As BC Wildfire Service crews continue to make progress on the Bill Nye Mountain fire, a portion of the Evacuation Alert that was issued on…
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Hometown for Hunger raises over $10,000
Denham Ford’s 6th annual Hometown for Hunger event raised a record-breaking $10,000 to support the Cranbrook Salvation Army’s local food programs! “In addition to our…
Saving the Toby Creek mountain goats
By Lorene Keitch In the Columbia Valley, a lucky herd of mountain goats have found themselves an advocate in local rancher John Zehnder. His interest in…
B.C.’s COVID-19 update for August 10
As of Tuesday, Aug. 10, 82.1% (3,805,781) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 70.6%…
Obituary of Frank Winsor Ashworth
Frank Winsor Ashworth 1926 – 2021 Frank Winsor Ashworth of Fairmont Hot Springs, BC, passed peacefully at home with his wife, Audrey by his side….
Old souls and Kootenay klassic rock August 14 at Rotary
Hundreds of people have already enjoyed four incredible Saturdays of free live music in Cranbrook’s Rotary Park thanks to the volunteers and performers of the…
Obituary of Irene Hodgson
Irene Hodgson May 4, 1929 – July 13, 2021 With sadness family announces the passing of Irene Hodgson. She passed peacefully in her sleep at Ponderosa…
Obituary of Margene Evelyn Bidder
MARGENE EVELYN BIDDER (KAHL) MAY 6, 1941 – JULY 28, 2021 Margene Evelyn (Kahl) Bidder was born on May 6, 1941 in Cranbrook, BC to Charles and Verna…
Obituary of Hendrik Dekker
Hendrik Dekker October 17, 1924 – August 4, 2021 A farmer has gone Home to His Saviour Jesus. Haying Season is over. It is with…
Joe Macdonald’s Horse
By Peter Christensen Joe MacDonald, an old time guide I knew, was working on Toby Creek. He was guiding a hunter from a big urban…