life and Times of a Kootenay Boy
By Erin Knutson For Nolan Rad, life in the Kootenays has been an adventure worth documenting in his chronological memoir ‘The Life and Times of…